Buying Advice Best Mower for Steep Slopes

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gr8t73

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• Jul 16, 2017 / Best Mower for Steep Slopes

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My yard is about an 1 1/2 acres and I have several areas with steep slopes. My question is what type of mower is best suited for these slopes. I was thinking a zero turn mower as look as though they have a low center of gravity. I currently have a JD X300 and it does OK.

 

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• Jul 16, 2017 / Best Mower for Steep Slopes

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gr8t73 said:

My yard is about an 1 1/2 acres and I have several areas with steep slopes. My question is what type of mower is best suited for these slopes. I was thinking a zero turn mower as look as though they have a low center of gravity. I currently have a JD X300 and it does OK.

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• Jul 16, 2017 / Best Mower for Steep Slopes

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Zero turns are not designed for slopes at all. If you do not know that then you really need to stay away from them. Now Toro makes a stander that is great for slopes. It does zero turn but you stand on it not sit. It can also convert to a walk behind for the real steep slops.

 

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• Jul 16, 2017 / Best Mower for Steep Slopes

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Very steep slopes are dangerous for vertical shaft mower engines.
You can easily get a situation where no oil is being delivered to the top of the engine and seize the engine.
So if you are going to be spending a fair bit of time on steep slopes you will need a mower with a horizontal crank engine like a 2000 series Cub Cadet.
Or 2 stroke which will happily operate upside down