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zero turn mower recommendations

If he doesn't mind standing while he mows a walk-behind with velky(a pull behind cart you stand on) will make his yard look awesome and will last forever!
 
I have a Grasshopper with a front deck and used it for several years but I've gone back to a John Deere garden tractor with a 54" deck, power steering, hydro static transmission and on board hydraulics. The garden tractor is much more enjoyable to drive plus a zero turn has only one purpose, to mow grass. A garden tractor can mow grass, blow snow, till a garden, pull a trailer. Myself, I feel the zero turn mowers are more of a fad however if I had a lot of stuff to mow around, or was mowing a cemetery I would want a zero turn but for home, I'll take a good garden tractor any day.
 
I agree, ZTR's are nice but walk behinds are still very effective machines. Especially a belt drive can be had relatively inexpensively and last a homeowner a lifetime. They can also be more turf friendly due to lighter weight. Modern commercial mowers are getting so heavy I see rutting everywhere these days.
 
Tell him not to get a residential model. Unless he gets it very cheap and expects to work on it and it not last. Also it’s hard to find parts for a lot of less common brands or even less common versions of common mowers.


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I have a 48" gravely. I know approx 1.5 acres. I'd stay away from the ones at lowes or home depot. Look for one with a welded deck, makes sure you have filters on the pumps. Light commercial grade are a little heavier duty the the residential models. They arent the greatest on hills or steep banks. Deflating the rear tires just a few psi helps alot.
 
b73 said:
Tell him not to get a residential model. Unless he gets it very cheap and expects to work on it and it not last. Also it’s hard to find parts for a lot of less common brands or even less common versions of common mowers.


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The problem here is he does not want to spend enough to get anything but a residential model because when you go commercial they start at around $4000!
 
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