georgiatwo
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Hi, we work on a lot of foreclosures (maintenance and lawn care) and are in the market for a new piece of equipment. We are looking for strong HP and good deck size.
Mainly interested in a strong, dependable mower that can handle running for several hours and on tall grass up to 5-6 days per week. We stay busy but some weeks are busier than others.
There are 5 months that we don稚 cut at all (November- March).
Currently we run a 52 Grasshopper 220 Zero turn (20 HP Kohler) and a 48 Snapper Pro Belt Drive walk behind (15 HP Kohler) and we have too much down time with maintenance.
We are in a semi rural area so the lawns we service range from subdivision lots to 1-2 acres lots. We have smaller mowers that can accommodate for any tight spaces.
We are thinking that we are buying the wrong equipment....have ran tractors years ago on farm but not on this type of work. Alot of the yards we are getting have been let go for quite some time and can be as high as 6 feet. Even with the zero turn going slow, it gets bogged down. Have had some properties that are full of undergrowth that have to be reclaimed and have rented a brush cutter fairly cheap then finish it with mowers. I am wondering if I should look into a tractor...and buy attachments...belly mower, bush hog, etc. The yards that are killing us are the first time cuts because they are so overgrown, thick and tall averaging 36"-42" in height. Once we get those out of the way, we cut them biweekly and its no problem. We have about 10 lawns to do daily. Anyone have any suggestions or thoughts as to which mower or tractor they would recommend? maybe even a combination of two? Thank you very much, Phil & Sherry in Georgia
Mainly interested in a strong, dependable mower that can handle running for several hours and on tall grass up to 5-6 days per week. We stay busy but some weeks are busier than others.
There are 5 months that we don稚 cut at all (November- March).
Currently we run a 52 Grasshopper 220 Zero turn (20 HP Kohler) and a 48 Snapper Pro Belt Drive walk behind (15 HP Kohler) and we have too much down time with maintenance.
We are in a semi rural area so the lawns we service range from subdivision lots to 1-2 acres lots. We have smaller mowers that can accommodate for any tight spaces.
We are thinking that we are buying the wrong equipment....have ran tractors years ago on farm but not on this type of work. Alot of the yards we are getting have been let go for quite some time and can be as high as 6 feet. Even with the zero turn going slow, it gets bogged down. Have had some properties that are full of undergrowth that have to be reclaimed and have rented a brush cutter fairly cheap then finish it with mowers. I am wondering if I should look into a tractor...and buy attachments...belly mower, bush hog, etc. The yards that are killing us are the first time cuts because they are so overgrown, thick and tall averaging 36"-42" in height. Once we get those out of the way, we cut them biweekly and its no problem. We have about 10 lawns to do daily. Anyone have any suggestions or thoughts as to which mower or tractor they would recommend? maybe even a combination of two? Thank you very much, Phil & Sherry in Georgia