nurktwin 2,143 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 Do you have a riding lawn mower? If so, what make and model and would you recommend it to others? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildflowerNJ 136 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 We did....and I guess they are good for big expanses but it was hard to go around all the flower beds and ponds and trees here on our 1 and a half acre property. We use hand mowers.....Sears. It keeps my "girlish" figure in check Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCAHNM 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 No we don't. Either a push-mower or the tractor with a mower on it. My dad had (and probably still has) a Cub Cadet from the 70s. lol. And no, I would never recommend it. I had to operate that mower as a teenager. It was a bitch to start. It mowed pretty good I guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nurktwin 2,143 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 I posted todays question cuz I'm thinking of getting a new rider and wondered what everyone suggests. My bought my old 1 (MTD) in 1984 and it's been great. Other than adding gas and changing oil, I never did a thing to it til last year when I put in a new spark plug and front wheel bearings!! I think it cost me $700 back then, so I got my money out of it. I looked at a few online yesterday and it seems that the deal of the year is on an Ariens 46" cut, 20 HP B/S engine, automatic trans, cuts in reverse and has water clean out for the deck for $1299 at home Depot. I'll take a look at it today, but won't buy until I get the old one out and see how it's working. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SingsInFrench 262 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 Nope Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomFest 576 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 I wanted to get one when we bought this place years ago, but the area that we need to mow is just not quite large enough to justify a riding mower. And there is a fair amount of sloped area that may not even work for a riding mower. So we have a nice self-propelled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 156 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 Used to have a John Deere, which I dearly loved. But my allergies got the best of me, giving me constant sinus infections. Found out that a landscaper cost just about what I was paying for antibiotics and other drugs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudcrutch 285 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 I just have a push mower. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Softanimal 7 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 No garden here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agirl 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2012 No, I have no mower. I have a gardener that mows the lawn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieB 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2012 No, we dont have any type of lawnmower. We don't own any yard with our house. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amber 70 Report post Posted March 24, 2012 We have a 54" zero turnaround "Dixie Chopper" and a John Deere 48" tractor. We have 2.5 acres, my mother-in-law has 2.5 acres of grass to cut and we have a weekend place to mow. We got tired of spending all the summer mowing so bought the big daddy mower last year. Cut our mowing time in half. We had a Husquavara that was okay, but didn't stand up to our son as a teenager abusing it. The John Deere is about 4 years old and has been fine. I had a Snapper Mower that was okay for about 5 years, then we started replacing parts every year. My father-in-law used to have an old "Roper" lawn tractor. He used it for 30+ years. After he passed away, my husband gave it to a nephew since it was so loud and rough he felt the shake for a day after he finished mowing. The old folks did not believe in replacing something that would still crank, lol! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
