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[Goosenka]

Lawn Tractors.  They make me feel like a man.

 

But I need a new one.  The Husqvarna I have is fooooked.

 

What do people have if any?  I have been toying with the Countax C80 but the geezer up the road from me has one and its his third in about 10 years as he says although they are great, they are made of cheese.  I need one that collects grass effectively not like mine which sort of fires it out wherever it feels like and then gets blocked, can deal with undulating ground, wet grass and hilly garden.

 

The other issue is the Countax is £5k and every review tells you a different story.  Every dealer you go to is pushing the brand they make the most margin on so rather than good honest advice they just say have this one which looks and probably is sh*t.

 

So....any advice?

 

Cheers

 

Farmer Goose

[darronwall]

Cub cadet,good value

[darronwall]

Cub cadet,good value

Get some mulching blades and you don't need to collect the cuttings

[Goosenka]

Cub cadet,good value

 

Hmm thats not come back on any of my searches for some reason.  Thanks.  

[Ivor]

Been really pleased with my husquvarna i have to say...

[haggi961]

Etesia are a cracking bit of kit, just replaced the old model last year after the gearbox failed of 15 years of professional use. The council use these also.

[darronwall]

Cub cadet,good value

  Hmm thats not come back on any of my searches for some reason.  Thanks.  

another decent machine is a stiga

[Strugs]

One day I'll own a house with a big enough garden to justify a sit-on mower (lawn tractor!? WTF?! 😀).. One day..

[Madmitch]

Had a Honda, nice engine and gearbox but the belts were always coming off, the fabricated front axle broke at one end when the welds came apart and the seat mountings broke - and I'm not a heavyweight.  Replaced it 11 years ago with a Yardman which has a cast iron front axle and Kohler Courage engine with a proper pressure lubrication system and a car type cartridge oil filter.  Can honestly say this has been brilliant and we have quite a lot of land so it has had to work for it's living.  I change the oil and filter every other year, more often when it was new, and grease it's nipples annually and that's it, never misses a beat!!  Easily tows a little trailer with up to a quarter ton of soil or stone and has fittings for a snowplough if you need that sort of thing.   

[Harry Hornet]

Goose Ive had a Countax for 12 years..it works but as someone said, yes it is made of cheese, and engine is a bit fooked now, akthough we do do the paddocks with it

 

Tyres are shite..always getting a puncture

 

I would go for a John Deer, pay a bit more for reliability and a proper farmers toy..get the t shirt and overalls and you'll look the part

 

H

[siztenboots]

thread on seloc , the mulching options worth having , http://forums.seloc....ge=1#pid7525619

 

[Goosenka]

Goose Ive had a Countax for 12 years..it works but as someone said, yes it is made of cheese, and engine is a bit fooked now, akthough we do do the paddocks with it

 

Tyres are shite..always getting a puncture

 

I would go for a John Deer, pay a bit more for reliability and a proper farmers toy..get the t shirt and overalls and you'll look the part

 

H

 

Interesting.

 

I mean the Husqvarranananana I have is great.  Chunky and solid machine with the Kohler engine but I suspect its the lack of maintenance which is making it shite.  It needs a new belt and new blades which are on order.  I just know it will die and I need my lawns looking great.

 

I will check out the Deer range and see whats what.

 

Thanks

[Goosenka]

Had a Honda, nice engine and gearbox but the belts were always coming off, the fabricated front axle broke at one end when the welds came apart and the seat mountings broke - and I'm not a heavyweight.  Replaced it 11 years ago with a Yardman which has a cast iron front axle and Kohler Courage engine with a proper pressure lubrication system and a car type cartridge oil filter.  Can honestly say this has been brilliant and we have quite a lot of land so it has had to work for it's living.  I change the oil and filter every other year, more often when it was new, and grease it's nipples annually and that's it, never misses a beat!!  Easily tows a little trailer with up to a quarter ton of soil or stone and has fittings for a snowplough if you need that sort of thing.   

 

Cheers for sharing your experience another one to check out.

 

I just serviced mine having inherited it off the previous owner....lets just say that the oil that came out was so thick I could have stood up in it!!

[Goosenka]

Etesia are a cracking bit of kit, just replaced the old model last year after the gearbox failed of 15 years of professional use. The council use these also.

 

 

Yup they are the nuts but costly.  I will check them out though...cheers for that

[Goosenka]

One day I'll own a house with a big enough garden to justify a sit-on mower (lawn tractor!? WTF?! 😀).. One day..

 

Lawn Tractor/ride on mower are sort of the same thing......welcome anytime to mow mine

[Goosenka]

 

 

Cub cadet,good value

  Hmm thats not come back on any of my searches for some reason.  Thanks.  

another decent machine is a stiga

 

 

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[bazMV6]

I've owned a Hayter since 2004.  It coped very well with the 2/3 acre we had down south for many years.  Since moving to a craggy rock off the coast of Scotland it has not reacted well to the new environment, and bits have started dropping off regularly...   Still, not bad for a 13 year old mower.

 

https://youtu.be/xlMUt6HMej8

[hairy]

https://www.amazon.c...eywords=scythe

 

get on with it you lazy fcuker!

[darronwall]

You can make your own mulching blades if you are handy with a grinder

[ArticMonkey]

Google (Walker mower) then choke on the cost. Great though.