mower

[Rolando]

One of those regretful 72" mower owners here. I actually ordered the 90 inch then got to thinking that maybe I would get into tight spots where the 90 wouldn't fit. In actuality, I've found that long before you get to a narrow enough area, you want to use a garden tractor for the maneuverability, so the mower deck width has never been the issue.

Being further away from trees and obstacles is one benefit with the 90 inch, but I also think about the roughly 25% quicker that I could get the grass mowed, which in my case amounts to hours because of the rough fields I have to deal with. And the cost difference is negligible, about 10%.

I've looked for a used 90 inch for over a year, but there's not one to be found. Used 72's, on the other hand, you can trip over. Now I'm facing loosing a lot of money on trading in or selling my 72", and also getting to pay freight all over again.

 

[mouse]

will the mower cut 3' wet heavy kikyu grass? not sure if you get that grass over there - it puts out runners and grows like crazy.

the usual strategy here is slash once then mow but my current tractor/slasher combination is a lot slow - 1st gear 1st range sort of stuff, i couldn't walk that slow.

 

[Gadgetnut]

I'm following up on mouse's question... what degree of powerful cutting performance are you getting from the Bobcat 72" and 90" mowers? I have a lot of traditional "yard grass" and my 72" Bobcat near finish mower goes through it like butter-- even skipping mowing a week and coming back to pretty tall grass, the Bobcat mower cuts this "ornamental lawn grass" with no problem.

But I reclaimed a neglected field a few years ago with my Brushcat, then have been mowing it weekly with the Bobcat near finish mower. This field grass is sturdier and tougher than the other more decorative yard grass and it really slows down the mower. I mowed today with freshly sharpened blades, and I had just cleaned the radiator screen and flip up radiator-- anyway you have to slow down cutting this four to five inch grass... or the mower belt starts squealing or the entire machine bogs down if you're on a hill.

I've checked the belt tension and it is to spec. The quality of the cut is acceptable but I'm just not that impressed with the power delivered to get thru this grass. Wondering if something else might be wrong or what to expect? I could mow this single field every week with the Brushcat, but it would take considerably longer since it's so heavy and only 60" wide.

Do you other mower owners just breeze through 5" tall sturdy grass with your Bobcat near finish mowers?