LD1
Epic Contributor
My mowing jobs are rarely over 5 acres each. But I do many so I have mowed about every condition imaginable.
I find that most of my work is one of 3 types.
1. Commercial accounts around factories or whatnot. That own a good bit of land but don't want to pay to kept it all finished cut. These usually get done anywhere from 3-5 times a year. Not hard cutting at all doing it that frequently. I am typically mowing 6th gear with power to spare. Only have to slow down for rough terrain. A larger mower would allow me to get done faster.
2. Horse pasture maintenance. Knocking down the grass and weeds the horses cannot keep up with. This is never very thick or tall. But usually pretty bumpy. Again, power is no issue so a larger cutter would still allow me to get done sooner.
3. 1 off jobs that are usually either overgrown laws around a foreclosed house that finally sold or a lot that people want cleared to build a house on. The ones that are overgrown lawns I am usually going slow because god only knows what was left out there, where the well and septic are, decorative rocks, etc. Power is again not an issue cause I am going slow and cautious. The lots that once used to be a field but someone wants to build on, are the only time I "may" have to go slower for power reasons.
In most of my mowing, an 8' would get me some quicker. In the few that I lack power on, I would just go slower but still finish in the same timeframe. So a larger cutter wojldnt "hurt" my bottom dollar
I find that most of my work is one of 3 types.
1. Commercial accounts around factories or whatnot. That own a good bit of land but don't want to pay to kept it all finished cut. These usually get done anywhere from 3-5 times a year. Not hard cutting at all doing it that frequently. I am typically mowing 6th gear with power to spare. Only have to slow down for rough terrain. A larger mower would allow me to get done faster.
2. Horse pasture maintenance. Knocking down the grass and weeds the horses cannot keep up with. This is never very thick or tall. But usually pretty bumpy. Again, power is no issue so a larger cutter would still allow me to get done sooner.
3. 1 off jobs that are usually either overgrown laws around a foreclosed house that finally sold or a lot that people want cleared to build a house on. The ones that are overgrown lawns I am usually going slow because god only knows what was left out there, where the well and septic are, decorative rocks, etc. Power is again not an issue cause I am going slow and cautious. The lots that once used to be a field but someone wants to build on, are the only time I "may" have to go slower for power reasons.
In most of my mowing, an 8' would get me some quicker. In the few that I lack power on, I would just go slower but still finish in the same timeframe. So a larger cutter wojldnt "hurt" my bottom dollar
