looking for help on the best mower for large acreage

[pirate31red]

so looking for a little help like the tittle says. i am in need of a new mower mine screwed the pooch i was hopng to collect some ideas on what is good and what is bad. rite now i mow about 7.5-8 acres and it is by no means manicured but not to rough need to be able to get it done fast. let me know thanks

 

[intmid8or!]

hire mexicans

 

[ferniesnow]

My little JD would be an all day job or more. So I'm not much help for ya'. You need something industrial or commercial to get it done fast.

 

[Bnorth]

Goats.

 

[Iron Horse Racing]

Looked at a bunch and decided on this one, it's fast, easy to clean, and so far as run great, it's only a year old....we went with the 72" deck...does 12.5 mph


If the area is open and no tree's I would just put a finishing mower on a small farm tractor with turf tires, but with all the trees and objests we have the zero turn has cut the mowing time down 75%...we used to run a 42" mid mount deck on a lawn tractor.

 

[250mark1]

my dad has a cub cadet zero turn i believe it is a 52" cutting deck has a 675 cc kawi vtwin engine it cut his mowing time by more than half vs a tractor style mower

 

[sirkdev]

I say 2 ride ons, one for the wife she can enjoy the fun too! 5k should have you rockin

 

[Cat401]

I bought a Deere Z930A, 72" 7-iron pro deck. We have approx. 6 acres of grass and I can cut it all in just over 2 hours. It used to take 1 hour and 45 minutes to cut it before with 2 54" lawn tractors......now one guy does it in 2 hours....amazing. It will go 12 mph which really helps in areas where the grass is not as heavy.

 

[barefooter]

Zero turn. Make sure you have a stand up deck for cleaning. Even if you have no trees, still 2 - 3times faster than a tractor with a rear mount finishing mower.

 

[leadfoot33]

i used to sell husqvarna and cub cadet, they seemed to be some of the better ones

 

[Cat401]

Also, make sure whoever you buy from has good parts availability. Too many "hardware stores" / sears" sell lawn mowers and then when you need a repair or parts......you usually get the "deer in the headlights loo"k and a shoulder shrug that they don't know how to help you......just saying.......sometimes it's worth it to pay a little more and get good after sales service.

 

[Joholio]

I just bought this from Gateway in Rocky.

54" 23hp Kawi vtwin. $3885 otd. I mow 2-3 acres in about an hour and a half. Waaaaay better than the ol 42" Murray Homedepot POS.

 

[LBZ]

I just bought this from Gateway in Rocky.
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54" 23hp Kawi vtwin. $3885 otd. I mow 2-3 acres in about an hour and a half. Waaaaay better than the ol 42" Murray Homedepot POS.

Probably has more hp than Tex's Kawi too!!

 

[tex78]

Hey screw u there gazer man

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[zeebs]

Do some research on SCAG zero turn mowers. Best mower out there hands down!

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[Clode]

Dual purpose...

 

[snopro]

Do some research on SCAG zero turn mowers. Best mower out there hands down!

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Never heard of them?

 

[snopro]

Does Deere have a model with a tilt up deck? I hate crawling around digging caked grass out from under them.

 

[arff]

Probably has more hp than Tex's Kawi too!!

Twice the power.

 

[summ-it-up]

my buddy just bought a front mount jd with a diesel motor. its a f735 series i believe. 60" deck and he cuts 4.5 acres of 6" tall grass with about a hundred small trees in around 3 hours vs. 5+ hours with a conventional 48".