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rbrewer


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riding lawn mowers
Original Message   Jun 21, 2005 8:46 am
getting ready to buy another riding lawn mower for about 2 acres.  Anyone have any suggestions??  Looking at JD and Cub Cadet.
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bontaiJoe


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Location: Saylorsburg, PA
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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #2   Jun 21, 2005 11:42 am
Is the 2 acres reasonably flat established lawn? Lots of landscaping features to manuver around, or mostly open area? Anyone besides you gonna operate this mower? Will it be required to do other things. like snow removal? garden tilling? Have you owned a riding mower or tractor before? And what did you like and hate about it? What was you planned budget? And do you think you will enjoy the time spent mowing, or do you want to get it done as fast as possible? I'm sorry for all the questions, but it makes a big difference, say between suggesting a $9000 commercial Zero turn mower to blast out the job in 40 minutes, or a $2500 lawn tractor that will be slower to use, wife friendly, and cheaper to operate and maintain. Now with no info yet, but if I was looking at a 2 acre lawn, and possible snow removal, I'd probably be looking at garden tractors in the $2500-4000 range. I'll get more specific when I know more.

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rbrewer


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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #3   Jun 21, 2005 11:59 am
lawn is mostly flat , no snow removal , live in SE NC, I only use the mower, not to many trees to mowe around.  looking for something with a constant speed.  Looking at JD mowers because of reliability mostly
Marshall


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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #4   Jun 21, 2005 12:24 pm
Beautiful country. In the Willmington area? What kind of grass do have there?
rbrewer


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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #5   Jun 21, 2005 12:28 pm
centipede
Marshall


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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #6   Jun 21, 2005 12:50 pm
I would consider a ZTR. Flat land, no tractor needs, easy to keep the same speed and get's it done fast.

Deere has ZTR's, their 7 Iron series has three different size catagories to choose from, the mini would be fine for you.

http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/GC/series/GC_ztr_mini_series.html

Also check Snappers Fast cut ZTR and Exmarks Lazer Z's.

AJace


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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #7   Jun 21, 2005 1:33 pm
I like those joysticks that the Snappers have. 


Ariens 926 DLE Professional; Toro S200; Craftsman LT1000, Echo ES-230;

bontaiJoe


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Location: Saylorsburg, PA
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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #8   Jun 21, 2005 3:06 pm
You've gotten good recommendations on ZTR mowers, and they would do a nice and quick job cutting your lawn. If a tractor is what you prefer, for whatever reason, I'd recommend the Cub Cadet SLT1554, or Deere LT180, or LT190, or Simplicity Broadmoor or Massey Ferguson 2600 (clone of Simplicity Broadmoor). If you are on a tighter budget and looking to keep the costs below $2000, then your choices are Deere "L" series, Cub 1000 series and Craftsman, and I'd probably recomment the Craftsman DYT4000, as the best value for the $$$$.

"Man's mind stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimension." -Oliver Wendell Holmes
Bill_D


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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #9   Jun 23, 2005 1:41 am
JD GT235.
Paul6506


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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #10   Jun 28, 2005 5:48 pm
Whats your price range?
Dave___in___CT


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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #11   Jun 28, 2005 7:03 pm
Marshall...

Who makes the Deere ZTR's ?

Dave...

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Henry Ford

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