I really don't know for sure yet that I am going to, but I plan to go into the lawn care buisness next year. I've got a lot of nice stuff already, just not the mower. That will be the most exspensive, and hardest for me to get. I am thinking of a 36 inch walk behind, and the lower price the better. I have never had any luck with used equipment, but if I got something used for a low price right now I will have all winter to get it running. What kind of stuff should I look for?
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I use a 36 inch walkbehind mower made by wright. It's the wright velke. A also have a sulky to stand on. It works great for me.
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If you don't want to spend the extra money to get a zero-turn mower, get a 36 in. walk-behind. I would suggest Exmark. They are heavy-duty. You could get a sulky like this LMF user, Ducke, has on his. Look at the picture here: http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/membe...picture7976-exmark-metro-48-bagger-sulky.html It also might be a good idea to get a normal 21 in. mower also. What size yards will you be mowing?
No telling. What ever size they have.
What do you think about this one? I was going to look at it tomorrow.
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It looks pretty good!!
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Nice mower looks like the Ferris I have.
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I'd be real careful. If you've never used a belt drive WB they can be tricky especially with a sulky. I went that route and personally wouldn't go that route again.
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but after that I like them:thumbsup:.
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I don't no maybe tricky isn't the right word, maybe just a PITA with all the shifting and braking you have to do and not being able to get into those tight spots, there just to time consuming and to much work involved in using a belt drive and the peerless drive on some models absolutely sucks.
If you're using the Hydro model that maybe alright but then the price goes up a lot and for the price they want for the Hydro model you can buy a stander or a ztr. Like I said I went that way and the thing was a PITA. But hey that's just me, if you like the things have at it, I'll stay with my GS.