At 02:14 PM 3/12/2004 -0500, Mark Andy wrote:
>Ok, the land where my shop will be currently has grass on it that needs to
>be mowed... :-)
I did quite a bit of research last year before buying my wife a riding
mower. Everyone I talked to and everything I read on the Web told me to
stay away from the mass marketed models sold at Sears, Home Depot, Lowes,
etc, ESPECIALLY the manual transmission models, which are a nightmare of
belts, pulleys, etc. After a lot of looking I settled on a Kubota
hydrostatic model. What finally sold me on it (and convinced me to spend
the extra bucks) was the one at work. I was the maintenance manager at a
seaport/marina, and we have a LOT of landscaping to take care of. Most of
the work is done by summer help, high school and college students. One of
the riding mowers we have is a 10 year old Kubota hydro, the direct
ancestor of my mower. I talked to the vehicle mechanic, and he said he had
zero problems with it. If the kids can't tear it up, I doubt if my wife can.
Besides, the 30 hp diesel New Holland with the bush hog tore the grass up
too much.
Dave C
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