Need a Finishing Mower and HELP!!

[scott_vt]

Caroni sells a 93" from Agrisupply for $1800. That will cut your seat time down for sure.

I am in the same boat as you.

Looking forward to the responses....

Good Mornin,
Im kinda with Coastalguy on this one ! I did a fair amount of research on rear finish mowers last year and was very close to purchasing a Caroni 6 ft with a rear discharge to run behind my Massey 1040 . The last minute I got a great deal on a Toro Z Zero turn and ended up buying that , but everything I have read and also talking to various owners led to my choice of the Caroni ! JMO !

Good luck with your hunt !

BTW, Agrisupply had very good prices IMO !

 

[Runner]

"I guess what concerns me is having too much tractor for the mower and actually doing damage to the mower...ie gearbox, belts, etc. because the tractor has too much HP."

Dirt,

From what I've seen, the manufacturers usually list the horsepower range that the gearbox/mower was designed for in their specs. So it should be pretty easy to pick one out for your tractor.

I have a 6 foot, rear discharge Frontier which seems to be a good mower, but the paint isn't the best.

Best of luck in your search.

 

[Dirtandgrass]

"I guess what concerns me is having too much tractor for the mower and actually doing damage to the mower...ie gearbox, belts, etc. because the tractor has too much HP."

Dirt,

From what I've seen, the manufacturers usually list the horsepower range that the gearbox/mower was designed for in their specs. So it should be pretty easy to pick one out for your tractor.

I have a 6 foot, rear discharge Frontier which seems to be a good mower, but the paint isn't the best.

Best of luck in your search.

Yea that is my thing...I have seen some that list a"max" hp and that is what gave me the concerns.

However, I think that it is just me being overly concerned and not experienced with finishing mowers. I think I am gonna go with a 7 foot of some brand. Not sure on the brand yet though. I know that my Rhino bush hog has been run pretty good...to the point that if I can run over it, I pretty much go for it. It has handled some big stuff and never given me one single issue. So I think I would be happy with a Rhino brand. I also know that the "name brands" like Woods and others are ranked really high on here.

In any event, whatever brand, for a couple of reasons, I am gonna get a 7 footer I think. One is the scalping issues, and two, my bush hog is also a 7 footer, and that size gets me just the right amount of seat time...eoungh to enjoy it, but not so much I dread it.

I glanced today at the KK 7 footer at TSC. It looked okay. Not sure what folks on here think about the KK brand, and I think I would like to have one just a tad bit heavier duty.

Thanks again for all the help. I will let you guys know how it plays out. Need to save up a few more pennies though...the KK at TSC was 2 G's and I would be scared to see what a Woods would cost.

Regards,

G.
Grass Scientist

 

[Rara Avis]

11 ft to 22 ft...
Land Pride All-Flex Grooming Mowers

 

[greg_g]

the KK at TSC was 2 G's and I would be scared to see what a Woods would cost.

There's a 2 year old GM35-84 on eBay right now for $1200. I saw a new one earlier this year priced at $1795

//greg//

 

[GreenWannabe]

Woods. Bush Hog, and Rhino also have flex-wing finishing mowers.

 

[LBrown59]

I pull a 5' mower with a separate 5' trail mower attached to the back, for a total cut of just familiawithSwisher Finishing Trailmower ? 60in. Cutting Width, 13 HP, Model# T1360H | Trail Mowers | Northern Tool + Equipment
I already had the trail mower when I got the tractor. Getting a bat wing that big would probably cost a lot more money.

*Only drawback is the trail mower has it's own gas engine, so it's one more thing to take care of.

*The real drawback is you can't mow out over ditches and road banks with them.
That's because they are all ground following mowers.
They need to set them up as suspended mowers so you could do that with them.

 

[coastalguy]

Any thoughts on the 93" finish mower from Agri?

I am looking at this one hard.

93 ESTATE MOWER LIFT TYPE 5 BLADE REAR - Agri Supply

 

[LBrown59]

I pull a 5' mower with a separate 5' trail mower attached to the back, for a total cut of just under 9'.

When my wife and i mow with these we cut a 9 foot swath.

 

[smitty9266]

I mowed road right of ways and public parks for 20 years. I had my choice of mowers the rear discharge finish mower work great on flat ground. I ended up with a 8 foot flail mower with grass blades mowed great, very forgiving on uneven ground and easier to mow around obsticles....but a far greater initial cost. But...much lower operating cost. A flail also dosn't care if the grass is wet it will still mow nice with little clumping.

I only have a king kutter finish mower at the house because when I was out buying a new flail my local salvage store recieved stock from a TSC store that was flooded. I was able to buy it for 60% off retail so at $500 I could not pass it up!

it is a tough decision

Jeff