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ZTR required and in need of some opinions.
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Shughes717
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Exmark, Husqvarna, snapper, toro, john deere, scag, walker, GH, craftsman
You may want to look into a husqvarna R 322t. It is also 4wheel drive and articulates. It would be slower than the ventrac, and only holds 3 gallons of fuel, but it also has a plow attachment. 6 to 12 acres would take a while to mow with it, but it also has the attachments you would need for half the price of one of those used ventrac mowers. Walker would be another good option. Great front mount mowers.Can get a blade for the front of them as well.
Shughes717
Lawn Addict
Forgot to mention we do have a kubota dealer about 50 miles away
Kubota, like john Deere, has mower attachments for just about any job. They are a quality product, but they too are very pricey. I don't know what your budget is, but any new kubota lawn tractor that can handle a plow and 6 to 12 acres is going to run better than $10k to $12k after the attachment is purchased.
Forgot to mention we do have a kubota dealer about 50 miles away
What is your budget?
Is there somebody locally you can pay to plow until you can afford something to properly handle the job? Or find an old pickup with a plow just for doing the d'way.
You may find that that north side wind break that you mention only adds to the drifting you will get in a northeast wind blowing snowstorm.
What do your "neighbors" use to plow their roads?
Mowing 6-12 acres you're going to want a 72" or larger deck. What about a used or demo commercial unit?
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Shughes717
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What is your budget?
Is there somebody locally you can pay to plow until you can afford something to properly handle the job? Or find an old pickup with a plow just for doing the d'way.
You may find that that north side wind break that you mention only adds to the drifting you will get in a NE blowing snowstorm.
What do your "neighbors" use to plow their roads?
Mowing 6-12 acres you're going to want a 72" or larger deck. What about a used or demo commercial unit?
I agree that a commercial mower would be best for that much acrage. Anything other than a zero turn would be better with a 72" or larger deck. A heavy duty commercial 60" zero turn could handle it well. The fastrack sd I mentioned could handle it, but it would be a good work load, and wouldn't be able to plow with it. That's a lot of cash to spend and would still have to get something else for the plowing.
Anything other than a zero turn would be better with a 72" or larger deck. A heavy duty commercial 60" zero turn could handle it well.
I was going to suggest a SCUT or a used tractor with a belly mower but we don't know what his budget is and he has those trees that he wants to mow around.
Maybe he's shopping for a second mortgage? :wink:
EDIT - sell the 9N and put it towards the equipment you want and need?
You are not going to plow out a blizzard swept drive way in Nebraska countryside with an ATV or a over sexed lawnmower. I have never seen a pickup plough that could buck Kansas or Nebraska wind made drifts. Motor graders, bulldozers, and large truck mounted plows and blowers are used most of the time. Buy a used payloader, a large used skid steer, a large tractor with a PTO blower on it. A solid drifted driveway is a very hard thing to clear. ATVs, pickup trucks, SUVs, are very hard to remove from the middle of a driveway a half mile long. Buy as many tools as needed to mow the lawn. Buy as many toys as you want to play on like an ATV. And buy a tool to remove Nebraska snow or make arrangements to have the snow removed long before Halloween. I have cleared a lot of snow in Kansas on a mile long road. In a ten year period I needed help seven times to clear me out from the other end. I had a 656 International Hydro with chains, a bucket loader, loader blade, and back blade. The fuel alone was a major problem to keep enough of on hand.
What is your budget?
Is there somebody locally you can pay to plow until you can afford something to properly handle the job? Or find an old pickup with a plow just for doing the d'way.
You may find that that north side wind break that you mention only adds to the drifting you will get in a northeast wind blowing snowstorm.
What do your "neighbors" use to plow their roads?
Mowing 6-12 acres you're going to want a 72" or larger deck. What about a used or demo commercial unit?
Budget will be around 8-12k depending on how good a mood my wife is at the moment.
I don't think I want the deck any larger than 60" because of the trees that I mow around are a bit tight. Probably could remove every other one and would be fine, but that's for another day.
The idea of having a SCUT for moving snow would be great, but I just don't think we can afford anything like that at this time and we have been lucky so far this past winter didn't amount to much. I just know I am going to wake up one morning and be looking at those 3-6ft drifts and be SOL. At that time I know a 4 wheeler couldn't do much and I have thought about buying a plow for my truck (05 Tacoma), but it wouldn't be all that much better either since it's too light.
Probably going to check out the Kubota Dealer tomorrow to see what they have available. The BX's look nice.