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rbrewer

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riding lawn mowers
Original Message Jun 21, 2005 4:46 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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rbrewer

Joined: Jun 20, 2005
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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #3 Jun 21, 2005 7:59 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 8:24 am

Beautiful country. In the Willmington area? What kind of grass do have there?

rbrewer

Joined: Jun 20, 2005
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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #5 Jun 21, 2005 8:28 am

centipede

Marshall

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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #6 Jun 21, 2005 8:50 am

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 9:33 am

I like those joysticks that the Snappers have.

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

bontaiJoe

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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #8 Jun 21, 2005 11:06 am

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 $$$$.

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Bill_D

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Re: riding lawn mowers
Reply #9 Jun 22, 2005 9:41 pm

JD GT235.