EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
I've been mowing my yard, fence line and other finish areas on my land with an old Craftsman ridealong mower that's seen it's last day. The rear axle broke and Sears no longer supplies the parts for it. With the other issues that I have with it and Craftman in general, I don't want to invest any more time or money into fixing it. I'm seriously thinking about turning it into a go cart for the kids, but that's another project that I don't have the time for.
With my future plans of developing my land into an RV Park and the need for a good mower that will run a dozen hours a week or more, I think I need a commercial type zero turn mower. I even think that in time, I'll need two of them, but that's getting ahead of myself. I also currently have a 7 foot finish mower that I use behind my 35hp Centruy tractor that works great. I use that for most of my mowing, but it's too big and bulky for allot of areas.
Kubota is close to me and I think they make a great product. I might go that rought, but have been reading about issues with their transmissions. It was a problem that was supposed to have been fixed this year, but has started to appear again.
Dargo has posted allot of great stuff on his Grasshopper mowers and his experience with the other brands, which has me seriosly considering that brand as my top choice. There is a dealer pretty close to me too.
Of the other brands, I'm not sure if one is better then the other. Of the engine choices, Kubota diesel seems like the best one out there and my first choice. The upfront price is pretty harsh, but in the long run, probably worthwhile. Of the gas engines, it seems that Kawasaki seems to be the top rated and desired in professional mowers. Is this accurate?
My question is two fold. Who do you recomend and why?
The second question is when is the best time to buy? Since mowing is a seasonal thing and I would think spring is the big buying time of the year, there must be a slow time of the year. Do dealers and manufacturers offer any special incentives during the slow time of the year? Do they offer special deals during the peak time of the year to increase sales when people are buying? I don't have to have something right now, but mowing with a push mower isn't something that I'm going to continue into next years mowing season. I can get through the rest of this year if I have to for a good deal if it turns out that mid winter or something like that is a time when they are getting rid of last years mowers for next years, or something like that.
I really don't have a price range, but like everything, don't want to through away money or be wasteful.
Thank you,
Eddie
With my future plans of developing my land into an RV Park and the need for a good mower that will run a dozen hours a week or more, I think I need a commercial type zero turn mower. I even think that in time, I'll need two of them, but that's getting ahead of myself. I also currently have a 7 foot finish mower that I use behind my 35hp Centruy tractor that works great. I use that for most of my mowing, but it's too big and bulky for allot of areas.
Kubota is close to me and I think they make a great product. I might go that rought, but have been reading about issues with their transmissions. It was a problem that was supposed to have been fixed this year, but has started to appear again.
Dargo has posted allot of great stuff on his Grasshopper mowers and his experience with the other brands, which has me seriosly considering that brand as my top choice. There is a dealer pretty close to me too.
Of the other brands, I'm not sure if one is better then the other. Of the engine choices, Kubota diesel seems like the best one out there and my first choice. The upfront price is pretty harsh, but in the long run, probably worthwhile. Of the gas engines, it seems that Kawasaki seems to be the top rated and desired in professional mowers. Is this accurate?
My question is two fold. Who do you recomend and why?
The second question is when is the best time to buy? Since mowing is a seasonal thing and I would think spring is the big buying time of the year, there must be a slow time of the year. Do dealers and manufacturers offer any special incentives during the slow time of the year? Do they offer special deals during the peak time of the year to increase sales when people are buying? I don't have to have something right now, but mowing with a push mower isn't something that I'm going to continue into next years mowing season. I can get through the rest of this year if I have to for a good deal if it turns out that mid winter or something like that is a time when they are getting rid of last years mowers for next years, or something like that.
I really don't have a price range, but like everything, don't want to through away money or be wasteful.
Thank you,
Eddie