should I buy a mower

[Gafn]

I keep a old used commercial walk behind on had for the areas up around the house and over the septic tank...
Thing cost me $800 three years ago and it will not die....
Works for around all the trees and the areas of yard that are too steep to put a tractor on...

 

[twoodard04]

I still have to use the walk behind in the pool fence anyway and the septic is right there so that's an option as well. Maybe a rfm would work

 

[Creamer]

I wouldn't waste your time on an RFM. Cut quality is not great because you are running over the grass with a tractor first. You already have the swisher mower for the open areas and your issue is in tight. A walk behind will take care of those areas. Then you can save your money for a tractor which, once you have, you will not understand how you could live without it.

 

[Gafn]

I wouldn't waste your time on an RFM. Cut quality is not great because you are running over the grass with a tractor first..

Cut quality is based on blade speed, type, and sharpness.
If the RFM's that you are used to using can't pickup grass the you just ran over, then maintenance or blade type change is required. My cut quality is equal to that of any ZTM, or the walk behind.

 

[Creamer]

Cut quality is based on blade speed, type, and sharpness.
If the RFM's that you are used to using can't pickup grass the you just ran over, then maintenance or blade type change is required. My cut quality is equal to that of any ZTM, or the walk behind.

I do not believe that because I had an RFM for a few years and no matter what I did the next day I could see the tire tracks as that grass just stood a little taller. Maybe I am just picky but my tractor is not heavy and it has turfs on it. taking the loader off did make a small difference in quality. The mower was a Ford with high lift blades. When I changed to a Simplicity front deck I thought it looked a lot better. Didn't change when I went to my front deck Deines - still very nice.