Which one to mow 1.5 to 2.0 ac

[JTKub]

If you've got hills, I would not get a machine with a sealed, small oil capacity hydrostatic drive. It will not last. Best bang for your buck with a serviceable hydro that holds 6qts of oil would be a cub cadet 2544. The 44" deck gives an excellent cut and can take a beating.

G/luck
Joel

 

[gates]

L nicholson,

A zero turn is the only way to travel. Buy as wide a deck as your property configuration, and ultimately your wallet can handle. If you demo a rider and then a zero turn, you will be sold.

Ron

 

[jcmseven]

I would agree with this. While I am not 100% sold on ZTR's for all types of mowing, certainly even a residential level ZTR would really cut your mowing time down and would do a really good job. The only problem is that it cannot do much else, so be sure your 4120 can fit into all the areas you need for other purposes.

John M

 

[dubba]

If you are going to do absolutely nothing else but mow, get a ztr that you can afford.
That said, I wouldn't trade my rider for anything.

I have a '96 JD 325 with 1780 hrs on it. 48" deck mows about 3 acres 2x/week, snowblower takes care of 1250' of driveway, not to mention the 7 trips per week to the manure pile with the cart, I spread 5- 10 wheeler loads of loam last year with it's front grader blade last year in inaccessible back yards.

It's all about versatility in my book

 

[L_Nicholson]

Thanks guys for the input!!

I managed to pull the plug on getting the JD 4120 for now, I had a large amount of unexpected medical bills come pouring in.

Let me ask this.... I'm like many where I want to have versatility. I'm interested in possibly planting a small garden and small deer plots and was thinking I MIGHT get away with a garden tractor to mow and then getting the attachments to help with the "green" needs. I understand I need to keep things in perspective and keep things on a small scale.

Does the pull behind tiller do it's job on a small scale??

 

[theplayer]

got a ZTR last year for 4 acres and would never consider a rider again..cuts the mowing time in half..should have done it long ago. Doesn't make sense for me to spend one extra minute longer mowing than I have to....more free time to do more important things.