been there .. done that ... bastard bloody things. Trust me a mower is way easier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
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been there .. done that ... bastard bloody things. Trust me a mower is way easier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
I would mow sooner than later,all types of mowers/slashers will struggle if you let the grass grow too tall.
Look at Toro gear,we have a selection at work,they do some bloody hard work mowing rough areas.They seem to be very reliable,we don't replace them often.
Andrew
Second the Toro stuff. A woman I know, should say widow, had a steep block near me that hadn't been cut in three years. She had a broken Toro XL 380H in the shed. I think it cost me about $150 to fix it. I was staggered what it would do. Much easier to handle around trees etc. than a tractor.Quote:
Originally Posted by LandyAndy
Still, maybe there's a need to 'justify' a tractor to someone...
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/09/245.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by johntins
You guys got me interested enough to google it ...
American junk.... pressed metal deck, no proper chassis... It would last 12months before breaking on the ground here (and the pressed metal decks are hopeless for clearing grass). Though I have heard in the last few years they are much better as the deck is a lot deeper, so they clear grass better. We have had many types of twin and triple deck ride ons over the last 20years.... they were all bloody useless unless the grass was kept extremely short.
My sister inlaw has several ride on mowers now, a huskvana, john deere ... several well known brands. The only one that isn't "always broken" is the tiny, tiny little greenfield they have. It's a proper aussie mower, big single deck ... so it actually cuts grass.. doesn't shred cutter belts... etc...
I keep telling her, buy a proper tractor (there on 20acres) ... or a big greenfield or cox.... The american stuff is for cutting bowling greens, not australian "lawns" with rocks, bricks, holes and thick heavy grasses.
I bet that toro even has bar blades you would bend on the first rock... ( I think they had the husky bakc from the mower shop for a whole 2 hours before hitting a rock and breaking a deck spindle last time they used it). Proper aussie mowers will have swing back blades. The rover rancher has 4 swing back blades.... to replace all 4 is about $30bucks. Those bar blades on the american mowers are $80+ each. They bend and are stuffed if you hit anything hard (or break deck spindles). If it's a push mower you can break the crankshaft :eek:
seeya,
Shane L.
Gees you post some crap around the place.
Look properly,who suggested what you had your rant about????
We run these at work in 3 different models,the biggest one has a reel mower for the ovals.
Z Master? Professional 5000 Series | Toro Australia
Andrew
If we are talking new, then look at these. I had a guy trade a Toro Timecutter Zeroturn on a new Kubota Z121 48" a couple of weeks ago. Fabricated deck, choice of Briggs or Kohler engines (Kawasaki with the 42"), 42, 48 or 54" deck options, priced from $6000 to $9000. More if you step up to the ZG222 shaft drive machines.
At the other end of the scale I have a 'used' New Holland diesel out front mower in the yard for $4000, or a tidy 54" John Deere ride on with water cooled twin cyl petrol engine for $4500...
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That's a serious bit of gear. Look at the massive fabricated deck .. big chassis, big wheels. That thing is a full industrial mower... "slightly" out of my price range :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LandyAndy
Sorry if I sounded insulting. I didn't mean too ... I just go on why I've found personally.... Ovals are great for american mowers too. Always very short and billiard table smooth. There made for it !!
Nice, there does seem to be a huge ... massive jump in quality as soon as you hit the $6000+ range for mowers. About 2 years ago I looked at the mowers around... I looked at the latest rover ranchers.... absolute junk, bar blades, no chassis, pressed metal deck, covered in plastic crap and glitz and glammer.... For crying out loud they even had drink holders (imagine how flat you beer would get in that :D )... Let me guessed, rebadged american mowers ? I just walked out in disgust. They didn't even have proper steering joints. The COX's and Greenfields still looked good... $6000+ again though :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Sitec
I'll look around for a bit now ... if I find a cheap tractor with a slasher... I'll prbably get that for the paddocks and keep the rover rancher for just around the house (mechanically it's still as new other than the steering rods).. $6000+ on a new mower wont happen... I know we have several thousand $$$ worth of dental bills coming up in the next couple of months for starters....
seeya,
Shane L.
Re tractors, you're right to avoid the TEA20's. Petrol, no IPTO, and a bit of a fire risk. If you can find a MF135 for sensible money, then great. They'll run a 5' or 6' slasher without too much prob. Re sub compact tractors, if its cheep, there's a reason for it. 5k buys you very little. 10-12k will get you something that's reasonable and with a bit of luck it'll come with a slasher.Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleChevron
I simply find it hard to tell you just how wrong you are. The thing was amazing There was nothing I threw at it that it wouldn't cut. I'm not talking sugar cane, but it waded into stuff that would have taken weeks with a brushcutter and a mower, ( Stihl/honda ) with alacrity . I believe you are confusing Anerican with Chinese. An easy mistake to make.Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleChevron
The Toro I'm talking about did around 40 hours solid work, and I mean SOLID, this was a neglected for three years nursery, in the Dandenongs, The growth was impressive, as it is here. No soft succulents, I'm talking hard growing hard stalk stuff. Down here the blackberries have half lives. I wanted her to sell me this machine, because dollar for dollar, it was the best thing around.
I'm sure there are better. Anything comes down to how rich you are, but if you base your experience on$$ then I guess you'll always come out on top.
Me, I'll go with what I see. The Toro, at least "that" Toro, was, in one word, amazing. And it had been doing service on the property for years.
I would have bought it on the spot.
Perhaps I should choose a block with rocks next time....:D