New Mowing Tractor

[LBrown59]

Upon looking at the New Holland site, we took a liking to the MY17.
I have read that these machines are the same as the Toro machines.
we were wondering if NH still made (or bought) the MY17.
Does anyone know anything about the New Holland Yard/Garden tractors? Price range?
We like the option of a 42" deck as it will fit in the bed of a full-size pickup.
We will be mowing about an acre at our home, and about 2-2.5 acres at our camp weekly to biweekly in NW PA.
If you have any other suggestions, feel free to let us know

I looked at the MYs when I was shopping around a couple of years ago. I wasn't impressed with them. The MY 19 with a 52'' mower was $6000. Left the New Holland dealer and checked out the Cub Cadets. The CC GT2554 with a 54' mower was a lot more impressive and the price was $4000.
The New Holland MYs are Blue Toro tractors.
New Holland never made the MY17. Toro makes the MY17.
About the same price range as John Deer Kubota and Simplicity.
Take the deck off and haul it separately == Might be quicker than spending extra time mowing with a smaller mower. Also you may not have to go between the fenders with the mower. Check it out before you decide on mower size.
3.5 Acres is a lot to mow with a little narrow 42'' mower. I had an MTD with a 46'' mower. Seemed like it took forever to mow a little 1/4 acre patch that I was mowing with the CC and 54'' mower in no time.
Find a way to haul a tractor with at least a 48'' to 54'' mower and check our the CC 2000 and 3000 series garden tractors which are as nice/good as the others mentioned above and for less money.

 

[ChuckinNH]

3.5 Acres is a lot to mow with a little narrow 42'' mower.

Lbrown is right about that! I mowed a little over three acres for 12 years with that setup, and can vouch for how long it takes. You have to also consider how much longer it takes to trim around things with the edge of the deck so close to the wheels too. If it were me, I would look for a bit heavier tractor, and larger deck...... modify what you have to for that to work. Going to a 48" deck took 2 hours off my mowing time!

 

[LBrown59]

If it were me, I would look for a bit heavier tractor, and larger deck......
*modify what you have to for that to work. Going to a 48" deck took 2 hours off my mowing time!

I wouldn't go with anything less than 48'' for that much land.
54'' would be ideal.
*I agree he needs to make the hauler work to fit the tractor he really needs not adjust the tractor to fit the hauler.

He could do what I did and buy a small utility trailer to haul the tractor on.
Back in 1995 I bought a new wards lawn tractor with a 46'' mower deck.
Couldn't get the mower between the fenders of my little import pick up.
Instead of going with to narrow of a mower deck I found a nice little used 6x 8 tilt bed utility trailer for $350.
That worked out great because I got the right sized mower for the job and a very useful trailer at a cheap price.

== L B ==