$2500, 1 Acre, A Hill and Shed Restrictions. What To Look At

[Shughes717]

Reviving my old thread.

Never ended up getting a mower last year put it off and continued to push mow away. Now I'm back and I don't really have a shed restriction, getting brand new 60" doors cut into my shed makes me getting just about anything possible.

This also opens up my possibilities for what mower to get, Id like to get something that's good quality residential. Probably looking to spend around 3500 on it now. I still like that Cub Cadet with the Fab deck which I can now fit but I also am interested in which ZTR's I should be looking at around 3500? I've also been looking at used Walk behinds that I can use a Sulky with, tons of used Lesco mowers in my area.

$3500 will get you a new low end residential ztr mower and not much more. If $3500 is your limit, and you have your mind set on a ztr mower, then I would still suggest you continue looking for a used commercial ztr mower.

 

[BlazNT]

I suggest you get what you want. Commercial mowers are normally beat to death and just total money pits. I purchased my Husqvarna in 2007 and have used it commercially for the last few years and have not had a single issue except what I created myself. There is another thread on here you might want to look at. He too has a $3500 price range. Check it out here. http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/showthread.php/39079-Best-Zero-Turn-Under-3500?highlight=3500

 

[mhavanti]

Check your private messages. There is a really great deal on an Ariens Zero Turn.

 

[Magsrgod]

How are the Ariens mowers, I know very little about the brand and I haven't seen them at any of the dealers near me?

So I went dealer shopping over the weekend. I went to a few dealers where the sales guy just didn't do it for me, one was pushing me towards a JD x350 rider that I wasn't really interested in but they had it in stock. The last place I went to was killer, the guy was 100% no pressure just took the time to get to know what I had for a lawn, what I needed then finally what I wanted. He had 2 mowers the fit the bill size wise one was a Scag Liberty Z and the other was one of the 48" Kubota commander series. Now both of these are a little more than what I was looking at paying but still not out of the question, especially since both had a 0% option so the out of pocket capital hit won't be as bad. I believe it was going to be around Mid 5K's with a bagging system for either one.

Any thoughts on these mowers, should I be looking at one of these over the other? I'm fine with getting a mower that is higher quality if its going to last me substantially longer and I can't stress how much I really enjoyed the dealership experience there.

 

[John R]

Now is a good time to look for year end deals (winter is coming), a lot of good deals out there.
Also most dealers have 0% for 3 to 5 years.

Buy once, cry once. :laughing::laughing: