hunter5567
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If you ask me, ten yards is not near enough to warrant a riding mower especially between 2 people unless you are cutting at least 2 acres per yard. My rule of thumb is to never buy equipment unless you absoulutely need to.
You will have to buy a trailer to haul it around as well unless you are within lawn mower riding distance to all of your yards. A used lawn tractor may be just the ticket for the few yards that you do and you can usually buy one without problems in that price range. I would be leary about buying a used ZTR that originally cost 2500+ for 1000 or less as it probably has major problems that will have to be fixed. Maybe you can get a mechanic to look at it first before buying.
Another option to buying new is to get it financed through Sheffield or other and you can have low monthly notes that you easily cover through the winter and then pay more on when the grass season is upon you. Also keep in mind any gates you have to go through to get to the backyard to cut and don't get anything that you can't fit through with the grass chute raised. For me it was a 42" cut mower with 44" being its widest part. Measure the gates and the mower width at its widest point.
You will have to buy a trailer to haul it around as well unless you are within lawn mower riding distance to all of your yards. A used lawn tractor may be just the ticket for the few yards that you do and you can usually buy one without problems in that price range. I would be leary about buying a used ZTR that originally cost 2500+ for 1000 or less as it probably has major problems that will have to be fixed. Maybe you can get a mechanic to look at it first before buying.
Another option to buying new is to get it financed through Sheffield or other and you can have low monthly notes that you easily cover through the winter and then pay more on when the grass season is upon you. Also keep in mind any gates you have to go through to get to the backyard to cut and don't get anything that you can't fit through with the grass chute raised. For me it was a 42" cut mower with 44" being its widest part. Measure the gates and the mower width at its widest point.