Looking for new mower..

[John Deere 3520]

its a cat 1
I dont belive in tillers we got the single bottom plow and disk made for the x700series the disk is 52" use to use it with the 2210 dad had and keep them to use with the 3520 there a little small for that though..

 

[skidoo]

Well i priced a X749 with 62"mower and rear PTO and 3point hitch for $14,500 and i think i might get the deluxe seat to so another 3-400. I dont think it was to bad.


Skidoo im going to steal one of your pics and use as my avatar.. if that ok with you

No its not ok with me, and I do consider that to be stealing...

 

[John Deere 3520]

No its not ok with me, and I do consider that to be stealing...

ok i will change it

 

[skidoo]

ok i will change it

Sorry, and thanks...

 

[John Deere 3520]

no problem its not your fault you take good pics.. I cant wait to get mine

 

[skidoo]

no problem its not your fault you take good pics.. I cant wait to get mine

I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of yours!

 

[skidoo]

no problem its not your fault you take good pics.. I cant wait to get mine

I don't mind if you use them in other threads for illustration purposes and referencing photo credit to me.

But, using one of them as your avatar just feels a bit like identity theft. Every time I would see one of your posts, I would say hey that's me... Oops, not really... I use that one or similar ones in other forums and may rotate it to this one...

 

[John Deere 3520]

I don't mind if you use them in other threads for illustration purposes and referencing photo credit to me.

But, using one of them as your avatar just feels a bit like identity theft. Every time I would see one of your posts, I would say hey that's me... Oops, not really... I use that one or similar ones in other forums and may rotate it to this one...

I got yea

 

[skidoo]

One thing I just remembered... Early last spring, this area of my property burned (decades of down ferns each year). I would never mow it because it was so thick, I couldn't see what was underneath. So, shortly after the burn, I ensured that all rocks, sticks, and anything else was clear and rotary cut the remaining brush sticks. Now, I had confidence to mow wherever whenever I desired. So, as Spring and Summer progressed, I let it mostly grow back, but mowed some paths, sort of like a maze. There are a few areas that were growing thick thistles mixed in with the ferns. I decided this year that I was going to mow them down before they went to seed. By the time I did that, the ferns and thistle were 5 to 8 feet tall. Well, I just drove the X749 through it with little issues. Only had to back up a few times to allow the deck to clear itself. And, that occurred only in the thickest patches where the tall growth was still on the right of the deck. Anywhere where it was clear on the right of the deck was no problem...

 

[John Deere 3520]

nice, well i was offered a job at a hardware store full time this summer so i dont think the x749 is needed even though it is nice machine might look for something bigger for the farm and house.. thanks for all your help

 

[chrisjbell]

I just picked up an Exmark ZTR with a 72" deck. Yup, all it does is mow, but it mows awfully quickly with a really nice cut. You can even get it with a striping kit if you want to make your grass look really nice. It just eats up grass...mine would be too big for 1/4 acre size areas, and there are tons of ZTR solutions out there.

I would caution you about ZTRs, though... if you're going to have various operators, the ZTRs have the "ability" to tear the turf up, and they are also prone to loss of control on slopes. Gotta be careful with them. I'll just say this - I am the mechanic at a golf course and none of our many mowers are ZTRs, and I don't know of a course in our area that uses them.

On the other hand we have many different mowers for various types of situations....

If you get a tractor with a mower attachment, you'll need to pay attention to the tires you put on it. Turf tires (many varieties available) will keep the grass from getting torn up, but are lousy when you're trying to move dirt with a loader or such (poor traction).

Another issue with tractors for mowing - they're usually heavier than single purpose mowers, which will cause extra soil compaction and / or turf damage. For better turf care, remove any extra attachments (FEL comes to mind) when mowing.

 

[LBrown59]

1*One thing I just remembered... Early last spring, this area of my property burned (decades of down ferns each year).

1*How did it catch on fire?

2*nice, well i was offered a job at a hardware store full time this summer so i dont think the x749 is needed

2*So does the job mean you're giving up the lawn care company ?

 

[John Deere 3520]

1*How did it catch on fire?
2*So does the job mean you're giving up the lawn care company ?

most of it i think besides my neighbor, the Job will give me more money.

 

[coobie]

well to start things Im somewhat new here and im looking for a new mower for my small yet growing lawncare company started it last year when i was 15 Ok I have a few mowers im looking at a JD X749,Scag turf tiger cat diesel,kubota ZD331,and maybe a JD 997 or JD 2305 or BX2660 all with 60" decks. I think all of these are great mowers, but im stuck on what to buy Ive got 4 lawns that are between a 1/4-2acres and now I think i might be getting a disk golf coarse and its still growing... Can someone please help me here?

I have a ZTR Kubota 326 pro(diesel)and love it.I looked at the ferris with a cat.diesel motor,scags,exmark,toro and JD.coobie

 

[John Deere 3520]

If i was going to buy a ZTR it wouldnt be a ferris. more or less a kubota or JD

 

[coobie]

If i was going to buy a ZTR it wouldnt be a ferris. more or less a kubota or JD

One thing I can say about ferris it rides better(soaks up the bumps better)than a kubota.I know because I had a ferris ZTR before I bought my Kubota ZTR.coobie

 

[skidoo]

1*How did it catch on fire?

Careless Neighbor...

 

[John Deere 3520]

One thing I can say about ferris it rides better(soaks up the bumps better)than a kubota.I know because I had a ferris ZTR before I bought my Kubota ZTR.coobie

yea just becuase they have the shocks right..