[M-technik-3]

Who has the issue of what they mow with. I currently have two late model John Deere 318's and I use a 316 For utility purposes aka tilling the garden and plowing.

I have wanted a 332 for an all around tractor with at a 44 loader but I am not willing to sell my grand daughter for one.

Recently I picked up this 322 witch is the petrol version of the Diesel engine from Yanmar. hoping I made right decision to sell off my twin Onan's

[2000cs]

My yard is steep in places (about an acre) and farm-like, not suburban nor golf course. The mower that is safe and capable is about $10k. Plus fuel and maintenance. So I pay a guy to mow; costs about $2k/year and I don’t have to do it.

I look at the new robot mowers every year but they’re not up to my yard yet; I’d need two mowers because of fencing. And those aren’t inexpensive.

[M-technik-3]

Originally Posted by 2000cs

My yard is steep in places (about an acre) and farm-like, not suburban nor golf course. The mower that is safe and capable is about $10k. Plus fuel and maintenance. So I pay a guy to mow; costs about $2k/year and I don’t have to do it.

I look at the new robot mowers every year but they’re not up to my yard yet; I’d need two mowers because of fencing. And those aren’t inexpensive.

I had lawn service when I had this house as a rental and they did the driveway in the winter. Rather do it myself so now that I reside back in the house I do.

[MassWholeBimmer]

It's not what you mow with, its how high u mow... My deck never is lower than 4 ". If you only do one thing for your lawn.. mow high... length that is.. although I've mowed "high" both ways. P S. I mow with a john deere X350.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by MassWholeBimmer

It's not what you mow with, its how high u mow... My deck never is lower than 4 ". If you only do one thing for your lawn.. mow high... length that is.. although I've mowed "high" both ways. P S. I mow with a john deere X350.

I like my lawn tall as well. Gardener does the job for me.

[M-technik-3]

I like a lush grass as well it promotes less water usage and resistant to heat and drought.

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by MassWholeBimmer

It's not what you mow with, its how high u mow... My deck never is lower than 4 ". If you only do one thing for your lawn.. mow high... length that is.. although I've mowed "high" both ways. P S. I mow with a john deere X350.

X354 here. Max deck height is 4". This time of year, as well as in the spring, half to two-thirds of the back grows insanely fast even without fertilizer. If I didn't mow below 4", I'd have to mow every other day to keep up vs every third day that I do now. Even still, I get some clumping.

[vreihen16]

Our yard grows large rocks that destroy mowers, so we just go with the cheapest/free lawn tractor on Craigslist, fix it up, and run it until it breaks. Got a few years out of two old Montgomery Wards tractors (both free) before they were destroyed, and are now into year two of a Troy Bilt POS that already has a broken deck mount from a rock strike.....

[CLBSDA]

Wish I could get my yard to grow decent grass lol…

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by CLBSDA

Wish I could get my yard to grow decent grass lol…

Wish that our town would permit us to concrete the entire yard and paint it green.....

[MassWholeBimmer]

Originally Posted by bosstones

X354 here. Max deck height is 4". This time of year, as well as in the spring, half to two-thirds of the back grows insanely fast even without fertilizer. If I didn't mow below 4", I'd have to mow every other day to keep up vs every third day that I do now. Even still, I get some clumping.

Same.. 4" max as well. Wish it would go a bit higher. In the spring, I mow every 5 or so days. If one goes by the "Never cut more than 1.5" at a time"... I'd be mowing every other day... That ain't happening...