If the slope is that bad that it is a problem with a push mower, then a
rider is a bad choice. Anyway, I just sold an older Honda with a 30" deck,
it could barely fit through a 3' space. You are somewhat limited in your
choices, but Honda and Deere make good mowers. You'll have to remove the
chute on the mower deck or get a mulching deck.

You should have no problem towing a small garden cart. I towed a 10 cubic
foot cart loaded with dirt all over my property (on about a 3-5% slope) and
had no problems, and I'm 275 lbs.

j


"Billy" wrote in message
...
This is not the side yard I was referring to. This is only a small
portion of
the south side yard to show the slope. You are not seeing the rest of
this
yard, the front yard, the front on the other side of the driveway, the
north
side yard, the level yard behind the house, or the grass that extends down
into
the woods.

The side yard I need access to is on the other (north) side of the house.
There
is no other access to it except between the deck posts. Or up 6 stairs.

I already have a self propelled. It takes me a good hour to mow it all,
and in
the heat of summer it about kills me going up and down that slope.

A riding mower would make things a LOT easier, plus come in handy when I
need to
haul pine needles, or move bags of mulch/compost for planting. Really
could've
used it a few weeks ago when I moved four 50lb bags of concrete down to
the
woods for a satellite dish ground pole.



On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:01:05 GMT, "Tim Fischer" wrote:

Hi Billy,

I'm undoubtedly missing something, but from the picture, it looks like
you
have access to the side yard from the front of the house? I guess I
don't
understand why the access under the deck is your only access.

For a yard that size, I'd just get a walk-behind self propelled mower.

-Tim