Farmall Cub and belly mower

Posted by Fritz Campbell on March 14, 2004 at 17:07:05 from (198.77.40.99):

Every year about this time - I start thinking about getting ready to mow the grass - although I'm a month or so early. My two JD 140 mowers are ready for the mowing chores (I alternate them every other week) and they do a great job on my 1 1/2 or so acres of grass. I don't rush my grass mowing and it takes me approx 3 hours to mow it all with their 46" decks. I have some areas that I'm particular about and some that I'm not - but I like to keep it mowed [I don't mind snakes as long as I don't see them laying around]. I have a 4' brush hog on my New Holland compact and use it for monthly mowings on the walking trails. I use the brush hog on the places I'm not particular about, I keep the blades pretty sharp and it does a decent job but its rough and the lower I keep the cut the more I tear up the ground with it. I think I need something in between and that is what I'm getting too. Would I be happy with a smaller farm tractor i.e. Farmall Cub or an A with a 5' belly mower as a decent grass cutter? I could use my 140 and push mowers around the "lawn" and mow the "yard" with the bigger belly cutter and cut my mow time down some. Some weeks when I'm lacking for time maybe I could mow everything with the 5' cut(last summer I was mowing every 4 days to keep ahead - wettest summer on record here in PA). My neighbor has a '49 Cub with a Woods belly mower and uses it in his field for rough cutting. I have observed the cut quality and it doesn't look bad. He doesn't use it around the house because his yard is really steep and odd shaped. I have some slopes on mine too but most of it is wide open. Every time I look at the disposable lawn tractors I get to thinking that for almost the same price I could pick up something with a Woods belly mower - keep it nice and have it for a long time. Sorry for the long question - just looking for some advice. Thanks!!

Follow Ups:

• Re: Farmall Cub and belly mower Dan 18:44:06 03/15/04 (0)
• Re: Farmall Cub and belly mower Rick 17:02:42 03/15/04 (0)
• Re: Farmall Cub and belly mower Ultradog MN 12:31:16 03/15/04 (0)
• Re: Farmall Cub and belly mower RWK in WI 05:59:10 03/15/04 (0)
• Re: Farmall Cub and belly mower Gene Davis (Ga.) 20:27:05 03/14/04 (0)
• Re: Farmall Cub and belly mower Kevin (FL) 17:30:16 03/14/04 (1)
  • Re: Re: Farmall Cub and belly mower Fritz Campbell 14:49:12 03/15/04 (0)

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