Hello all, new member here from KS!
A bit of background: I mow between 4.5-5 acres/week (4.5 is un-improved to barely improved rough) of Bermuda, native/Prairie, weeds and otherwise. I'm currently using a 50" deck Deines 1800HT, which is OK, but not what I'm looking for. It's under-powered and I don't like how quickly the deck fouls up in dry, healthy grass, much-less wet weeds (the rest of the machine is great). I try to mow often enough to only cut 2-2.5" max, but sometimes I'm cutting 4-5". I'm looking for used, but may finance a new unit and am brand agnostic. I am specifically looking for a 60" front-deck ZTR, preferably diesel, with a bagging option (easily/quickly convertible to discharge, otherwise it'll be a rear-discharge) with twin tail wheels and either a suspension or spring seat. I am non-commercial at this point, but will likely be commercial again in the future and have much harder usage conditions than most city mowers. I also am mowing ditches with a 30-45 degree slope, s stability is a concern. I'm looking at the 700 series Grasshoppers and the H-Series Walkers right now, but am curious if there are any other GOOD choices. I need something reliable, tough, flexible and worth the money (assuming 4-14K depending on age/condition, attachments). I primarily discharge but would like to able to bag at times. Are there any stand-out choices, or units to avoid?
Thank you in-advance and God Bless!
A bit of background: I mow between 4.5-5 acres/week (4.5 is un-improved to barely improved rough) of Bermuda, native/Prairie, weeds and otherwise. I'm currently using a 50" deck Deines 1800HT, which is OK, but not what I'm looking for. It's under-powered and I don't like how quickly the deck fouls up in dry, healthy grass, much-less wet weeds (the rest of the machine is great). I try to mow often enough to only cut 2-2.5" max, but sometimes I'm cutting 4-5". I'm looking for used, but may finance a new unit and am brand agnostic. I am specifically looking for a 60" front-deck ZTR, preferably diesel, with a bagging option (easily/quickly convertible to discharge, otherwise it'll be a rear-discharge) with twin tail wheels and either a suspension or spring seat. I am non-commercial at this point, but will likely be commercial again in the future and have much harder usage conditions than most city mowers. I also am mowing ditches with a 30-45 degree slope, s stability is a concern. I'm looking at the 700 series Grasshoppers and the H-Series Walkers right now, but am curious if there are any other GOOD choices. I need something reliable, tough, flexible and worth the money (assuming 4-14K depending on age/condition, attachments). I primarily discharge but would like to able to bag at times. Are there any stand-out choices, or units to avoid?
Thank you in-advance and God Bless!
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