My Riding mower bit the dust. It blew the case in half on the motor. I don't know how old it is as it came with the house. The deck is rusted through in places. After looking at new motor prices I have decided that its just not worth fixing.
The current (broken) mower is 12hp with 39" deck. I have 7.5 acres and I mow about 3 acres plus a walking trail. I can buy a mower with about the same specs for around $750. I am debating whether to buy that or step up to something with a little more power/bigger deck. I would like to be able to use it to blow snow in the winter, and perhaps a few other small farm type chores. My old mower has a snow blower but was absolutely miserable at snow blowing.
Tractor supply has some models with 25hp and 50" deck but I'm not certain that it really offers much more than the rider I have. On the other hand they have one which is listed as a garden tractor (vs lawn tractor or riding mower) at 24hp 48" deck, which lists several attachments which it will haul using a sleeve hitch.
I dont have need of a full sized tractor or even a compact. I would love to hear recomendations from you guys as to what would be the best way to go.
Kirk
The current (broken) mower is 12hp with 39" deck. I have 7.5 acres and I mow about 3 acres plus a walking trail. I can buy a mower with about the same specs for around $750. I am debating whether to buy that or step up to something with a little more power/bigger deck. I would like to be able to use it to blow snow in the winter, and perhaps a few other small farm type chores. My old mower has a snow blower but was absolutely miserable at snow blowing.
Tractor supply has some models with 25hp and 50" deck but I'm not certain that it really offers much more than the rider I have. On the other hand they have one which is listed as a garden tractor (vs lawn tractor or riding mower) at 24hp 48" deck, which lists several attachments which it will haul using a sleeve hitch.
I dont have need of a full sized tractor or even a compact. I would love to hear recomendations from you guys as to what would be the best way to go.
Kirk