Simple Slope Mower

[yooperdave]

I am going to buy a newer house on 1+ acres of grass.

There is a small area on my side yard (1/8 to 1/4 acre) with a steep angle sloping into a pond.

My current ztr does not have a chance to mow on this slope without fear of ending up in the pond.

Riders with dual tires front and back can cost as much as a car.

My health is failing, so I did not want to push a lawn mower.

What do you recommend? Thinking of a battery-powered robot mower.

TIA

Yooper Dave

 

[scootr]

From what I've seen on you tube, the remote control mowers excel on steep slopes.
I think there will be a learning curve for both battery and machine maintenance.

 

[NoTrespassing]

I am going to buy a newer house on 1+ acres of grass.

There is a small area on my side yard (1/8 to 1/4 acre) with a steep angle sloping into a pond.

My current ztr does not have a chance to mow on this slope without fear of ending up in the pond.

Riders with dual tires front and back can cost as much as a car.

My health is failing, so I did not want to push a lawn mower.

What do you recommend? Thinking of a battery-powered robot mower.

TIA

Yooper Dave

Have you considered planting something that doesn't require mowing? It might be easier and cheaper in the long run.

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[stuckmotor]

I am going to buy a newer house on 1+ acres of grass.

There is a small area on my side yard (1/8 to 1/4 acre) with a steep angle sloping into a pond.

My current ztr does not have a chance to mow on this slope without fear of ending up in the pond.

Riders with dual tires front and back can cost as much as a car.

My health is failing, so I did not want to push a lawn mower.

What do you recommend? Thinking of a battery-powered robot mower.

TIA

Yooper Dave

I have had similar problems for over 30 years. Since you haven't bought the house yet, I recommend you look for one with a flat yard.

 

[MossRoad]

Have you considered planting something that doesn't require mowing? It might be easier and cheaper in the long run.

8 Plants for Wild Lawns That Do Not Require Mowing - Gardening Channel

Check out these 8 plants perfect for wild lawns that do not require mowing. We’ve handpicked a few alternatives to grass for you to choose from when you’re

www.gardeningchannel.com

This!

 

[2manyrocks]

Is it too steep for a steering wheel zero turn like the Cub Cadet ZTS-1?

 

[yooperdave]

The Cub is a nice-looking mower. They specify a maximum slope angle of 20 degrees. My slope may exceed 30 degrees. Thanks!

Yooper Dave

 

[2manyrocks]

There's a guy on YT who is confined to a wheelchair. He converted a gas mower into a radio controlled mower and put up a detailed parts description of how he did the conversion using two wheelchair motors. It wasn't crazy expensive.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I am going to buy a newer house on 1+ acres of grass.

There is a small area on my side yard (1/8 to 1/4 acre) with a steep angle sloping into a pond.

My current ztr does not have a chance to mow on this slope without fear of ending up in the pond.

Riders with dual tires front and back can cost as much as a car.

My health is failing, so I did not want to push a lawn mower.

What do you recommend? Thinking of a battery-powered robot mower.

TIA

Yooper Dave

I have exactly the same scenerio. String trimmer does the job real nice - but that's proven to be this old body simply too much. I had a $3K 27hp Husqvarna tractor type mower that could handle the steep slope, that is, until it finally blew up the pinion gear. (Of course, not replacement parts available for that.)

I bought a $7K Kubota ZTR with a 26hp motor thinking that would work fine. Nope - much to unstable and much too few horses for such a heavy ZTR. I'm now at the point that I've reconcilled to the fact that that slope on the dam bank really needs to be left alone. Let the weeds do their thing. Beside, that should help with controlling errosion.

There were weeds there before I came and there will be weeds long after I'm gone. Life is too short to worry about the 'little things'. Now I only mow the 'important' lawn areas and let nature do it's thing.

 

[jyoutz]

Lawn service people

 

[Hay Dude]

The Kubota F-3680 (or any of the Kubota F series mowers) is the most stable mower I know of that a person rides upon. I have owned one for 5+ years and cut crazy steep stuff without feeling worried. It has a very robust rollover structure and seat belt system. It has wide set wide rubber and 4WD. I cut pond dams and steep banks all the time with it.
The 7 (748, etc.) series 4WD John Deere garden tractors are very stable. I’ve seen videos of people cutting steep banks with them, but there’s no roll over structure in them.

Neither are cheap as a new machine, but there are lots of used ones out there.

 

[Rdrcr]

The Cub is a nice-looking mower. They specify a maximum slope angle of 20 degrees. My slope may exceed 30 degrees. Thanks!

Yooper Dave

I mow over 30 degrees on my property;

I can’t recommend this mower enough. However, this particular model would be overkill for a one acre property.

Mike