Used commercial mower advice

britincali · Post by **britincali** » May 8th, 2011, 7:24 pm

My dad needs a new mower, hes got 12 acres that hes gotta keep tidy and hes going through mowers roughly every 3 years.

It need to be a decent sized commercial jobbie with a minimum 48" cut and preferably diesel.

He wants to be under 5k and something that will last awhile, it also needs to bag.

At the moment hes got a twin cyl john deer 48" that has been a complete pile of shit since the day he got it, the $900 home ride on is being used more 'cos the deer is constantly at the dealership.

I dont know shit about mowers and need some help....

NightBiker07 · Post by **NightBiker07** » May 8th, 2011, 8:36 pm

ExMark or GrassHopper make GOOD stuff. All of the commercial guys around here use either of those, and they are tough equipment. And employees beat the shit out of that kind of equipment

Tharrell · Post by **Tharrell** » May 9th, 2011, 2:03 am

I'm a lawn guy and I use Bob Cat, have 3 of them.
Get a 61 and a hopper for the back called a Peco.
Surely he's only gonna bag the area nearest the home, that's a lot of grass to bag.
Also, Cub Cadet Commercial is good. I have 2 of those.
I also have Scags.
You don't really need a diesel, small engine technology has come a long way.
Even Briggs has some great engines now.
I use Kawasaki and Kohler engines on all of my mowers.
It all depends on what is sold in your area.
Most commercial mowers are on a level playing field, except JD.
You'll pay thru the nose for anything with JD on it.
www.lawnsite.com

britincali · Post by **britincali** » May 9th, 2011, 6:39 am

He has to bag as its all a campsite with hookups, kids playing on wet grass clippings aint good.

He wants a diesel just for the cost of running it.

The nearest dealer to his is john deere but like I said before the one he has sucks.

Tharrell · Post by **Tharrell** » May 9th, 2011, 2:17 pm

Kubota diesel with a Peco on the back.
The reason I said Kubota, they have a lot of experience with Diesels whereas
a mower shop is a bit iffy unless it's a bigtime shop.
Or, if you can swallow all the shit JD dishes out go JD.
I just don't like JD.
Any mower with a diesel is gonna cost though.
Count on 10k minimum, 15k or better is more like it.
The Peco is gonna cost $2500.

britincali · Post by **britincali** » May 9th, 2011, 2:26 pm

FUkIN AYE!

Ok I guess im stickin with gas

Any reputable places that sell used or reconed ones?

Post by **AlisoBob** » May 9th, 2011, 2:38 pm

Your gonna ship a riding mower from here to the UK?

12 acres is more than half a million sq. feet. ( 522k sq. ft.)

At 48" wide, thats 21 MILES of mowing.

I'd get something like this...

britincali · Post by **britincali** » May 9th, 2011, 3:46 pm

AlisoBob wrote:Your gonna ship a riding mower from here to the UK?

Yup when I move im getting a 40ft container

And his campsite is fukin huge, he's got 10amp + sewage hookups for 50 trailers and 6amp hookups for 20, plus a whole field just for tents

During the summer hes mowing for at least 3 solid days a week.

http://llwyn-ffynnon.co.uk/index.html

Tharrell · Post by **Tharrell** » May 9th, 2011, 5:32 pm

You'll wear a gas mower out in a year with that kind of mowing.
Well, maybe 2 years.
If your dad is in Britain, look into a Ransomes.

http://www.jacobsen.com/europe?country=100

They do have diesels particularly in Britain.
Sounds like you need a wide area mower.
How about a herd of goats?

or, uh, sheep?

16.5 acres per hour.

Post by **MojoScojo** » May 9th, 2011, 7:48 pm

britincali wrote:Yup when I move...

Um...what now?

britincali · Post by **britincali** » May 9th, 2011, 9:00 pm

Hopefully by december im gonna be going home

iggys-amsoil · Post by **iggys-amsoil** » May 9th, 2011, 10:51 pm

Brit can't have sheep

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » May 10th, 2011, 7:19 am

Fixed it for you:

iggys-amsoil wrote:Brit can't have one sheep

You're right. He'll have a whole herd!

Sayonara Rosy Palm! Cheerio wooly flock!

Mik329 · Post by **Mik329** » May 10th, 2011, 6:04 pm

I used to run one of these flail mowers on the back of a JD. Available in lots of sizes and made in the UK. www.bomford-turner.com

britincali · Post by **britincali** » May 10th, 2011, 6:34 pm

The flails do a really rough cut tho, it has to be semi fairway ish...

Post by **AlisoBob** » May 10th, 2011, 7:23 pm

britincali wrote:The flails do a really rough cut tho, it has to be semi fairway ish...

Tharrell · Post by **Tharrell** » May 10th, 2011, 8:37 pm

I love cameltoe.

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Used commercial mower advice

Used commercial mower advice