Zero Turn Mowers

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Originally Posted by dullbird

is that because your a beardy weirdy, :p

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Hahaha, no, the beard went five months ago, and none of the ladies approved :angel:

They just like the tall, dark (insert descriptive term :p) hippy clothed part time yoga teacher.

I'll ask a mate of mine that fixes the things what he thinks would be a good thing.

thx

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Originally Posted by dullbird

aaaa I see what you mean about Lawn tractor now.

I cant find this part number GTH3053TF what is it

EDIT: Its OK I found it you had a 3 in instead of a 2

oh and from what I have read only on forums the zero turns are faster especially if you have trees, you do have to be very careful with them on slopes from what I have seen but you do with a ride on as well

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Mate for $10k you could get a little rebuilt/reconditioned Massey Ferguson 35 and a slasher and you'd still have a couple grand spare. 5 acres is a air wack of land to mow. I would mulch wide around the trees so you creates no go zones... Screw mowing it all. an MF35 will take a 5' or 6' slasher easily enough, plus you might find you have use for other implements later on. Stuff like a spray tank and hose, post hole digger etc.

They are simple machines and little goes wrong month them... Plus you'll have a couple of grand spare that will cover you for modem than your warranty on a zero turn!

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Originally Posted by Vanguard

Mate for $10k you could get a little rebuilt/reconditioned Massey Ferguson 35 and a slasher and you'd still have a couple grand spare. 5 acres is a air wack of land to mow. I would mulch wide around the trees so you creates no go zones... Screw mowing it all. an MF35 will take a 5' or 6' slasher easily enough, plus you might find you have use for other implements later on. Stuff like a spray tank and hose, post hole digger etc.

They are simple machines and little goes wrong month them... Plus you'll have a couple of grand spare that will cover you for modem than your warranty on a zero turn!

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Not enough grunt with an MF35 for 6' I would've thought ?

I'd want 50-55hp to drive a 6', but it all depends on what you're cutting too.

A little Kubota with a 3' or 4' slasher would be more practical in a lot of ways, but probably more $$$.

As I mentioned above, some of the areas the studs mow around here with big zero turn mowers is huge, but the boys are at all day......

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Originally Posted by dullbird

Yes thought about that as well but again its manoeuvrability we can only get the car so far around the trees and the landy will not go into the corners of the paddock we all know what the turning circles are like:eek::D

we also thought about a quad pulling one but this blew the price out.

Would prefer a deck because I will have post and rail and currently when moving because the deck sticks out either side we can mow in and out next to the rail and actually cut a substantial amount of grass under the fence between posts I'm hoping we can do the same with a zero.

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with an extended draw bar on it you'll be very pleasantly surprised at just how tightly you can maneuver one. Doesnt solve the problem of under the fences though.

I know Kubota does financing as does John deer but might I suggest that you may be going about this tail around? why not find out what support agencies are in location for you and then look at decent second hand stuff thats fairly modern?

This ones a still supported model but have a look at the pics of it.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayIS...ectorid=229515

you may find that the decent grade zero turns are not likely to squeeze in under the railings either


heres the best links I have for price research on new items.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=z...=1600&bih=1070

http://www.mowercentre.com.au/rideon-mowers.htm

Out of that lot Id suggest that you go the huskies range BUT be prepared to cop it in the tail when it comes to maintenance and repairs.

Just realised, my neighbour has 3 different mowers hes using for a small time grass cutting op, I can go harass him if you like. Hes using something that looks like the ariens pro in the first link

We recently got rid of our John Deere (would never have another one again in my life) and replaced it with a Hustler (like mudnut).

Best thing we ever did, quick to mow the yard, easy to operate, and everything is very accessible service wise.

What ever mower you go for I'd choose something with a pre-fab (welded plate steel deck) not a pressed steel deck. Stay's straighter ,pulleys lining up etc, and also if you need to repair it there is actually some steel there to weld onto. (spent alot of time repairing "the deck" on our and other peoples ride-on's....mostly J-D's)

My vote is on the Hustler (here it was also the better end of the pricing compared to similar spec'd units)

Cheers

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Originally Posted by rick130

Not enough grunt with an MF35 for 6' I would've thought ?

I'd want 50-55hp to drive a 6', but it all depends on what you're cutting too.

A little Kubota with a 3' or 4' slasher would be more practical in a lot of ways, but probably more $$$.

As I mentioned above, some of the areas the studs mow around here with big zero turn mowers is huge, but the boys are at all day......

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Yeah I would stick to 5' but I know a guy who has no issues with a 6'. His lot is all nice grass though, so it has an easy life. I have a 5' on a 38hp tractor and I run in second high across grass, gatton panic, and some other thistles and light wood bushes. It should be fine on a flattish grass block... I'd think it would get an easy life :)

Lou, just received this message from my mate

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Hi Rick, I have no probs with any brands, just you get what you pay for- that is more money more metal. Larry

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Dullbird,
we have 5 acres and don't have stock as we spend a lot of time away at our shack. We went this way.

A reasonable Huski normal ride on for around the house.

The local farmer up the road comes down and slashes our paddock 3 or 4 times a year for a carton of beer takes him around an hour. Tidys the paddocks up and looks neat.
You could pay for a lot of slashes for your 10 grand zero turn mower, if you can find a local guy willing looking for a bit of cash.

My 2 cents worth. Good luck
Cheers

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Originally Posted by Vanguard

Mate for $10k you could get a little rebuilt/reconditioned Massey Ferguson 35 and a slasher and you'd still have a couple grand spare. 5 acres is a air wack of land to mow. I would mulch wide around the trees so you creates no go zones... Screw mowing it all. an MF35 will take a 5' or 6' slasher easily enough, plus you might find you have use for other implements later on. Stuff like a spray tank and hose, post hole digger etc.

They are simple machines and little goes wrong month them... Plus you'll have a couple of grand spare that will cover you for modem than your warranty on a zero turn!

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Im not getting a tractor....;)

I dont want to create no go zones around the trees because its areas to grow grass to be grazed! I will be getting a horse

I already have a sprayer

and once I have finished fencing I wont have the need for a post hole digger Im on 5 acres not a farm.

I also have a series being rebuilt and plan to put a PTO on which can run farm implements should we need anything in the future.

5 acres currently takes us all day to mow....all we are looking for is something that will do it quicker, mow in the corners, mow around the trees give the ability to mow under the fence which it will dave if the deck is out the front as I only have 2 rails not 3 oh and the long draw bar is not going to help if I cant get the cars through even a zero turn is not going to get between some of them:)

something that has a warranty so I don't have to work on it for the first year or two anyway.


Rick does your mate not think that 10grand is enough....from what I found the 10 put us in to the light commercial stuff rather than the residential as there are plenty zeros out there for 5 to 7 grand...they look the part but they dont look very tough at all framework wise.