New Rider - Thoughts

[ripcord]

"New Rider"

I thought this thread was going to be about motorcycles for beginners, LOL.

 

[PontiacHO]

Not that anyone here is waiting but…went ahead and closed a deal on a dealer Toro TimeCutter with fabricated 42 inch deck. I’ll ready to mow the flower beds down as I learn!

 

[jkasch]

Not that anyone here is waiting but…went ahead and closed a deal on a dealer Toro TimeCutter with fabricated 42 inch deck. I’ll ready to mow the flower beds down as I learn!

I’ve been using a 42” Timecutter (708cc twin) for 5 seasons. It’s been perfect, so far.

 

[spasm3]

Not that anyone here is waiting but…went ahead and closed a deal on a dealer Toro TimeCutter with fabricated 42 inch deck. I’ll ready to mow the flower beds down as I learn!

As long as you dont have hills, you will like it. You can turn tight, just don't completely do a zero turn , it will spin especially on wet grass. do shorter 3 point turns. Its still way faster than a tractor type. Blade speed is there.

I'm on a 2013 time cutter 50 inch deck. The orginal deck belt lasted lasted 10 years, mowing 2 acres a time. I did rebuild the deck as the bearings went. But it mowed a lot of grass. That's all i've done other than 1 fuel pump.

When you get yours, check the engine speed with a tach, mine was slow, like 3200, had to bump it up to 3600.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Stay away from " Toy Built". What a P.O.S. Has this huge honkin sticker on it " Made in USA " Mine is 3 years old. Been thru countless spindles, the tranny is already whining, ( and I don't go Nascar on it either ), ignition switch crapped out causing the starter to enage while engine running, so it killed the starter too. Burnt out a set of cheap Chinese headlight bulbs already, eats deck belts for breakfast. It's a good thing I'm handy. Could you just imagine sending it out to a repair shop when it throws a belt ? I don't even beat on this thing.!!!! Just poorly designed. Oh, DO NOT buy a machine from Home Depot, or Lowes, or whatever big box store you chose if the machine is OUTSIDE. Rainwater gets into the magneto/flywheel and rusts up EVERYTHING. Buy it off the floor INDOORS. You're wallet is you're limit, so do you're homework on the Internet.