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I saw a man mowing his lawn standing up. There was no seat to his mower - he just stood on the mowing platform and held onto handlebars to steer it. I almost crashed my car for watching him! :laughing:

Has anyone ever tried such a thing? Is it as fun as it looks? It looked like it might be a zero-turn type mower, based on what I saw as I drove past. Do you know who makes it? Or what it costs?

AndyMan said:

I saw a man mowing his lawn standing up. There was no seat to his mower - he just stood on the mowing platform and held onto handlebars to steer it. I almost crashed my car for watching him! :laughing:

Has anyone ever tried such a thing? Is it as fun as it looks? It looked like it might be a zero-turn type mower, based on what I saw as I drove past. Do you know who makes it? Or what it costs?

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You may have just seen your first sulky. Google mower sulky. Some for standing and some for sitting.:biggrin:

The commercial mower line is full of that type. There are several manufacturers...
Very fast, long lived (thousands of hard working hours)...
They are almost always ZTR hydraulic wheel motor driven and you are right FUN to operate... :smile:KennyV

as kenny said they are well built units that a lot of commerical co. use.All that I've seen are ZTRs.Those with bad backs ,knees etc. might benifit by using one of them. russ

Sounds like fun standing up.........beats running after the machine like I do.....though I should be walking..........but I am in a hurry so why not run...........more money:laughing:

I'm trying to visualize what you just described until I just had to Google "standing lawn mower."

Was this what you saw?



Interesting, indeed. It's my first time to see it.

P.S. I Googled "mower sulky" too but I didn't get a clear picture.

adan said:

I'm trying to visualize what you just described until I just had to Google "standing lawn mower."

Was this what you saw?



P.S. I Googled "mower sulky" too but I didn't get a clear picture.

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Ha ha ha ... Funny adaptation of a segway...

Like with almost anything you can imagine, Look on ebay you will see a bunch for sale...
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:smile:KennyV

That is so strange. I can't imagine how that would be very comfortable. I prefer to sit, because I feel like I can get more done while sitting.. I just have more control.

Haha, I love your choice of words but who in this case is the one standing?....lol! It would be tiresome mowing a large lawn so if anyone hasn't yet invented one in which you can switch standing and sitting positions, then I am on my way there. :biggrin:

google eXmark and you'll see what they make. russ

Strange as it may look, there's got to be a special reason why the operator is standing. I'm trying to think what that can be. Better view of the whole field being mowed? You can still achieve that by standing up on a ride-on mower. Additional weight on the mower perhaps? Would mowers need that?

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Anyhow, I took a look at eXmark. What they offer are ride-on mowers that look light.

Just one question: what does "zero-turn" mean?

adan said:

Strange as it may look, there's got to be a special reason why the operator is standing. I'm trying to think what that can be. Better view of the whole field being mowed? You can still achieve that by standing up on a ride-on mower. Additional weight on the mower perhaps? Would mowers need that?

:confused2:

Anyhow, I took a look at eXmark. What they offer are ride-on mowers that look light.

Just one question: what does "zero-turn" mean?

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"Zero turn" is a shortened version of the term "Zero Turning radius". This should be self-explanitory, but just in case.... it describes the mower's ability to turn in a radius no wider than the mower, or one of the rear wheels is stationary when turning.
The rear wheels not only drive the mower but they steer it as well, although they don't turn. The front wheels have no steering linkage, they just float and support the front of the mower.
These mower can mow very quickly and are used in most comercial applications. If you are in the lawn care business (a lot of americans prefer to pay someone else to cut the grass) you can be competative with the standard lawn tractor. A large fast Z.T. can cut 8-9 acres an hour in perfect conditions.

I found a picture of one type of standing mower. It's not quite what I saw, but close. It looks like fun if nothing else. Given the chance, I would definitely give one a try.

I would also want to give this mower a try but at the back of my mind lingers the thought that I would easily get tired.

Innovations come with reasons so there should be a motivation behind this design.

My two main mowers are a 52 and 36' Exmark walk behind. Most yards around here are just too small to justify a larger Exmark ZTR. 1200lbs vs 500lbs of mower on the grass. However, with the larger yards the sulky can double your speed on them, instead of running behind the mower in 5th gear.:smile:

touree said:

Innovations come with reasons so there should be a motivation behind this design.

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The stand on mowers are typically a bit cheaper than a their riding counterparts. You are also in a much better position to see what is DIRECTLY in front of the mower. They also have a smaller footprint on a trailer so take up less space. I personally dont really like them myself, but several other guys around here use them.

Good untill you stop suddenly........wow you could do serious damage to your body!