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Hi everyone I am sure this is here somewhere. But I am looking for a mower to mow between 3-5 acres. I want it to have commercial features but closer to residential pricing. I am hoping to spend under $6500..

I’ve been looking at BB, hustler, exmark, JD... looking for 54” deck I feel a 60 might be hard to get into some spots.

If anyone can tell me what they prefer and why or tell me a little about each one.

Right now I got a cub cadet zero turn and it’s 3 yrs old and about wore out. I mow twice a week. Some spots are a little rough so a suspension of some sort would be awesome if not def a suspension seat..

Any advice before I spend a good bit of money I just want the best mower I can get for the money..

If I were looking right now it would be a Ferris. Check them out. The 800 series would be the way to go for a serious homeowner with some acreage. Have to really wheel and deal to get in your price range I suspect. Lots of junk out there these days, do a lot of research before draining the bank account.

tom3 said:

If I were looking right now it would be a Ferris. Check them out. The 800 series would be the way to go for a serious homeowner with some acreage. Have to really wheel and deal to get in your price range I suspect. Lots of junk out there these days, do a lot of research before draining the bank account.

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Yeah I would love a Ferris but I don’t think I can get one for the price I want to spend.

I am completely wrong. The Ferris 600 is only $5700 I feel that’s a great price for one of the beta mowers on the market..

Anyone else got input here?

Some mower shops also have end of year sales to make room for next years stock. Around here that starts in Aug.. But your area may be different.

Come on no one has any input?

Well at this point this forum seems like a complete waste of time!! Congrats everyone for making a completely worthless forum!! :thumbdown:

You started a thread 30 hours ago wanting input on making a purchase. Now you say that this forum is a bust and you’ve wasted your time. You asked for free advice from expert technicians and professional landscapers. We do this because we enjoy using our expertise helping others who appreciate us. Do you think that we are sitting here waiting for individuals to ask questions and we will jump for them. Members on this forum have lives too. Sometimes it will take three to four days for knowledgeable people to get back with answers. Your question would have been best answered by the landscapers, but they work Saturday at this time of the year and most have families also. If you are that impatient you probably would not have liked the info that could have been provided, because I feel you really wanted someone to rubber stamp a decision you have already made. Two members did reply, but you blew them off, why should others waste their valuable time. You may feel this forum is a waste of your time, which is your opinion, but there are thousands who have come here for help and are extremely appreciative of the members patiently working with them. We will continue to work with those who understand how help forums work and hope there are not to many impatient snobs who waste our time.

Well said Rivets.
Guess the OP thinks no one else here has lives and should be at his beckon call.
Good riddance.

You guys are vicious. That'll certainly stop peeps from asking questions.

Don’t know why you would say that, I just called it like I saw it. Expecting quality answers in less than 30 hours, from busy professionals, is inexcusable. Then his attitude toward the forum shows me that he has no idea what to expect when using this forum. The professionals on this forum who try to help others should not have to deal with people like him. He’ll have to get his answers the old fashion way, hit the bricks and talk to the pros in his area, but that might be too much work for him. I just figured that I couldn’t let his post rest without a reply defending the professionals on this site who offered their expertise at no charge to anyone. All they ask for is a little respect when their advice helps someone out.

I called it like I saw it too. I didn't realize that being a professional sucked out your patience and empathy. It doesn't need to. b I'm sure them noobs will think twice before they ask another question. I run a form for diving with many professionals, and we would not allow such an attack. With that, I'm out of your special forum here. Nothing here I really need. Have fun. Don't be so harsh with the noobs.

Don’t see where I lost my patience. The OP lost his because he didn’t get the info he wanted as fast as he thought he should get it. Your forum must work differently than this one, as most professionals here have full time jobs, which mean they respond when they have time. This is not an instant chat forum and 95% of those who come here for help understand that. If you would look at the statistics for this forum, you would see that everyone here, from the admin down to the backyard mechanic, are doing something right.

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You guys are vicious. That'll certainly stop peeps from asking questions.

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No we are being perfectly reasonable.
It is a sad state of affairs that people now days have no patience , are massively self obsessed and plain old nasty then get vicious when they don't get what they want when they want it.

Part of the change in communities where lots of single children are doted on by their parents till they actually believe not only does the universe revolve around them but they are the very reason for the universe existing in the first place.
HE will probably have a phone with 2.5 million selfies on it , 100 thousand shots of his dog & one of his mom .
Even worse he wanted a mower yesterday not tomorrow, tomorrow is too late cause he will need something else tomorrow.

The forum designers made a nice little friendly way of asking for help when you have not found what you are looking for :anyone: but he was way too important & impatient to go looking for it
On top of which his opening sentence tells us of his character
I want a commercial quality mower
I will not pay for that quality

Which is massively different to
My budget is $ xyzt what is the best I could get for it ?

His attitude reminds me of the things ( even moron is too good a description ) that march through my gate laving it wide open then demand I sell them one of my $10 trade in push mowers or $ 100 trade in riding mower.
And they want it with new blades & belts cause they don't have the time to replace such items cause they HAVE to mow their grass RIGHT NOW.

No one here is paid for their time or expertise and this applies to Joe Public, just as much as it does to the techs.
Your time is worth something and no one has the right to DEMMAND your time unless they are willing to compensate you for it.
If they ask you for your time then it is up to you weather you will give some of it to them .
However this person is demmanding your time, your time right now because he does not have the time as if his time is substantially more valuable than any one else's time.

Now if I was till on the forum that paid me for my time ( motorcycles not mowers ) this forum would be owing me hundreds of thousands .
But I am here to repay the debt I owe to others who provided me with the information that I needed 4 years ago when I took over the repair run and to keep current with new problems that have not come through my gate to date.
And that information took months to acquire, not hours.

So the curt response he got to his abusive post was quite justified.

He rather reminds me of a couple who drove past my workshop twice a day every working day , then chose to stop ( in a dangerous place ) get out and abuse me because I do not advertise on Face Book which MADE them spend $ 1400 they did not have on a new mower so their credit card is now maxed out.

I for one appreciate all the advice given here FREELY by the professionals.. :thumbsup:

My, he was an impatient little beggar wasn't he. I am on the left coast, probably wasn't out of bed when he posted. I just saw this thread, it is after 7 so he is probably snoring in front of the tv by now. I have to echo the other sentiments. We are on our own time here, it is strictly voluntary, and get to it when we have time and feel so inclined. I am a mod on another forum and have gotten flak for taking too long to approve a post. Gimme a break, you are in New Jersey there is a four hour time difference. Sometimes a question comes along that nobody has an immediate answer for so it takes time for the right person to pick up the thread. Keep up the good work guys, I am enjoying it.

Romore said:

Sometimes a question comes along that nobody has an immediate answer for so it takes time for the right person to pick up the thread.

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Exactly !!

We used the same trick as my parents did when one of their kids threw a tantrum.
We got locked in a cupboard
If we were in public they just walked away.
Apparently all of us had stopped throwing them by the time we were 5

We used a similar treatment on out kids and they stopped throwing tantys very early as well.
Although we were charged with child abuse on more than one occasion because we put a gag on the kids & tied their hands to their sides.
Latter on when things got heated, the sight of the gag caused an immediate rethink and they calmed down very quickly.
From the time they started school we were congratulated on how calm & well behaved our children were.
My wife got great pleasure sending these school reports to the do gooders and to Child Welfare , although none of them ever appologised.

Unfortunately some children get rewarded with extra attention when they throw a tantrum or even worse their parents give in and the children get exactly what they want.
These children never grow up & think if they throw a tantrum then they will get what they want right now, even when they are old enough to be grandparents.

It is most likely a waste of time posting this because TIBBIGT is probably somewhere else jumping up and down waving his hands , stamping his feet and holding his breath till he goes purple.
And no doubt he will find some one who will go "there there darling, stroke is forehead and run around in circles knocking themselves out to appease the "poor little darling".

Well said Bert !!! :thumbsup:

I thought I was the only kid to get locked in the closet, when my parental units deemed I was bad.

But both my younger sisters were always angels...

It spoke volumes to me when he said he wanted a commercial mower, at a residential price....

Too funny. Quick enough to bash the user, me, questioned our combined lineage and still no one has answered his question. Good job!

Actually the first responder , Tom gave the OP Tibbigt a suggestion, the Ferris.
The next responder suggested some end of season deals.
Now perhaps the penny has not dropped yet that there are some questions that have no answer, like what is next weeks winning lottery number ?
There is no commercial grade mower suitable for the Tibbigt's yard that is cheaper to buy than a residential mower.
There are a lot of mowers in his price range but none are recommended.
Or perhaps some people who may have had an opinion do not feel Tibbigt is either worth the effort of helping or have a problem with people attempting to bully them.
In Tibbigt's forst post he mentioned he was looking at 3 brands but made no mention of models so what sort of answer can be given to that ?

I’ve been looking at BB, hustler, exmark, JD... looking for 54” deck I feel a 60 might be hard to get into some spots.

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So which Bad Boy , Hustler , Exmark or Deere was Tibbigt looking at ?
No body has any idea so what sort of a review of a BRAND rather than a Model would you expect him to get ?

HE might know but we do not know be he seems the thing that we have to know and we have to respond to him.
If some one walked through my door called me "a useless waste of his time", he would get the same treatment , ignored .

And I notice that your profile says you own a Hustler but I did not you making any attempt to either sing the praises of you Hustler nor point out it's shortcomings.
You sought to condem Rivet's response which was quite reasonable, but make no attempt to respond to Tibbigt's post either so have made no useful contribution to this post either.

Now should Tibbigt come back with something we can make a comment on , those who are not offended might feel inclined to respond but there has to be a question than can be responded to.

The man specifically asked professionals and I assume he meant professional yard men. I was a mere mechanic for thirty years who morphed into running the largest web site for Scuba diving, became an instructor in the process and now owns a 10.82 acre "yard". I own a Hustler that is definitely NOT for commercial use. I pointed out that you were vicious to his strident plea for an answer.

The Chairman said:

The man specifically asked professionals and I assume he meant professional yard men. I was a mere mechanic for thirty years who morphed into running the largest web site for Scuba diving, became an instructor in the process and now owns a 10.82 acre "yard". I own a Hustler that is definitely NOT for commercial use. I pointed out that you were vicious to his strident plea for an answer.

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It was a normal "which mower post" badly worded so we really had not idea what he was talking about and no one made any comments about him till he posted

Well at this point this forum seems like a complete waste of time!! Congrats everyone for making a completely worthless forum!!

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Now perhaps there is a language difference between American & Australian but all I see in that comment is petulance agressiveness
There was nothing strident it is strait out abuse.
made even worse as he could not be bothered wasting his time informing us which Deere, Hustler , Bad Boy or Exmark he had looked at .
There is around 50 different mowers he could have been talking about.
Are we supposed to do a treatis on the entire 40" to 50" market ?
In fact he was so bone lazy he could not even be bothered to tell us which model Cub Cadet he had worn out in 3 years.
Not in his post and not in his profile.
Then in 30 hours he holds his breath stamps his feet leaving the above post.
I do not know what sort of parent you are but that sort of thing was not tollerated from any of my kids or their friend who may have been in my care.
There was no reason to say anything other than "no answers, see you latter or a plain good bye or nothing at all.
But some one who leaves a post like that then runs away is nothing short of a coward & deserves the replies which I doubt he ever saw .

I have this & 4 other related forums on the work computer so when ever I go to write an invoice or search for a part I will make a cuppa and log on.
Others only log on on the weekends or one night a week so going off after 30 hours is not reasonable and will never be tollerated on here.
If for no other purpose than to show casual browsers the level of courtsey that is expected.

I totally agree with Bert... :thumbsup:

In answer to the Original post. This forum is unfortunately indeed dead. There is so much good information here from previous years. Shame the that the forum is unable to get a bump start of some sort. Possibly spend a little money adverting could go a long way.

paulsgrass- maybe you need to look some more to something more suited to you..

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paulsgrass- maybe you need to look some more to something more suited to you..

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Do you have a life ? 2000 posts ??? No you obviously do not have a life........ there is a name for you but I will get banned. It begins with the capital letter " L " !

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Do you have a life ? 2000 posts ??? No you obviously do not have a life........ there is a name for you but I will get banned. It begins with the capital letter " L " !

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When I come into the office to have a cuppa, do an invoice or parts search, I check the forum.
Some times this one some times one of the 20 or so others I subscribe to.
Do the same when my legs are sore or it gets better than 40C outside
OTOH I do not watch TV or have a face book/ twatter or any other social media account.

If you can not find what you are looking for here then there are other forums that you might find more to your taste.
Last time I checked posting was not compulsory
I am here because it has the best professional advice by a very long stretch.
If I wanted a "tea & sympathy" approach or to be blessed by the Lord then I would go to MY Lawnmower Forum where I am also subscribed but rarely post for the afre mentioned reasons.
Then there are the brand specific forums like Murry World, I am subscribed to it as well but again do not have much to offer over the very experienced people who post solutions there.
Then there are the specialist Chain Saw forums , lots of real good info on them & I do post to a few.

OTOH I do not see much in the way of useful post from you

If it is online it is accessible by ANYONE. Don't be fooled !

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Yes quite true and a reasonable warning but not really technical nor helpful

Typical behavior from a POT HEAD !

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Subjective opinion, of no great use to anyone and not particularly accurate as I know a lot of very high functioning people who either start or finish their days with some weed.

In answer to the Original post. This forum is unfortunately indeed dead. There is so much good information here from previous years. Shame the that the forum is unable to get a bump start of some...

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Actually wrong the original post was an enquirey from some one wanting the impossible.
He got a reality check that some thought was too agressive , we are all welcome to our own opinions.

However for some one complaining that the forum is going down hill I do not see much from you that does anything to arrest that situation.
And reviving an old dead post is hardly of any use is it ?

Wish I could say ONLY $5,700.00

This thread has outlived any useful purpose.