On 4/13/2021 1:11 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...

Actually it is a lot of skin off their nose. They lose a day, maybe
two and these guys are usually booked all day, up to 10 hours, 6 days
a week. If you start missing days, you lose customers. They still have
to pay their guys so it is money out of their pocket. That is why they
pay $8000-10,000 for a real mower.



I would say it is more like 10 to 20 thousand for the 'real mower'. I
just bought a JD x590 for about $ 8000 on sale and I would still
classify it as a home owner mower. Even the next one up the x700 series
starting around $ 10,000 looked to me to be a home owner mower with the
possiable use to work a small ( say an acre or so) garden.

With the turn around time of a week to several weeks to get the mowers
repaired, the lawn services need a mower they can depend on and have it
serviced in the off seson months.




Mistake most of us make is not firing up equipment until it is needed.
Wait until grass needs cutting and find mower does not work and needs to
be taken to shop for repair is when you will find shop is up to it's
eyeballs with mowers needing repair and you may have to wait 3 weeks to
get yours repaired.