They say it is better to ask forgiveness, than to ask for permission!

[tarawa]

A few months ago my 48" Kees Kutter just went dead, coil I suppose. I really didn't worry too much considering I had the 32" Scag as a back up. I have 2.5 acres and my wife does most of if not all of the mowing. This set-up seemed ok with me until my wife had to go north due to sickness in the family. The grass, which is a combination of Bahia, St. Augustine and some sort of wild Florida grass was getting tall and the place looked a mess. I started with the yard are on Friday evening and finished it for the most part by dark. Saturday I did the east side of the pproperty, the canal easement and the swells, moving into the west side of the yard that is a full acre. I had about 1/3 of an acre to go and finished that on Sunday. Three days of my weekend all went to mowing, and believe me it still doesnt look that great. I was totally exausted and my hips, which one of them is a replacement were really aching. Mowing that tall grass with a 32" Scag and standing on a velke was brutal. I figure to get the cleanest cut I was overlapping about a foot or so, so I wasn't covering much ground.
To the point....I have a 36" Wright Stander being delivered tonight. It has to be better than the Scag and be easier to manage in the tight spots than the 48" KeesKutter. I just don't know how I am going to break the news to the wife. I guess I will tell her that I bought it for her.
By the way, my hat is off to anyone that does this for a living.

[ElephantNest]

I once borrowed a friend's Stander, 36" I think, and OMG would that thing cut some tall grass!

[cphillips0053]

Why didn't you buy a 60" - 72" ztr?

[tarawa]

Why didn't you buy a 60" - 72" ztr?
As much as I would like a 60" ZTR, I would still be cutting between the trees and in the swell with a small mower. I have lots of obstacles and limited storage space. I got what I think is a decent deal and financing. The monthly payment is the price of one visit (mow and trim 2.5 acres) by my old lawn service and in the summer that could be 4 times a month. So it should pay for itself in a year or so. And I always wanted a Wright.

[mowerbrad]

I would have got at least a 48", that would take forever to cut 2.5 acres with a 36". But you should be happy with the wright.

[tarawa]

I would have got at least a 48", that would take forever to cut 2.5 acres with a 36". But you should be happy with the wright.

Actually I (or should say my wife) have been mowing the 2.5 acres with that 32" Scag for several months. It is a bit slow. I find that the 48 is great on the straight aways but slows way down betweenn the trees and fences.
The Wright was delivered last night and demonstrated. It will take a day or so to get used to a hydro, but the cut and speed are vastly superior to the walk behinds....of course it is new.
I changed the plug on the Kees and it started right up. I never had a plug on a mower just die. With the Florida humidity, it always has been the coils in the past. A 2 dollar fix. The walk behind mowers are heading for Craigslist.

[AnthonyS]

I just don't know how I am going to break the news to the wife.

That's how I bought my motorcycle. My 6yr old wasn't feeling well, so I stayed home from work with him. We went a bought a motorcycle at lunch.

I slept on the couch for a week or so, but then she bought me new riding boots, so I figured it was all good. That was two years ago, and I'm still married.

[tarawa]

That's how I bought my motorcycle. My 6yr old wasn't feeling well, so I stayed home from work with him. We went a bought a motorcycle at lunch.

I slept on the couch for a week or so, but then she bought me new riding boots, so I figured it was all good. That was two years ago, and I'm still married.


My wife needs a new pair of riding boots! I will have to wait untill things settle, because one never knows where them riding boots will end up!

[cgaengineer]

Congratws on your purchase.

Wow! 2.5 acreas on a 36 must be brutal...I do two acres on my 40" Toro Hydro and it takes me 2 hours just to mow and its wide open...a bit rough, but I can go at about 90% speed most of the time. Whats the ground speed of that 36" Wright?

[tarawa]

Congratws on your purchase.

Wow! 2.5 acreas on a 36 must be brutal...I do two acres on my 40" Toro Hydro and it takes me 2 hours just to mow and its wide open...a bit rough, but I can go at about 90% speed most of the time. Whats the ground speed of that 36" Wright?


I am not sure of the actual cutting speed. I don't know how long it takes, because I havent really used the Wright yet. I just had it enough time to take out a section of my horse fence. I am still getting used to right hand turns left and left hand turns right! I have been cutting the 2.5 acres with a 32" Scag and 2 hours would be a dream...It is more like two days for me.

[RickL1700]

How did you like your 48" Kutter? I just got one for my small business mostly for steep hills and such. I have a zero turn for most stuff but the deal i got on the Kee's was too good to pass on. Plus my rider is only a 42" and the walk behind is a 48" So please let me know how you liked it and such. Thanks Hope she wasnt too mad lol

[tarawa]

The Kees Kutter worked extremely well. The engine was a little tired and would backlash once in a while when starting and want to yank my arm off. It mowed great though and was practically bullet proof. I still prefer a hydro to the manual breaking system. I have owned a 48" Lesco, 48" Kees and a 32" Scag, prior to my 36" Wright. Before the commercial mowers I mowed with an 18 hp Honda rider with a 54" cut. Mowed beautiful, but had many mechanical and electrical problems which were never totally fixed.