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lland

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Mower for Hills
Original Message May 22, 2005 4:28 am

A friend of mine has a house on a relatively steep hill and is looking for a mower. He has a fair amount of land but not all of it is grass so he doesn't need anything too big. In fact, he borrowed a 21" self propelled mower and said it only took him an hour or so but he also said it slipped quite easily when mowing across the hill and the wheel (rear wheel drive) spun often going up the hills. He has no interest in riding and plans on mulching. I don't think money (within reason) is an issue.

He also has a lot of shade so the grass doesn't grow all that fast.

Looking for suggestions.

Thanks.

This message was modified May 22, 2005 by lland

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Vangellis

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Re: Mower for Hills
Reply #7 May 22, 2005 10:51 am

snowshoveler wrote:

if the lawn is not so big i would go with the smallest self propelled mower i could find.

light and easy to control are the features needed here .

you dont want it coming back on your toes ...and it happens way to often.

might take a few extra minutes to mow but much safer.

later chris

I'm no expert, but this makes sense to me, from someone who is. Self propelled.

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Re: Mower for Hills
Reply #8 May 22, 2005 9:40 pm

I'd have to say 2 cycle is good, but if you don't want to mix, then buy another mower without Tecumseh engine.

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Re: Mower for Hills
Reply #9 May 24, 2005 6:56 pm

I vote for Snapper self propelled with Kaw power (full pressure lube) or the Toro super recycler with Briggs OHV and full pressure lube.

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Re: Mower for Hills
Reply #10 Aug 29, 2012 1:13 am

Old thread, but easy solution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz00uqWbdrI HTH, M

bus708

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Re: Mower for Hills
Reply #11 Oct 30, 2012 6:28 am

Try Ventrack. com they are designed for hills. Stiner.com is a cheaper version of the Ventrack by the sane designer. Both are great machines. Check them both out on u-tube

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