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Lost Pine
03-13-2006, 11:25 AM
I currently use a Home Depot, John Deere 16 hp 42in rider. I don't have any complaints , but it's 5 years old and I was looking for something else.? I wouldn't mind a Zero turning radius.

Please give me your suggestions....:cool2:
Signature Landscaping1
03-13-2006, 12:59 PM
48'' Lesco ztwo, or 48'' Scag Tiger Cub
http://www.lesco.com/ProdCatalog/ProdCatalogNav.aspx?ProdGroupID=31&SKUGroupID=84
Tomuchmowing4me
03-13-2006, 01:41 PM
Please clue me in. What is 20,000 sq feet equal to in acres. Never heard of anyone listing grass in sq feet before. :hammerhead:
Splicer
03-13-2006, 01:48 PM
About 1/2 acre...
Lost Pine
03-13-2006, 02:11 PM
Please clue me in. What is 20,000 sq feet equal to in acres. Never heard of anyone listing grass in sq feet before. :hammerhead:


That's about 1/2 acre....
lawnjockey51
03-13-2006, 02:14 PM
a half acre is 21,700 something. A full acre is 43,560
Dixie Rob
03-13-2006, 03:08 PM
It seems to me like a waste of money to buy a zero turn for 1/2 acre, unless you are planning on doing some side work with it to make it pay for itself.

I think i'd go with a good walk behind if you are looking for the same commercial quality of cut.

If you're lookin for stripes, then get a kit for your rider.
WREBELMACHINE
03-13-2006, 05:32 PM
Depends on the money you want to spend but for the money Country Clipper makes a neat little machine
extoro
03-13-2006, 07:43 PM
Depends on the money you want to spend but for the money Country Clipper makes a neat little machine

Every manufacturer makes a "neat little machine" for the person needing to mow this amount of property. A prime example of this is the Toro timecutter. Gravely also has a nice small unit on the market. It just comes down to price and service
fishinpa
03-13-2006, 08:40 PM
Not that it's really relevant, but I found something interesting to bookmark:

http://www.onlineconversion.com/area.htm
extoro
03-13-2006, 09:18 PM
Not that it's really relevant, but I found something interesting to bookmark:

http://www.onlineconversion.com/area.htm

May not be relevant, but it's a handy thing
climber
03-13-2006, 10:00 PM
I have just the mower you looking for. Its a Gravely 36" walk behind, like new too. If you interested pm and ill give you pictures and more info.
Thx Dan
wheebil
03-13-2006, 10:20 PM
Check your local dealers for left over '05's. Quite often you can purchase a brand new unit still crated at damn near dealer price. The dealer is tired of looking at it and needs to open up floor space for the current model year.
Lost Pine
03-14-2006, 08:49 AM
It seems to me like a waste of money to buy a zero turn for 1/2 acre, unless you are planning on doing some side work with it to make it pay for itself.

I think i'd go with a good walk behind if you are looking for the same commercial quality of cut.

If you're lookin for stripes, then get a kit for your rider.


Any reconmedations are where to get a kit for my Home Depot Rider...??
nmurph
03-14-2006, 08:52 AM
Hustler Mini Fasttrak....go to the Hustler forum and do a search.......factory support, quality, cut, warranty........
fishinpa
03-21-2006, 07:15 PM
I currently use a Home Depot, John Deere 16 hp 42in rider. I don't have any complaints , but it's 5 years old and I was looking for something else.? I wouldn't mind a Zero turning radius.

Please give me your suggestions....:cool2:

After "all of this": What did you decide, and/or buy?:confused:
Lost Pine
03-22-2006, 08:04 AM
After "all of this": What did you decide, and/or buy?:confused:


Not really sure yet..? Still looking around. I've had Toro which I wasn't impressed with. Now I have the HD Rider which is just ok...

As I said, I have about half an acre to do.....Still taking suggestions.....
fishinpa
03-22-2006, 11:59 AM
I just bought a Hustler Mini FasTrack 42" with a 16hp Honda.

Haven't had a chace to get inot "the thick of it" yet. But it VERY highly recomended by allot of people here.