Your mower of choice?

Some of you may hire a company to take care of your grass, some may even have it included in your HOA/Condo fees, and maybe even some of you don't even have any grass to cut? (lucky you)
For me, I both enjoy and hate cutting my yard. But I have just purchased the mower to rule them all (not really - just nicer than the old one).
This got me curious what mowers you guys use out there?
For me, I both enjoy and hate cutting my yard. But I have just purchased the mower to rule them all (not really - just nicer than the old one).
This got me curious what mowers you guys use out there?
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I actually have two but the second one is not nearly as much of a hoss as the first one.
Still, bright orange...needs tiger stripes, I think. A project for next winter, maybe?
Oh, second one is a used Ariens that needs a governor fixed. Has a 597cc 18 HP Kohler Courage engine. Geared transaxle. Single cylinder, decent enough for lawn mowing, likes to bog down in real thick/heavy stuff. Not the best for anything else except towing a trailer of yard materials/waste or firewood or something.
First one is an old Craftsman LT1000 something or other. It blew it's engine a couple years ago so I got a new one. It's bigger with 3 more HP than the old one and I actually had to build custom exhaust headers to get them to fit the muffler location. But at 724cc with 24 horsepower and a hydrostatic transaxle, it's got some grunt. Enough to run a 42" wide, 16 inch tall snow thrower attachment.
And yeah, no real brand loyalty, just whatever I can get cheap with the power/options I want. If it's broke, I'll fix it. That's how I got the Ariens.
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It looks like the one pictured above. Decent mower for the price and I use it and abuse it pretty hard. *knock on wood* No major repairs so far but been through a lot of blades, spindles, bearings, etc. to keep the cut optimum.
It's pretty easy to work on right up to the point to where you have to change the drive belt. That one was a little tricky but as soon as I used a mirror to see what kind of bolt size was under the seat (and metal frame) that held the pully, I was golden. They make these damned things to where they want you to go to a service shop. When you have to mow your yard twice a week during the busy season, no can do. It needs to be up and running asap!
I'd give it a 5 start rating, given how I abuse it beyond what it was built for. This thing does move a LOT of weight....I'll give it that. It'll do a pretty good job of cutting overgrown tall grass too, provided it's not wet grass.
Tom
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Ours: A Toro walk behind. Personal pace self propelled. I give this thing 6 stars on a 1-5 scale.
I have a small yard as you guys have probably seen. This was a one pull start for about 5 years
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Toro-Recycler-22-in-Briggs-and-Stratton-Personal-Pace-Self-Propelled-Gas-Walk-Behind-Lawn-Mower-with-Electric-Start-20334/100659631
BEST mower I've ever walked behind. I'm sure Honda's are just as nice.
3 1/2 hours and you have a rider? OUCH. Yea, that 42"er needs to be replaced with a 60"er.
https://www.wrightmfg.com/products/mowers/commercial/stand-on/stander-x/
This is what I have been eying lately. This should last me a lifetime, where as most mowers (Including the John Deere), the manufacturers stop making parts for the mowers after 7 to 10 years. 3 of my neighbors have recently found this out and had to buy new tractors. All 3 had transmission issues. My other neighbor had this happen with his Husquvarna (sp?) too but he is a whiz at mechanical stuff. He custom fit a newer tranny on his 13 year old tractor.
I was planning on custom making a tow bar for it. Costs a little bit more but my landscaper has one like this and he was able to mow the lawn in a little over an hour. My kind of mower!!!
FWIW...
Tom
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eXmark if you have acreage to mow. We have them at work and they can handle everything.
When you use commercial equipment at work you can’t go cheap at home.
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Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |
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NO doubt! usually it too me over an hour to mow the front and back - sometimes more in the late summer when grass is growing like mad
yesterday i ran through both in 20 mins
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