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Large Mower Ideas Needed
Posted on 4/20/17 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 4/20/17 at 4:36 pm
We mow about 10 acres with levees along the lake front. I have been using a Kubota 60" zero turn mower. It covers a lot of ground but will slide sideways on the real steep areas, rutting up the grass. The main problem is if I get too close to the lake the heavy rear end will slide into the mud and it gets stuck too easily.
I have been dreaming to own this slope mower but can't justify spending $25,000 on a mower or $12,000 on a used one with 2600 hours use on it.
Ventrac Mower
They brought a demo for me to try with the dually axles and it handled and cut great. The weight footprint was light and never came close to sticking or sliding. It is just too much to spend.
So I kept researching looking for traction and stability combined with mowing width. People recommended a DR pull behind to use with a four wheeler but I don't know about the quality of the cut. I found this mower and have been told the reel mowers have a superior cut. I can buy this with an 11'4" cut.
Pull Behind Reel Mower
I can get the 7 gang mower for $2600 and a used 4 wheeler for much less money than even a Gravely Zero Turn and the four wheeler can be used for so many tasks
Does anyone have any experience with this type of mower?
I have been dreaming to own this slope mower but can't justify spending $25,000 on a mower or $12,000 on a used one with 2600 hours use on it.
Ventrac Mower
They brought a demo for me to try with the dually axles and it handled and cut great. The weight footprint was light and never came close to sticking or sliding. It is just too much to spend.
So I kept researching looking for traction and stability combined with mowing width. People recommended a DR pull behind to use with a four wheeler but I don't know about the quality of the cut. I found this mower and have been told the reel mowers have a superior cut. I can buy this with an 11'4" cut.
Pull Behind Reel Mower
I can get the 7 gang mower for $2600 and a used 4 wheeler for much less money than even a Gravely Zero Turn and the four wheeler can be used for so many tasks
Does anyone have any experience with this type of mower?
This post was edited on 4/20/17 at 4:43 pm
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Posted on 4/20/17 at 4:37 pm to Ambassador
Cub Cadet
Posted on 4/20/17 at 4:41 pm to Ambassador
Not so subtle brag.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 4:44 pm to SG_Geaux
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Not so subtle brag.
What? That I can't afford the mower I want?
Posted on 4/20/17 at 4:45 pm to Ambassador
I would imagine sharpening blades on one of those big reel mowers would be quite an undertaking.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 4:47 pm to Ambassador
I had a pull behind for a four wheeler. Those mowers are heavy and my Kawasaki 650 brute force struggled. Backing up was a pain in the arse.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 4:48 pm to JoePepitone
quote:
I would imagine sharpening blades on one of those big reel mowers would be qui
I thought so too but a demo shows you taking a wheel off, applying a compound to the blades, and use a drill to spin the blades backwards at about 200 to 250 rpms and they sharpen themselves. My concern is how often do they have to be sharpened?
Posted on 4/20/17 at 4:51 pm to Ambassador
quote:
Large Mower Ideas Needed
Posted on 4/20/17 at 4:51 pm to Ambassador
If you're cutting 10 acres with a lot of Bahia you'll need to sharpen about once an hour. 
Posted on 4/20/17 at 5:31 pm to Ambassador
Get a used 955 John Deere.. they are just heavy enough to keep from sliding.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 5:31 pm to JoePepitone
Go to Pro Power on Airline and get the Hustler 102 inch cut. Works just like a regular zero turn. It has 5 blades under the deck.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 5:43 pm to Ambassador
I'll cut it for about tree fiddy..
Posted on 4/20/17 at 5:45 pm to Ambassador
Why are you mowing levees? Isn't there a levee agency that does thatt? They do where I live landowners don't mow our levees
Posted on 4/20/17 at 5:51 pm to Ambassador
Mexican + push mower.
Seriously, the Ventrac are very fancy.
Seriously, the Ventrac are very fancy.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 5:54 pm to Ambassador
10 acres? Nbd
Posted on 4/20/17 at 5:59 pm to msflower
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Why are you mowing levees? Isn't there a levee agency that does thatt? They do where I live landowners don't mow our levees
I said levee to try to describe what I am mowing. We have lake front rental trailers and raised the area along the lake front to get them out of the flood stage. The land slopes from the high point to the lake and that is what I am calling a levee.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 6:04 pm to Btrtigerfan
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Seriously, the Ventrac are very fancy.
That's what I really want. We also have pasture land that has low areas that stay soft year round where we can't get a regular tractor and bush hog. I really believe the Ventrac could handle it.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 6:14 pm to Ambassador
Small lawn mower question...
I've adjusted my husqrvana to cut as low as it will go, but it still doesn't cut low enough.
Anybody have this problem? Suggestions?
I've adjusted my husqrvana to cut as low as it will go, but it still doesn't cut low enough.
Anybody have this problem? Suggestions?
Posted on 4/20/17 at 6:20 pm to jangalang
Gasoline and a match. The low setting should be like 1". How much fricking lower do you need your grass?
Posted on 4/20/17 at 6:22 pm to Hammertime
It's on 1. In two days after mowing, it looks I never even fricking mowed.
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