Cutting the Grass

[ssgharkness020147]

I've gone on reccord before stating that I do not care for Z-turn tractors. They are too awkward to use IMO. What you need Ken is a John Deere 400 series or X series with four wheel steering (the X series replaced the 400's a few years ago). My parents have a 445 (kawasaki fuel injected engine) with four wheel steering, and you can really cook on those things. I have the 455 (inline 3 diesels) with the two wheel steer, it doesnt cut as fast because of turns, but its got more implement options, which I'm all about. None of these models are cheap, but they will last you for at least 20 years.

http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCa...m=ho&link=dnav

[OldHiker]

I pay my gardener so that I can spend my time doing what I want, not what I have to. I have about 3/4 of an acre cleared around the house. When I was young, raising a family and money was not plentiful, I cut it. Bought a rider, put the headphones on, lit up and had a blast. Same with snow plowing the driveway.

Only thing that has changed is the rider part.

[KenP]

Originally Posted by ssgharkness020147

I've gone on reccord before stating that I do not care for Z-turn tractors. They are too awkward to use IMO. What you need Ken is a John Deere 400 series or X series with four wheel steering (the X series replaced the 400's a few years ago). My parents have a 445 (kawasaki fuel injected engine) with four wheel steering, and you can really cook on those things. I have the 455 (inline 3 diesels) with the two wheel steer, it doesnt cut as fast because of turns, but its got more implement options, which I'm all about. None of these models are cheap, but they will last you for at least 20 years.

http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCa...m=ho&link=dnav

Those are great mowers, but at 10k, they better be. Do you have any idea how much trouble I'd be in if I came home with one of those?

[ssgharkness020147]

Originally Posted by KenP

Those are great mowers, but at 10k, they better be. Do you have any idea how much trouble I'd be in if I came home with one of those?

Ken, I'm sure that CP will understand how important pure mowing bliss is to you. I look forward to cutting the grass, so much so that I dump tons of fertilizer on it and water the hell out of it, just so it grows faster, then I can cut it more often. Hell, I'm using that uber sweet 2-4D to expand my grass another 2-3K square feet so I can spend more time cutting the grass. Just go to the Deere dealer and take one out, or see if they have any demos left over, a used X should be in your price range.

[Agriv8r]

[KenP]

After all consideration, it looks like a choice has been made. Actually, I was given an allowance....

No Home Depot here, we're going with a local company and getting a Toro Z5000. The owner of the company lives around the corner and I informed the salesman I'd show up at the owner's door if we had a problem.

They'll deliver it, pick it up for service, return, etc., for no charge.

Cub Cadet kinda sux for service locally, so that pretty much took care of the decision.

Pics in the near future.




Ok, so I had to bribe a couple of relatives to push for the ZT, but what she doesn't know won't hurt us... Right....

[ssgharkness020147]

Smart move staying away from the home depot lines. The machines they sell do not tend to live up to the manufactures reputations.

[dеiтайожни]

How do you drink beer when you have to have both of your hands on the levers to control it? Didn't think of that... did you!