I'm hoping to get some feedback from more experienced people (which is probably all of you).
I have an old Kubota ZG327 (yes, gas) zero turn that has been serving me well for about 10 years (bought it used, and it was old then).
It works, and does okay, but I think it's underpowered for me needs and I'm sure I don't have it tweaked well. I often need to go over an area a few times.
I'm in Sullivan County, NY and have 5 different locations to mow, totaling about 16-18 acres. Not golf course or high end lawns but trying to make everything as nice as possible. Some of the land has hills, and some can be quite bumpy (and my back does not appreciate that). Takes 2 full days (maybe 2.5) to get everything mowed.
I also have a 100hp M-series Kubota with Ag tires.
I was thinking about getting a new zero turn, but availability is scarce and price is high.
Then I though maybe I should get a PTO driven finish mower. EA has an 84" that looks nice. I have a suspicion that anything wider (96" for example) would not work so well because the ground is so often not flat.
My thinking is I could do that the straight runs with the Kubota-finish combination and the areas that require more maneuverability with the zero turn.
Does this make sense? Would is save my back? Would it do a good job?
Thanks very much.
I have an old Kubota ZG327 (yes, gas) zero turn that has been serving me well for about 10 years (bought it used, and it was old then).
It works, and does okay, but I think it's underpowered for me needs and I'm sure I don't have it tweaked well. I often need to go over an area a few times.
I'm in Sullivan County, NY and have 5 different locations to mow, totaling about 16-18 acres. Not golf course or high end lawns but trying to make everything as nice as possible. Some of the land has hills, and some can be quite bumpy (and my back does not appreciate that). Takes 2 full days (maybe 2.5) to get everything mowed.
I also have a 100hp M-series Kubota with Ag tires.
I was thinking about getting a new zero turn, but availability is scarce and price is high.
Then I though maybe I should get a PTO driven finish mower. EA has an 84" that looks nice. I have a suspicion that anything wider (96" for example) would not work so well because the ground is so often not flat.
My thinking is I could do that the straight runs with the Kubota-finish combination and the areas that require more maneuverability with the zero turn.
Does this make sense? Would is save my back? Would it do a good job?
Thanks very much.