[AT] ZTR's laughing

[Ralph Goff]

Way too fast for my lawn too. I usually run in 3 rd gear on my 5 speed John
Deere 111. At a guess I'd say its in the 3 mph range. Plenty fast enough for
me. Whats the hurry?

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Saunders <csaunders at bluevalleyk12.org>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] ZTR's laughing


> 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.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>If I was mowing 5 acres I sure wouldn't be  looking at 42" deck mower
I'd
> >>
> >>
> >be
> >
> >
> >>looking a gang mower with at least a 10 ft.  spread. Most gang mowers
will
> >>
> >>
> >mow
> >
> >
> >>with the out riggers folded up so you can get  though narrow places then
> >>
> >>
> >drop
> >
> >
> >>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
> >>
> >>
> >perfect no
> >
> >
> >>matter what the  terrain was like. And the whole thing folded up for
> >>
> >>
> >travel, I
> >
> >
> >>know the cost will  scare you half to death but for large areas they
can't
> >>
> >>
> >be
> >
> >
> >>beat.  Of course  I'm retired an who cares how long it takes to mow the
> >>
> >>
> >lawn
> >
> >
> >>so I have a 42"   Craftsman lawn tractor with a 19 HP twin Briggs. Hey
> >>
> >>
> >cost a
> >
> >
> >>lot less than the  same JD an I haven't seen any difference in them.
> >>
> >>Walt Davies
> >>Cooper  Hollow Farm
> >>Monmouth, OR 97361
> >>503 623-0460
> >>
> >>
> >
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