yes

 

Next time it rains good, examine your accounts dirt density and try to get an idea of if the stander, (1,000 lbs with operator) will rut on 8” wide wheels. In my area a big rain would have me push mowing, sometimes for days afterwards on some accounts. A stander will probably be a little faster in good conditions but when you take into consideration the possibility that the turf won’t be able to bear the weight the time savings can disappear when sitting home unable to work or push mowing accounts. Quantifiable numbers are hard to nail down on things like this but I don’t want any mower that I can’t always use in reasonable conditions.

There’s a single hydro 32” out there that’s very light and way less expensive than a stander and some will argue that over the course of the year it can be just about as fast as a stander. A million times easier and cheaper to maintain than a complex mower also. I don’t remember the model, maybe someone will give the model of that little 32” so many seem to love 😉

 

There’s a single hydro 32” out there that’s very light and way less expensive than a stander and some will argue that over the course of the year it can be just about as fast as a stander. A million times easier and cheaper to maintain than a complex mower also. I don’t remember the model, maybe someone will give the model of that little 32” so many seem to love 😉

Is it the Snapper SW15 or Ferris FW15 (same mower in reality) by any chance?

 

Lol, yeah, I have one of each. I’m being facetious because I love mine so much and always shamelessly plug them. The money for a stander only to be a backyard mower is crazy to me but I don’t fool myself that it’s a walk in the park being zipped around as opposed to running a walk, especially a walk that doesn’t steer itself, although it’s got reverse, swivel casters and ~400cc. They’re so compact though, and can be found used for around $2k if price is a consideration.

 

 

It's threads like these that really make me miss mowers like the Ninja from the now defunct Better Outdoor Products. If there was ever a time for mowers like these (i.e. compact, light, rugged, commercial-quality, relatively inexpensive) now would be the time.

 

are you buying the belt drive SW or the hydro SWZ or SWZT?

 

Hydro for sure.

 

I do miss my walk behind occassionally during times like this. My small stander requires a bit of finesse when it's really wet like it is in the spring months. I'm willing to work with it though as productivity is much better and I just can't get myself to walk around anymore.....call me lazy, the customer doesn't know the difference.