EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
20 years ago, when I bought my first tractor, I went with a Light Duty Landpride 6 foot cutter. The tractor is 37hp, and without a loader, the front tires would come off the ground when going up a hill. I added weight to the bumper and solved that problem.
In hind site, I probably should of spent the money on something more heavy duty. I mowed everything I could run over with it, and beat the heck out of it!!!! I've rebuilt just about every part of that mower, and some of it, I've replaced several times. I really like that I can order anything for it online, and have it delivered in a few days.
I still have that mower, but I only use it for mowing grass, and most of the time, it just sits. I bought a bigger tractor and a batwing two years ago to replace it.
If I was buying a 6 foot mower today, I would decide on what to buy based on what I was going to do with it. If you are mowing grass, weeds and small saplings, then the Countryline is probably the best choice. I've never used one, or know of anybody that has one, but they have been around for a very long time, and I really like their augers a lot, which makes me think their mower might be OK.
If you are going to go to war with your land, and you will be pushing it to the limit, then you are going to have to spend a lot more money, and base your decision on being able to get parts to rebuilt it. Just remember, once you open up the land, and it's just mowing, you don't need a heavy duty mower anymore to maintain it.
On my place, I don't push the mower that hard anymore. If I have an area that's going to damage my mower, I go in with the backhoe and dig it all out, and when it starts to grow grass and weeds, then I maintain it with the mower.
In hind site, I probably should of spent the money on something more heavy duty. I mowed everything I could run over with it, and beat the heck out of it!!!! I've rebuilt just about every part of that mower, and some of it, I've replaced several times. I really like that I can order anything for it online, and have it delivered in a few days.
I still have that mower, but I only use it for mowing grass, and most of the time, it just sits. I bought a bigger tractor and a batwing two years ago to replace it.
If I was buying a 6 foot mower today, I would decide on what to buy based on what I was going to do with it. If you are mowing grass, weeds and small saplings, then the Countryline is probably the best choice. I've never used one, or know of anybody that has one, but they have been around for a very long time, and I really like their augers a lot, which makes me think their mower might be OK.
If you are going to go to war with your land, and you will be pushing it to the limit, then you are going to have to spend a lot more money, and base your decision on being able to get parts to rebuilt it. Just remember, once you open up the land, and it's just mowing, you don't need a heavy duty mower anymore to maintain it.
On my place, I don't push the mower that hard anymore. If I have an area that's going to damage my mower, I go in with the backhoe and dig it all out, and when it starts to grow grass and weeds, then I maintain it with the mower.
