Finally bit the bullet and bought a zero turn mower (got a little bit of inheritance money). I bought one of those Bad Boy Elite 60” jobs when they went on sale at Tractor supply. I did a lot of shopping and even at the Exmark and Toro dealers they told me it didn’t make sense for me to spend the big bucks on a professional grade machine for a 4 acre residence. In many cases the engines (Kohler) and transmissions (Hydro-Gear) were the same but their residential models were still pricy. I think I got the most bang for the buck and anyway I figured if my piece-of-tin MTD tractor could last for 25 years this new one would last longer than me. I put on one of those Grammer suspension seats but have to admit that if I hadn’t gotten it so dirt cheap it wouldn’t have been worth it (the basic seat was pretty soft).
I almost didn’t believe it when some of you folks said I would be able to cut my mowing time into less than half but you were right big time. A 6 hour job now only takes me 1.7. Could probably do it a bit faster but I would have to do some serious rolling to smooth the yard out in spots to prevent from getting pitched off.
I almost didn’t believe it when some of you folks said I would be able to cut my mowing time into less than half but you were right big time. A 6 hour job now only takes me 1.7. Could probably do it a bit faster but I would have to do some serious rolling to smooth the yard out in spots to prevent from getting pitched off.
