Janet wrote:
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Friends who have a paddock which they want to bring into some sort of
order are debating about a sit on mower. The paddock is quite large and
they may well develop two more and make one a garden with lawn.
Is it worth them going down the second hand recon. Path and getting as
big as possible or go for something smaller but brand new.
If recon. Where would you recommend they go? They live near Aylesbury.
They should find a supplier who also services (Not one of the sheds, a
place that has its own repair and servicing workshop) who will advise them
on the right size and performance of mower for their circumstance/needs
and should offer to bring one out for a free demo. Authorised Countax
dealers do that.
Another consideration, is to choose a supplier who offers collection
and return for servicing and repairs.
In my experience and friends', ride on domestic mowers will NOT cut
tall rough meadow grass (a foot high +) whatever the brand and ads say.
So, they are really only any good for regular mowing.
We have a Kubota diesel ride-on mower and that *does* mow just about
anything, basically if you dare drive through it the mower will mow it.
I lent it to a friend just this week-end to top his paddock which was
full of thistles and he said it did a brilliant job where his ride-on
simply couldn't cope.
If they are thinking in terms of a wildflower meadow or just topping a
paddock maybe a couple of times in the six-month growing season, they will
need some other means to make the long coarse cuts(like a powerful
strimmer, or paying a nearby farmer to run his haycutter round it, or
buying a professional grass tractor like a Kubota).
Our Kubota *isn't* a tractor (we have a little Iseki tractor for
tractor type jobs), it really is a ride-on mower, just a very tough
one. (Model T1600, I think the latest is at least a T1700 now)
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Chris Green