DaveM
Silver Member
Hi All,
The snow is slowly but surely melting away and I'll probably need to mow grass by July /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif! So far, I've looked at the Bush Hog RDTH60 and the Land Pride FDR2560, both rear discharge, and have their respective brochures. I'm waiting on brochures from Rhino and Woods and will try to look at these in person, if possible this weekend. Both the BH and LP mowers look very good, though I really like the materials and design of the LP. The LP uses 3/16" deck steel while the BH uses 7 guage. Also, the front and rear casters on the LP are offset from one another, front to back, and they look to be inset a bit further than the BH, which I think could be good for trim work. I think 3/16" is heavier than 7 guage but have not found a conversion table or factor to know for sure. Anyone know of a conversion table? The LP weighs 610 lbs., the BH is 536 lbs. I'm not able to do a side-by-side comparison. Am I putting too much importance into these factors? Is weight a good indicator of durability? How thick is thick enough? The BH has a better warranty with 2 years on the gearbox and I guess a year on most of the rest. I suspect they're both (along with Woods, etc.) great mowers based on all the posts I've read... and I think I've read them all! Most of the past discussions have centered around performance and/or mid vs. rear mount issues. Hopefully a discussion about durability factors could be helpful and also applied to rotary cutters to some degree (also on my wish list!). I know I could dig it... or cut it /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.
Thanks- Dave
The snow is slowly but surely melting away and I'll probably need to mow grass by July /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif! So far, I've looked at the Bush Hog RDTH60 and the Land Pride FDR2560, both rear discharge, and have their respective brochures. I'm waiting on brochures from Rhino and Woods and will try to look at these in person, if possible this weekend. Both the BH and LP mowers look very good, though I really like the materials and design of the LP. The LP uses 3/16" deck steel while the BH uses 7 guage. Also, the front and rear casters on the LP are offset from one another, front to back, and they look to be inset a bit further than the BH, which I think could be good for trim work. I think 3/16" is heavier than 7 guage but have not found a conversion table or factor to know for sure. Anyone know of a conversion table? The LP weighs 610 lbs., the BH is 536 lbs. I'm not able to do a side-by-side comparison. Am I putting too much importance into these factors? Is weight a good indicator of durability? How thick is thick enough? The BH has a better warranty with 2 years on the gearbox and I guess a year on most of the rest. I suspect they're both (along with Woods, etc.) great mowers based on all the posts I've read... and I think I've read them all! Most of the past discussions have centered around performance and/or mid vs. rear mount issues. Hopefully a discussion about durability factors could be helpful and also applied to rotary cutters to some degree (also on my wish list!). I know I could dig it... or cut it /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.
Thanks- Dave