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Old 09-08-2010, 12:56 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
Ralph Mowery Ralph Mowery is offline
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Default Lawn mower or zero turn ride on


"nckw" wrote in message
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Hi

First time user and sure this has been asked a lot! Apologies

I am buying a new house with approx 0.65 acre of lawned area - what do i
buy - a zero turn mower or a normal 55cm deck lawn mower?

How long will it take to push mow as opposed to 'ride on' - i havent got
a clue so apologies if ridiculous question!!


I had a lot that was about .5 acre. Seems that it took me about 1 to 1.5
hours to mow it with a push mower of about 22 inches which is about 55cm.
Most riding mowers are almost 1.5 to 2 times that size and you can ride the
mower faster than you can walk most of the time. Plus you will not be as
worn out when finished.
YOu may not want to spend as much for a zero turn, but you sure want a
riding mower.