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Lawnmower suggestions?
I am looking at giving a gift of a lawnmower to a first time home
purchaser. I can fully remember my first house and how relatives were very generous in giving us the help we needed in establishing a nice home. It's now my turn to be generous so hopefully I can get some first hand knowledge from the people of this group. Here are the details. The property is four acres in size and hilly. It is in a northern climate and has a long driveway. So.........I need a riding mower that can have a optional snow plow or blower attached to it. I favor hydrostatic drives over standard transmissions and because of the hills the mower should have a low center of gravity. I have never owned a riding mower myself so fill me in on what may be a good choice and let me know what to stay away from. Thanks. |
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wrote in message ... I am looking at giving a gift of a lawnmower to a first time home purchaser. I can fully remember my first house and how relatives were very generous in giving us the help we needed in establishing a nice home. It's now my turn to be generous so hopefully I can get some first hand knowledge from the people of this group. Here are the details. The property is four acres in size and hilly. It is in a northern climate and has a long driveway. So.........I need a riding mower that can have a optional snow plow or blower attached to it. I favor hydrostatic drives over standard transmissions and because of the hills the mower should have a low center of gravity. I have never owned a riding mower myself so fill me in on what may be a good choice and let me know what to stay away from. Thanks. John Deere, Dixon, or Kubota ZTR mower. Get your checkbook out. You get what you pay for. Steve |
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try alt.home.lawn.garden I will repost the thread there. I favored the shift on the fender and the full pressure oil system because I have hills too Thanks for the pressured oil system advise. I had forgotten about that aspect. |
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I love my John Deere X340.
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wrote: I am looking at giving a gift of a lawnmower to a first time home purchaser. I can fully remember my first house and how relatives were very generous in giving us the help we needed in establishing a nice home. It's now my turn to be generous so hopefully I can get some first hand knowledge from the people of this group. Here are the details. The property is four acres in size and hilly. It is in a northern climate and has a long driveway. So.........I need a riding mower that can have a optional snow plow or blower attached to it. I favor hydrostatic drives over standard transmissions and because of the hills the mower should have a low center of gravity. I have never owned a riding mower myself so fill me in on what may be a good choice and let me know what to stay away from. FWIW, I've racked up many hours over the years with several models of Simplicity. Dealer service and parts has always been top notch and they seem to have an edge over others in snow blowers, maybe because they re built in Wisconsin. Currently using a 18HP Sunstar hydro with SB and deck, getting close to 1000 hours on it. The rest of the fleet is a pair of 13 HP 30" plain mowers. Still have an older 10 HP version of these that plain wore out after only a decade of use, our spare parts source. IMO, Deere is OK, but overpriced, Toro is not too bad, others are dubious designs meant for little flat suburban lawns. HTH Joe Thanks. |
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On Sep 25, 6:10 pm, wrote:
I am looking at giving a gift of a lawnmower to a first time home purchaser. I can fully remember my first house and how relatives were very generous in giving us the help we needed in establishing a nice home. It's now my turn to be generous so hopefully I can get some first hand knowledge from the people of this group. Here are the details. The property is four acres in size and hilly. It is in a northern climate and has a long driveway. So.........I need a riding mower that can have a optional snow plow or blower attached to it. I favor hydrostatic drives over standard transmissions and because of the hills the mower should have a low center of gravity. I have never owned a riding mower myself so fill me in on what may be a good choice and let me know what to stay away from. Thanks. gift certificate time |
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