keegs
Veteran Member
Hey guys,
I have about 5 acres I keep cut at our second home. I'm there at least once a month during summer (usually more often than that) and for years have been using a 22" self propelled lawn mower and a walk behind string trimmer to keep things in trim. The string trimmer bales me out when I let the grass grow too high but that added step obviously increases the time it takes me to mow.
The landscape is mostly flat but there's a slope in one area down to a small pond. The smaller, lightweight, self propelled mower works well with the slope but the narrow cut makes it slow going. It can take 2 days to cut the lawn. There are some dents and mounds on the landscape and the occasional rock thrown out from the driveway by the snow blower to look out for.
I don't mind a walk behind and think of it as exercise. Something with a wider cut is going to be much heavier so I'm looking for something that's somewhat on the lighter side of big mowers, maneuverable and propels itself. I'm not made of money so my instinct is to look around from something used. I have a garage for storage.
Your thoughts?
I have about 5 acres I keep cut at our second home. I'm there at least once a month during summer (usually more often than that) and for years have been using a 22" self propelled lawn mower and a walk behind string trimmer to keep things in trim. The string trimmer bales me out when I let the grass grow too high but that added step obviously increases the time it takes me to mow.
The landscape is mostly flat but there's a slope in one area down to a small pond. The smaller, lightweight, self propelled mower works well with the slope but the narrow cut makes it slow going. It can take 2 days to cut the lawn. There are some dents and mounds on the landscape and the occasional rock thrown out from the driveway by the snow blower to look out for.
I don't mind a walk behind and think of it as exercise. Something with a wider cut is going to be much heavier so I'm looking for something that's somewhat on the lighter side of big mowers, maneuverable and propels itself. I'm not made of money so my instinct is to look around from something used. I have a garage for storage.
Your thoughts?
). A motor mounting flange on the other mower cracked but I was able to repair it. Not sure how long the repair will last though, hence my search. My preference is something that's self propelled with a wide cut 48" or more. I'll poke around FB and CR for Troy Built. I've had good service from these two. Thanks!
