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I'm shopping for a new riding mower. I prefer the traditional 'tractor' style mowers, but might consider a ZTM.
I currently have a Husqvarna 2346XLS that's about 5 years old. It has a 23 HP Briggs and hydro-static drive with a limited-slip. It does a reasonable job, but I've never been completely satisfied with it. I mow about 1.5 acres total and one of the lots has a fairly steep incline. The mower needed belts after a little over 200 hours. I had to virtually disassemble the entire mower to change the belts... I couldn't believe the instructions, so I found a You-tube video, which showed the exact same process! So, I'm currently looking at shaft-drive mowers.
Limiting factors:
The mower has to be less than 60" wide at the widest point (there's a gate I have to drive through).
It has to be able to handle uneven terrain. Most of what I mow is smooth, but there's 1/2 acre that we cleared from underbrush.
I'd really like for it to have shaft drive.
I'd like for it to have limited-slip. It comes in handy on one really steep section.
It should be able to pull a small yard trailer
I'm not brand-conscious, but I live in an area that doesn't have dealers for some of the smaller manufacturers.
Price point? I'm fairly flexible, but $5k is about as much as I'd probably want to spend.
Any and all comments are appreciated!
Dave B.
I'm shopping for a new riding mower. I prefer the traditional 'tractor' style mowers, but might consider a ZTM.
I currently have a Husqvarna 2346XLS that's about 5 years old. It has a 23 HP Briggs and hydro-static drive with a limited-slip. It does a reasonable job, but I've never been completely satisfied with it. I mow about 1.5 acres total and one of the lots has a fairly steep incline. The mower needed belts after a little over 200 hours. I had to virtually disassemble the entire mower to change the belts... I couldn't believe the instructions, so I found a You-tube video, which showed the exact same process! So, I'm currently looking at shaft-drive mowers.
Limiting factors:
The mower has to be less than 60" wide at the widest point (there's a gate I have to drive through).
It has to be able to handle uneven terrain. Most of what I mow is smooth, but there's 1/2 acre that we cleared from underbrush.
I'd really like for it to have shaft drive.
I'd like for it to have limited-slip. It comes in handy on one really steep section.
It should be able to pull a small yard trailer
I'm not brand-conscious, but I live in an area that doesn't have dealers for some of the smaller manufacturers.
Price point? I'm fairly flexible, but $5k is about as much as I'd probably want to spend.
Any and all comments are appreciated!
Dave B.
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