Bad Boy military discount

[farmerdave1954]

I am not disputing what you say, but at the same time I have seen way too many of these high-end mowers and other lawn equipment neglected, broken down and left sitting before they were even paid off. There is such a thing as overspending to impress the neighbors.

There's that reason, too. But that reason also goes way beyond lawn equipment. Cars, pickups, tractors, houses, etc. The Jones' are hard to keep up with sometimes. But many people feel they have to do it.

I mow about 6 acres and it was taking me 4 to 4 and a half hours to do it all. With all the rain we had this spring I was mowing twice a week. I thought I'd just buy a larger mower, maybe a 72" deck, and speed up the process. When I started touring the dealers, I found the prices on the name brands, Skag, Bad Boy, Kubota, etc, almost the cost of a new small car! $17k to $24k, and even higher with options. No way I was paying that much for something that sits idle and useless for 5 months out of the year. While taking a 3-day vacation in the hospital this spring, I spent the wasted time looking online and found the answer at Agri-Supply for just $3900, including $773 shipping. It's an Italian made Caroni 93" 3-point mount finish mower. I already have a NH TC-33D, as well as a larger Kubota, but the 33D with it's hydrostatic drive makes mowing a dream now. An hour and 20 minutes and I'm done. Plus, I have no extra engine to maintain, no extra oil/filter changes, etc. This mower has been manufactured for over 20 years, and most of the reviews from long-time owners say things like, "All I've had to do is replace the blades once in a while and one or two belts in 20 years." If you already have a tractor large enough, and mow enough area to justify it, this is the way to go. I told the wife I "saved" us almost $20,000 by buying it. The cut is superior to many dedicated lawn mowers IMO. The craftsmanship is second to none. I'm 71 and this machine will easily outlast me.

 

[RevB]

There's that reason, too. But that reason also goes way beyond lawn equipment. Cars, pickups, tractors, houses, etc. The Jones' are hard to keep up with sometimes. But many people feel they have to do it.

I mow about 6 acres and it was taking me 4 to 4 and a half hours to do it all. With all the rain we had this spring I was mowing twice a week. I thought I'd just buy a larger mower, maybe a 72" deck, and speed up the process. When I started touring the dealers, I found the prices on the name brands, Skag, Bad Boy, Kubota, etc, almost the cost of a new small car! $17k to $24k, and even higher with options. No way I was paying that much for something that sits idle and useless for 5 months out of the year. While taking a 3-day vacation in the hospital this spring, I spent the wasted time looking online and found the answer at Agri-Supply for just $3900, including $773 shipping. It's an Italian made Caroni 93" 3-point mount finish mower. I already have a NH TC-33D, as well as a larger Kubota, but the 33D with it's hydrostatic drive makes mowing a dream now. An hour and 20 minutes and I'm done. Plus, I have no extra engine to maintain, no extra oil/filter changes, etc. This mower has been manufactured for over 20 years, and most of the reviews from long-time owners say things like, "All I've had to do is replace the blades once in a while and one or two belts in 20 years." If you already have a tractor large enough, and mow enough area to justify it, this is the way to go. I told the wife I "saved" us almost $20,000 by buying it. The cut is superior to many dedicated lawn mowers IMO. The craftsmanship is second to none. I'm 71 and this machine will easily outlast me.

Use what you have where you are. Used to use my JD 5303 and a Bush Hog 7 foot trailing to do an 2300 foot grass runway. Worked as well as any other type of mower when set up properly.

 

[farmerdave1954]

Use what you have where you are. Used to use my JD 5303 and a Bush Hog 7 foot trailing to do an 2300 foot grass runway. Worked as well as any other type of mower when set up properly.

Good policy. I used a 10 ft pull type Bush Hog 3126 for 26 years, behind a 90hp Kubota M9000, maintaining about 12 acres of grass around my poultry farm. Kept the blades "sharp", and from the road you couldn't tell it wasn't mowed with a finish mower. Only took about an hour and a half to cut all 12 acres. Of course, I had to do trim work with a riding mower, and that took almost as long as the rest of the 12 acres. I learned "finish" is whatever you decide to define it as. But, the Caroni is truly a finish mower by any definition.