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WinterDeere
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I own pro saws in both brands, and have for many years. I also prefer Stihl, but in terms of pure performance power/weight ratio, the pro Husqvarnas more often take the ribbon. Both make good saws, and both make cheap saws.
WinterDeere
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Yeah, I had one of those, as well as an old Homelite. Ironically named, but they were great for the time.
The older saws were generally sprocketed smaller, giving more torque for similar displacement, but slower cutting speed.
The older saws were generally sprocketed smaller, giving more torque for similar displacement, but slower cutting speed.
CobraDriver
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I'm just gonna put this out there...unless you have rows of trees or obstructions what is the craze for "zero turn mowers". You have 2 acres...you will drive a straight line, make a 180 and do it again, and again and again. Is it necessary to make THAT turn with a zero turn pivot? Again if you have 57 trees to pivot around I get it, otherwise I'm sitting back and relaxing for the straight line journey.
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Well, I mow with a JD rider and have for years. The Ferris or something simular sort of has my interest due the softer ride as my field is rough and my back really takes a beating now at my age..Price of course is over the top just for some added springs. I might just hire it done too as I can pay some younger guy for many years for the cost of the Ferris.
LD1
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Sounds like someone that has never used one.
Even just mowing in a straight line....their comfort and cut quality is superior. And they can mow at a faster ground speed and still get a good cut quality.
Even on a wide open yard....a commercial grade ZTR will cut your mowing time in half vs a rider even of the same deck width.....
WinterDeere
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I can do about 4 mph across my lawn on my tractor. Much more than that, and I'm bouncing around so hard that I feel like I'm going to break something. But I do 11 mph on my zero turn, excepting a few areas (eg. culverts, driveway crossings). It also accelerates from 0 - 11 mph, and back down to zero for any required obstacles, in the blink of an eye.
It takes me under 2 hours to mow my 4 acres of lawn with the 60" zero turn. I tried the same once with a 72" belly mower on my tractor, and it took me more than 50% longer. I don't have any obscene number of tree roundings, but I do have a house, barn, and a few dozen trees to get around.
And beyond that, I can damn near do a ballet on the zero turn, whereas the tractor is just slow and cumbersome, getting into every corner, etc.
