Hi all, I'm after some advice on changing my mower. I'm based in the UK but this forum seems the most active hence why i'm posting the question on here.
I currently have a Stiga Ride on with a 36" mulching deck and we use this to cut around 1 acre. The area we are cutting is soon going to be double if not a little more and i'm looking to change mowers.
The two main problems i have is when i can cut the grass with the Stiga being a mulcher the grass has to be dry and in UK that’s not to easy, its not uncommon I have to wait a week or so before i can cut at which point the grass is really long again. If we cut the grass when its even a little wet we end up spending an hour or so cleaning the deck which leads me on to the second issue, maintenance. To clean the deck on the Stiga i have to hoist the mower up, crawl underneath and scrape it out which is a real pain and I need quite a bit of room to do so.
So what i'm looking for is a mower that will cut damp or even wet grass so i can cut when i have time rather than being dictated to by the weather. I wouldn’t be cutting in the rain, more often than not the grass is at least damp ori would cut the day after its rained.
In addition to this i need something that is easy to maintain, ideally just clean out with a hose pipe rather than having to lift ./ hoist the mower up to get underneath the deck.
I have been looking at two options, either a zero turn mower but cant really see this helping much with the maintenance issue or a cylinder based commercial park / greens mower. I can pick either one up in the UK for circa 4 - 5k which i'm willing to spend. The park mower seems a bit of a beats but from the looks of things meets both criteria.
Anyone with experience of either type of mower or suggestions on what would be best and willing to share that knowledge would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks
I currently have a Stiga Ride on with a 36" mulching deck and we use this to cut around 1 acre. The area we are cutting is soon going to be double if not a little more and i'm looking to change mowers.
The two main problems i have is when i can cut the grass with the Stiga being a mulcher the grass has to be dry and in UK that’s not to easy, its not uncommon I have to wait a week or so before i can cut at which point the grass is really long again. If we cut the grass when its even a little wet we end up spending an hour or so cleaning the deck which leads me on to the second issue, maintenance. To clean the deck on the Stiga i have to hoist the mower up, crawl underneath and scrape it out which is a real pain and I need quite a bit of room to do so.
So what i'm looking for is a mower that will cut damp or even wet grass so i can cut when i have time rather than being dictated to by the weather. I wouldn’t be cutting in the rain, more often than not the grass is at least damp ori would cut the day after its rained.
In addition to this i need something that is easy to maintain, ideally just clean out with a hose pipe rather than having to lift ./ hoist the mower up to get underneath the deck.
I have been looking at two options, either a zero turn mower but cant really see this helping much with the maintenance issue or a cylinder based commercial park / greens mower. I can pick either one up in the UK for circa 4 - 5k which i'm willing to spend. The park mower seems a bit of a beats but from the looks of things meets both criteria.
Anyone with experience of either type of mower or suggestions on what would be best and willing to share that knowledge would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks