Just bought a house on six acres. Now what mower to get?

[DSepe]

Thanks. I'll look into it. Found a World Lawn Cobra here for $6250. Never heard of them. Thoughts?

World Lawn is a Chinese company that bought Encore mowers. Encore always made good mowers just had bad dealer network. They got bought out recently so they are now producing mowers under the World Lawn name but are still American made in Nebraska I believe. Encore is still producing mowers under the name Encore but is a division of World Lawn.

 

[djdicetn]

Thanks. I'll look into it.

Found a World Lawn Cobra here for $6250. Never heard of them. Thoughts?

Heard of them...but have never run across any first-hand reviews by owners so unknown quality/durability even though the specs on their website look good. I would try to find some owners to get feedback from before investing in one.

 

[Shughes717]

Thanks. I'll look into it.

Found a World Lawn Cobra here for $6250. Never heard of them. Thoughts?

First time I have ever heard of them, but I just looked on their site. Fx series Kawi engine is top of the line. Hydro gear pumps and Parker wheel motors up to 10 mph also good. The deck is 7 ga. With a 10 yr warranty Which is great. Don't know how good the quality of the cut is personally but the machine looks solid to me. Definitely commercial grade.

 

[DSepe]

Djdicetn/ Shughes have you guys seen Encore mowers by chance? Same guys making World Lawn mowers...OP I would message user Ric because he promoted them in someones thread recently.

 

[djdicetn]

Djdicetn/ Shughes have you guys seen Encore mowers by chance? Same guys making World Lawn mowers...OP I would message user Ric because he promoted them in someones thread recently.

If my memory serves me right(that's questionable:0) user Ric was pointing out the quality/price of the WorldLawn stander(Venom series) compared to his Toro stander. I do seem to recall, though, that his research indicated that WorldLawn mowers were good bang for the buck. Maybe he'll chime in and edify us.

 

[Shughes717]

Djdicetn/ Shughes have you guys seen Encore mowers by chance? Same guys making World Lawn mowers...OP I would message user Ric because he promoted them in someones thread recently.

I have no experience with encore mowers. I'm impressed by what what you could get in the world lawn series for the price though.

 

[djdicetn]

Link please. Your saying Encore doesn't make frame and deck anymore? I'm skeptical without proof. Preferably without your 'Murica chest pounding. You own plenty of Chinese junk like everyone else.

I'm all about supporting U.S. manufacturers, but when the Japanese(Kawasaki) can produce so much better quality of a product I have to digress to trying to get the best my money will buy(like most everyone else:0)

 

[rprice54]

I'm all about supporting U.S. manufacturers, but when the Japanese(Kawasaki) can produce so much better quality of a product I have to digress to trying to get the best my money will buy(like most everyone else:0)

Ahhhh the digression...

Looks like a Tiger Cat is in the works. I keep hearing that I'd like the Kawasaki over the JD Kohler.

Turns out I have some connections with the Scag dealer. Hopefully I can get a little better pricing.

 

[Shughes717]

Ahhhh the digression...

Looks like a Tiger Cat is in the works. I keep hearing that I'd like the Kawasaki over the JD Kohler.

Turns out I have some connections with the Scag dealer. Hopefully I can get a little better pricing.

The tiger cat is a very good mower. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.

 

[rprice54]

Bought the Tiger Cat today. Came home and put it through it's paces. Besides a first awkward 20 min or so I finally got the hang of the Zero turn and quit running into stuff. That thing just flies, probably too fast for the bumpy terrain I'm on. Cut 6 acres in under 3 hours. I'm sure it will get a little better once I get over the learning curve. Cut some real tall/thick stuff too with ease. Glad I went full on commercial. It's a rough bumpy yard, I need all the overbuilt-ness I can get. Also glad I got this one with the springy seat as opposed to the base model JD, I underestimated how much I would appreciate that seat.