Lawnmowers?

You need to give serious consideration to at least taking a ZT for a spin at the Dealer. Since you have to navigate around obstacles on your regular mowing gig, maybe take some 5 gallon buckets or similar to use as obstacles when you do a test ride at the Dealer.

If he is serious about letting you take one home for a test drive, that is even better.


I don't know how often you have to mow each year, but will go with 30 times for discussion purposes.

If it took at least 4 hours to mow with the Veteran JD and a ZT would get it done in 3 hours, then

30 (Mowing Frequency) X 1 (Hours Saved) = 30 (Hours Saved Each Year)


If the ZT lasts at least 10 years, then

10 (Years) X 30 (Hours Saved Each Year) = 300 (Hours Saved Over 10 Years)

 

I understand that you might want to avoid a Demo from the Kubota dealer because then you would feel obligated to buy from them.

Since you come across as an outgoing person, you quite possibly have a friend that has a ZT and would give you an honest opinion and perhaps a Demo.


As far as a recommendation, I would suggest a ZT if you can make the numbers work financially.

Others can discuss the merits of various brands.

 

No exaggeration - I rode the bus 90 minutes each way to and from school. First on, last off. It might be why I hate commuting so much.

Then we moved to town a block away from the HS. It was a revelation to my teenage sleep habits.

 

In a straight line a traditional lawnmower with same deck and engine will perform just as well. They also have 4 wheel steering and inside wheel braking models. The ZT craze was wild but Stand On mowers are now the residential contract mower king, compact (<25 HP) tractors are a great value for 1-2 acres homeowner and ZT for commercial lawn contracts only.

ZT cannot push snow, the hydros are not built to pull anything, you get face blasted with dust, two hands at all times for not much benefit on a wide open area.

 

I had asked him about the situations that he was dealing with and his reply suggested a mix of both straight line mowing and a fair amount of navigating around things.

Each of the various choices that he is considering have positives and negatives.

 

If anyone gets one of these way better to go with someone like Husqvarna because you know they will bne around in a little while and get it installed.


the huge drawback are the blades. Need changing all the time. If they sort that out there will be bottom scraping landscapers out of business.

 

then you have the funnest toy a man can have. Can it push over trees? You know……like a D8?

 

Interesting thread.

Some of you know a lot of about lawn mowers.

 

I have mowed a yard that takes over 4 hours to finish with the operator walking, so it makes sense to explore ways to make life easier on oneself.

 

purchased a brand new mini skid loader from Ritchie Bros online Auction, tons to choose from, at a fraction of regular market price, highly recommend

 

used my small 5x8 utility trailer to pick this stubby loader, it had enough room to stretch its feet, used it this weekend to scoop clay muddy area around the foundation, it exceeds my expectations, (based on line math, each bucket volume is equal to 1/3 yard which weights roughly 1000 ib, and it did it much better than kubota subcompact tractor I had rented multiple times before

I have 2 properties 0.4 acre & 10.58 acres, ideally the existing structures should be demolished, but I'm trying to make a use of it/duck tape it, until the mortgages are paid off