Wife convinced me to get a new zero turn mower today Ariens 60" . Lowe's has 11% rebate in form of gift card and buy using my Lowe's card saved another 5% . So she is happy and now I will have more time to do more things that she can dream up .
Finally got a Zero Turn
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Originally Posted by MCompact
My ZTR lets me cut @2.5 acres in about an hour. It makes yard work almost pleasurable.
Yes, but what's your quality of cut at that breakneck speed?
My ZTR lets me cut @2.5 acres in about an hour. It makes yard work almost pleasurable.
Yes, but what's your quality of cut at that breakneck speed?
Originally Posted by NormanBuntz
Yes, but what's your quality of cut at that breakneck speed?
You are the first person I ever heard who refers to 8 mph as a "breakneck speed"- even for a mower. Regardless, my yard looks fine to me, and I have more time for doing things I actually enjoy.
Yes, but what's your quality of cut at that breakneck speed?
You are the first person I ever heard who refers to 8 mph as a "breakneck speed"- even for a mower. Regardless, my yard looks fine to me, and I have more time for doing things I actually enjoy.
The blade speed of zero turns are so much higher, that you can mow much faster.
Originally Posted by MCompact
Originally Posted by NormanBuntz
Yes, but what's your quality of cut at that breakneck speed?
You are the first person I ever heard who refers to 8 mph as a "breakneck speed"- even for a mower. Regardless, my yard looks fine to me, and I have more time for doing things I actually enjoy.
Your standards must be low, or maybe you have an open field instead of a lawn. My experience is with a Wright 52 inch ZTR.
Originally Posted by NormanBuntz
Yes, but what's your quality of cut at that breakneck speed?
You are the first person I ever heard who refers to 8 mph as a "breakneck speed"- even for a mower. Regardless, my yard looks fine to me, and I have more time for doing things I actually enjoy.
Your standards must be low, or maybe you have an open field instead of a lawn. My experience is with a Wright 52 inch ZTR.
Originally Posted by MCompact
Originally Posted by NormanBuntz
Yes, but what's your quality of cut at that breakneck speed?
You are the first person I ever heard who refers to 8 mph as a "breakneck speed"- even for a mower. Regardless, my yard looks fine to me, and I have more time for doing things I actually enjoy.
Good for you much more to life than mowing lawn I give it a 1hr job if any longer I get bigger mower. My zturn has add hrs to my social life or what I really enjoy doing.
Originally Posted by NormanBuntz
Yes, but what's your quality of cut at that breakneck speed?
You are the first person I ever heard who refers to 8 mph as a "breakneck speed"- even for a mower. Regardless, my yard looks fine to me, and I have more time for doing things I actually enjoy.
Good for you much more to life than mowing lawn I give it a 1hr job if any longer I get bigger mower. My zturn has add hrs to my social life or what I really enjoy doing.
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I cut my acre of lawn in around 1.5 hrs, using a 28" dual-blade push-mower.
I considered something larger and faster, but this method provides a good chunk of exercise for me every week to ten days!
I considered something larger and faster, but this method provides a good chunk of exercise for me every week to ten days!
Originally Posted by dave123
Good for you much more to life than mowing lawn I give it a 1hr job if any longer I get bigger mower. My zturn has add hrs to my social life or what I really enjoy doing.
Exactly! My late father loved working in the yard and spent 3-4 days after work cutting the grass with a professional walk-behind mower and grass catcher. Not me; I want the lawn to look nice but I have a life outside of landscaping.
Good for you much more to life than mowing lawn I give it a 1hr job if any longer I get bigger mower. My zturn has add hrs to my social life or what I really enjoy doing.
Exactly! My late father loved working in the yard and spent 3-4 days after work cutting the grass with a professional walk-behind mower and grass catcher. Not me; I want the lawn to look nice but I have a life outside of landscaping.
I was spending about 10 hours a week , thats 2 cuts , with my 48inch lawn tractor . My grass grows very fast , good soil I guess . I'm hoping I can shave some decent time off that . I know the saddle in this zero turn is 20x more comfortable than the tractor do that's s plus .
I was spending about 10 hours a week , thats 2 cuts , with my 48inch lawn tractor . My grass grows very fast , good soil I guess . I'm hoping I can shave some decent time off that . I know the saddle in this zero turn is 20x more comfortable than the tractor do that's a plus .
Originally Posted by gathermewool
I cut my acre of lawn in around 1.5 hrs, using a 28" dual-blade push-mower.
I considered something larger and faster, but this method provides a good chunk of exercise for me every week to ten days!
I would bet atleast 10k steps per mowing.
I cut my acre of lawn in around 1.5 hrs, using a 28" dual-blade push-mower.
I considered something larger and faster, but this method provides a good chunk of exercise for me every week to ten days!
I would bet atleast 10k steps per mowing.
Why do OPE always say 10w30 or 40 ? What's the premise behind the 10w , what's gained ? Why not 5w or 0w , I have a heck of a stock of Castrol 0w40 and I'm real tempted to use that in the mower . The manual doesn't even mention that synthetic is suggested. My new generac generator states that synthetic is needed .
2.5 acres @ 1hr...is smokin fast you must have a very level area...or your ztr has a suspension system but I doubt with the lowes ariens version.
Originally Posted by Kjmack
Why do OPE always say 10w30 or 40 ? What's the premise behind the 10w , what's gained ? Why not 5w or 0w , I have a heck of a stock of Castrol 0w40 and I'm real tempted to use that in the mower . The manual doesn't even mention that synthetic is suggested. My new generac generator states that synthetic is needed .
What type of OPE do you have? I have a Kawasaki FS600V, a Honda GCV190, a Honda GC160, and a Tecumseh Snow King and they all either recommend 5w30 or list it as an alternative to 10w30.
Why do OPE always say 10w30 or 40 ? What's the premise behind the 10w , what's gained ? Why not 5w or 0w , I have a heck of a stock of Castrol 0w40 and I'm real tempted to use that in the mower . The manual doesn't even mention that synthetic is suggested. My new generac generator states that synthetic is needed .
What type of OPE do you have? I have a Kawasaki FS600V, a Honda GCV190, a Honda GC160, and a Tecumseh Snow King and they all either recommend 5w30 or list it as an alternative to 10w30.
Originally Posted by Kjmack
Wife convinced me to get a new zero turn mower
Congrats on your zero turn mower!!!!
Originally Posted by MCompact
I have more time for doing things I actually enjoy.
This right there, is why you purchase quality equipment of sufficient power.
NOTE: Quality equipment is a massive timesaver. It's really hard to explain why a commercial 30cc trimmer is superior to a 21 or 25cc trimmer (all other things being equal)
Sure, the little one can scream at high RPM and will produce enough power for the job. But when you have a big yard, the bigger trimmer is far faster and easier to deal with. Just like a good zero turn mower. Makes bigger jobs a pleasure, not a chore.
Wife convinced me to get a new zero turn mower
Congrats on your zero turn mower!!!!
Originally Posted by MCompact
I have more time for doing things I actually enjoy.
This right there, is why you purchase quality equipment of sufficient power.
NOTE: Quality equipment is a massive timesaver. It's really hard to explain why a commercial 30cc trimmer is superior to a 21 or 25cc trimmer (all other things being equal)
Sure, the little one can scream at high RPM and will produce enough power for the job. But when you have a big yard, the bigger trimmer is far faster and easier to deal with. Just like a good zero turn mower. Makes bigger jobs a pleasure, not a chore.
Originally Posted by Kjmack
Why do OPE always say 10w30 or 40 ? What's the premise behind the 10w , what's gained ? Why not 5w or 0w , I have a heck of a stock of Castrol 0w40 and I'm real tempted to use that in the mower . The manual doesn't even mention that synthetic is suggested. My new generac generator states that synthetic is needed .
Air cooled engines run hot, very hot. Experience shows that oil temps can reach 250°+
in August after an hour of mowing/running. Conventional oil starts breaking down at that temp.
No so much of a problem if using synthetic oil.
Many use 15w40 for exactly that reason.
My 2¢
Why do OPE always say 10w30 or 40 ? What's the premise behind the 10w , what's gained ? Why not 5w or 0w , I have a heck of a stock of Castrol 0w40 and I'm real tempted to use that in the mower . The manual doesn't even mention that synthetic is suggested. My new generac generator states that synthetic is needed .
Air cooled engines run hot, very hot. Experience shows that oil temps can reach 250°+
in August after an hour of mowing/running. Conventional oil starts breaking down at that temp.
No so much of a problem if using synthetic oil.
Many use 15w40 for exactly that reason.
My 2¢
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