Is Ventrac tough enough?

[woodlandfarms]

OK, that hill looks just like one of my smaller ones. You are lucky you have a lake at the bottom, mine just gets steeper. I bet the kids love to toboggan on that bad boy. Looks like a fun ride.

Can you go sideways with the Ventrac on that btw?

 

[American Bulldog]

OK, that hill looks just like one of my smaller ones. You are lucky you have a lake at the bottom, mine just gets steeper. I bet the kids love to toboggan on that bad boy. Looks like a fun ride.

Can you go sideways with the Ventrac on that btw?

Sideways is actually a bit easier. Articulated machines don't turn around as easy as a zero turn, so that is why I usually mow it long ways. It takes all 31 horses of the VT to push that 84" mower up the hill, cutting long grass. The PT1460 w/ wide tires and the 90" mower can get up the hill (barely), but the tires tend to slip, and they rip the lawn up pretty bad.

Before I had the VT, I tried to mow it with my John Deere zero turn. Talk about a toboggan ride... lol

 

[JohnnyDB]

Before I had the VT, I tried to mow it with my John Deere zero turn. Talk about a toboggan ride... lol

Build a little ski lift or drive people up with the VT and you got yourself a great hill for sledding, skiing, snowboarding and tubing :thumbsup: Beautiful home btw


Oh even better idea! Build the snow up to that 'dinosaur egg' as MossRoad put it and make a ramp :laughing:

 

[American Bulldog]

Nice mowing AB! First time of the year? That is some impressive striping :thumbsup:

Thanks!!!

Here is a view of the other side of the pond, from the porch. This side was the second mow of the year, as the grass is much more established here. The Ventrac does nice striping, as it has a full width steel roller on the back of the mower. This was mowed on Saturday, and the striping still looks good. Bad thing with the striping is that you have to mow back and forth, or else it looks like crap. Takes a little longer, as you have to turn around after each pass. No Zamboni patterns....

 

[MossRoad]

You do any ice fishing in that pond? It looks great. :thumbsup:

 

[American Bulldog]

You do any ice fishing in that pond? It looks great. :thumbsup:

Yeah lots of fish in there. Run popups with shiners for Pickerel, or jig for Crappies. Thanks Moss. In another week or so I will be jumping in for a swim.

 

[cqaigy2]

Yeah lots of fish in there. Run popups with shiners for Pickerel, or jig for Crappies. Thanks Moss. In another week or so I will be jumping in for a swim.

Yum Crappie dipped in Krusties then bacon fat.

 

[Clumber]

New Ventrac Forum on TBN:

Ventrac - TractorByNet.com

 

[JohnnyDB]

Yum Crappie dipped in Krusties then bacon fat.

You sound like a health nut :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

You sound like a health nut :laughing:

He forgot beer and coleslaw. :licking:

 

[deereman75]

Those ventracs look like nice machines. (I would love one but I have no use for one, and since I am 14 I cant afford it)

 

[LoveTheSmellofDiesel]

AB, beautiful views and nice striping!

 

[SpringHollow]

Okay, I just have to ask: What is it with the striping that gets everyone excited (and I see that lots of people do)? I actually prefer seeing just a nice expanse of grass without it looking like someone just mowed it.

Ken

 

[American Bulldog]

Okay, I just have to ask: What is it with the striping that gets everyone excited (and I see that lots of people do)? I actually prefer seeing just a nice expanse of grass without it looking like someone just mowed it.

Ken

I hear you. I said before that the striping actually adds time to the job, because you have to do it carefully or else it looks bad. It only lasts for a few days. The remarkable thing about the the VT contour mower is not the striping, but rather the way it can handle difficult terrain without scalping or leaving high spots.

 

[MossRoad]

Okay, I just have to ask: What is it with the striping that gets everyone excited (and I see that lots of people do)? I actually prefer seeing just a nice expanse of grass without it looking like someone just mowed it.

Ken

A striped lawn is beautiful in the right setting. So is an un-mowed field. Both have their place.

We had an old Simplicity lawn mower with full width rollers on the back that left a beautiful pattern on the lawn. I would mow it a different direction every time and sometimes would start in the center and work my way out in circles, ovals, squares or rectangles. The spiral out from the center was my favorite and got the most compliments.

Now, I do not usually have the time to do those intricate patterns and the PT does not do them well. But once in a while I'll tow our Brinley lawn sweeper behind me to get a nice striped effect. :thumbsup:

 

[Large Bear 13]

The Steiner costs less will not have as much HP but will mow, blow, scoop. check it out at Steiner Tractors and Attachments

 

[MossRoad]

The Steiner costs less will not have as much HP but will mow, blow, scoop. check it out at Steiner Tractors and Attachments

I like their ad

"Quick hitch. Change attachments in minutes" :laughing:

Power-Trac
Change attachments in 15 seconds!
http://mossroad.com/PT425Videos/PT425_15S01.WMV

 

[muddstopper]

The Steiner costs less will not have as much HP but will mow, blow, scoop. check it out at Steiner Tractors and Attachments

I own both, the Steiner and the Ventrac. The Steiner isnt worth a pimple on a Ventracs butt. I bought both machines new and have to say the Steiner was the worse purchase I ever made.

 

[Clumber]

I like their ad

"Quick hitch. Change attachments in minutes" :laughing:

Power-Trac
Change attachments in 15 seconds!
http://mossroad.com/PT425Videos/PT425_15S01.WMV

The power trac attachment plate system is the easiest and quickest as long as your attachment does not require hydraulic power via the quick disconnect hoses-- then you have to turn off the tractor and dismount... I have found the belt driven PTO on the Ventrac much easier to deal with. However, some of the Ventrac attachments also use hydraulic connections as well. So for most attachments that I use I think Ventrac has a slight edge. I chose to buy a power trac for other reasons including the cost factor.

 

[Large Bear 13]

I own both, the Steiner and the Ventrac. The Steiner isnt worth a pimple on a Ventracs butt. I bought both machines new and have to say the Steiner was the worse purchase I ever made.

Why do you say that? What is it about the Steiner you don't like? Is it Horsepower, size, the operations?