New member checking in

[jakewb]

Hoping to pretty much sit on the sidelines and learn. Have a two acre "lawn" (almost pasture) in SW Tennessee that's rough but can grow 6" of grass in a two week time frame. Unfortunately, I live and work in North Alabama and can't make the 150 mile trip as often as I need to in the spring and summer. I'm hoping to come up with a riding lawn mower I can load in my pick-up that can handle the tall grass but still be useful on the Alabama smaller lawn.

Used a White LT-1650 for a couple of years but the plastic hood and cowling couldn't take the jarring and finally broke apart completely. It's been retired as it quit starting at all.

Considering buying a 46" Craftsman (Sears) or Ariens (Home Depot). Don't have a lot of money to put into the machine and repair/service availability is important.

So, I'll be on the side paying attention to what the learned folks have to say.


Jake

 

[RatRacer]

Welcome Jake
I personally would go and check to see what local dealers have to offer vs. the big chain retailers. I've also found that many have way better finance term offers, especially right now at the beginning of (Yankee:laughing cutting season, that can get you into something much better then the uber mass produced units. Most places right now have 0%, 0 down that can will get you a nice heavier duty unit for less than your monthly cable or satellite bill. Plus, it will get you started on a good rapport with your dealer for service and repairs, after you get done test riding all his inventory. They may have better deals on demo units and model year leftovers too. I'm on the tail end of this very situation right now with a leftover.

 

[Ric]

:welcome:to the Forum jake glad you joined up.

 

[RTMower]

Welcome to the forum. You live and own land in beautiful parts o the country. We aren't too far away, in N GA.

Have you checked into the DR Field and Brush mowers? One of those may do the trick for you if you don't mind walking. At least you wouldn't have to worry about tearing the mower up prematurely with the tall grass. ?

Enjoy the forum. There's a plethora of info here.

 

[noma]

Hi Jakewb

Welcome aboard here, there is a buttload of information here for you to view . Hope maybe you know the answer to some one else problem to some day. Good luck with your mower purchase hope you find a good deal for you, you might want to shy away from the big box store mower trying to mow tall grass that may be to hard on it.:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::licking::licking::licking::confused2: