[AT] ZTR's laughing

[Chuck Saunders]

That would be 12.375 mph to mow a 9 acre strip 6 feet wide. Either they 
don't have a lawn like mine or their kidneys take alot more abuse than 
mine.
It would be hard to hold on to the shimstock
Chuck Saunders
KC MO

Mark Greer wrote:

>Dixie Chopper makes a 72" ZTR that will mow almost 9 acres per hour and will
>maneuver around obstacles much faster and easier than any gang mower. Mowing
>technology has moved forward by leaps and bounds in the past 10 years.
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>From: <DAVIESW739 at aol.com>
>To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 12:59 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] ZTR's laughing
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>>If I was mowing 5 acres I sure wouldn't be  looking at 42" deck mower I'd
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>be
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>>looking a gang mower with at least a 10 ft.  spread. Most gang mowers will
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>mow
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>>with the out riggers folded up so you can get  though narrow places then
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>drop
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>>then down and mow a wide swath.
>>I worked on  the big gang mowers at Fort Ord, they were used on the parade
>>grounds and the  golf course Big reel type mowers that cut the grass
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>perfect no
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>>matter what the  terrain was like. And the whole thing folded up for
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>travel, I
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>>know the cost will  scare you half to death but for large areas they can't
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>be
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>>beat.  Of course  I'm retired an who cares how long it takes to mow the
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>lawn
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>>so I have a 42"   Craftsman lawn tractor with a 19 HP twin Briggs. Hey
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>cost a
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>>lot less than the  same JD an I haven't seen any difference in them.
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>>Walt Davies
>>Cooper  Hollow Farm
>>Monmouth, OR 97361
>>503 623-0460
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