Zero turn mowers

[Gunny52]

Gotta hit this unique critter again, the Hustler with a cab. Does anybody know if that unit came with a snow blower for you northern tier guys? Surely somebody "moxy" enough to come up with that design would be smart enough to envision winter operations.

Couldn't help but notice the paint worn off the front of the mower from grass hitting it. How many bales of hay do you have to run through your hay balers (square or round) to beat the paint off that bad.......5000?

I have a hustler 295 with a cab and a snow blower. Looking for information on it.

 

[Charles in Aus.]

A friend has almost ten acres to tend to , his machine is a small Kubota three cylinder diesel tractor with a mid mounted cutting deck . The finish is fine enough and he fairly flies around the property . The added advantage is that he has the use of the other normal tractor features as well .

 

[buickanddeere]

I've been looking at zero turn radius mowers for next year. Tractor Supply usually has a Cub Cadet for around 2500.00 but it seems most places the mowers run eight to fifteen grand. I have probably eight acres to mow however I probably would never have more than a couple hours at a time to do any mowing. I don't know anything about them so I'm afraid if I go cheap it would be more aggravation than it's worth. Patience I have though, I've been mowing my place with a bush hog and it's heavily wooded so I have a great deal of trouble mowing around all the trees. This is why I think I would do much better with the zero turn. Also the bush hog gouges the ground pretty often. Should I go cheap or wait until another year when I can afford a better mower?

How about planning 7 acres of trees and shrubs . Make the place into wildlife habitat.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Did anyone realize this is an 8 year old post. 2017?

 

[MarkB_MI]

Did anyone realize this is an 8 year old post. 2017?

Did anyone realize this is an 8 year old post. 2017?

Yes, I did, George. I also noticed the new poster has only this single post to his name, and his question is so vague nobody can answer it. I think "Gunny52" is a 'bot.

 

[Welding man]

I've been looking at zero turn radius mowers for next year. Tractor Supply usually has a Cub Cadet for around 2500.00 but it seems most places the mowers run eight to fifteen grand. I have probably eight acres to mow however I probably would never have more than a couple hours at a time to do any mowing. I don't know anything about them so I'm afraid if I go cheap it would be more aggravation than it's worth. Patience I have though, I've been mowing my place with a bush hog and it's heavily wooded so I have a great deal of trouble mowing around all the trees. This is why I think I would do much better with the zero turn. Also the bush hog gouges the ground pretty often. Should I go cheap or wait until another year when I can afford a better mower?

I bought a Bad Boy ZT Elite from Tractor Supply 8 years ago. It cost $4995.00. It has been 100% bullet proof. It has one of the heaviest decks on the market,. An electric deck lift and a Kohler engine. We mow roughly 4 acres every week. It has close to 800 hours on it. The price of new one has gone up some, not sure how much. I found another one last week with a bad starter and bought it for $500 bucks, put a new starter on it and now I have 2. By the way EX Mark has been bought out by TORO. I have a couple of friends in the lawn care business that have one of each. They say they are basically the same mower now.

 

[JMOR]

With 8 acres I would put up and electric fence and graze some baby calves on 5 or 6 of it.

and where he is located,he could then get ag exemption tax rate on those 5 acres, which is 30X less than non-ag land!

 

[Frankinfl]

ferris you close come test unit you can ride all day with no issues or backache 3200 series has been ex. cellent last unit has been mowing race track area . they love the machine, are you close come test ride one have demo units, they have the best ride. otherwise can throw all brands together cause all have same working parts.

Had Bad Boy, Cub Cadet now Ferris. You will not be unhappy with a Ferris.

 

[JMOR]

Keep ZT mowers out of my yard!