Ride on Mower recommendations?
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Trevor450 said:
Boys and toys! A ride on wouldn't cope with 4.5 acres. That rig cuts it in about 2.5-3 hours when the grass is short and it can go over rough ground.
My stiga cuts 3 and a bit acres of formal lawn in 1hr 20mins, wouldn't do paddocks though, but would easily cope with 4.5 acres of fomal. We had a quad and logic finishing mower, great in theory crap in practice, nightmare around trees especially in the orchard, and wasn't a great finish. for formal. And flail was better on paddocks
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My neighbour uses his ride on for his paddocks but it takes him hours. It's horses for courses - I'm pretty happy with the flail and it is good enough for what I need. Hopefully, when the stables are built and my wife's horses come I will only need to top rather than cut or at least not do so much cutting!
The fine flails do a surprisingly neat job. I use it on the back lawn but you are right, edges need to be done with a small mower or brush cutter.
The fine flails do a surprisingly neat job. I use it on the back lawn but you are right, edges need to be done with a small mower or brush cutter.
IanA2 said:
As a mater of interest, why do you cut such a large area?
My wife has horses but they aren't at the house yet as we are waiting for stables to be built. The fields were a mess when we bought it in February. Cutting has kept the weeds such as docks and nettles down and will help stop them re-seeding. I cut it once a fortnight at the moment so it isn't too bad. It was nearly three feet high in April!Trevor450 said:
IanA2 said:
As a mater of interest, why do you cut such a large area?
My wife has horses but they aren't at the house yet as we are waiting for stables to be built. The fields were a mess when we bought it in February. Cutting has kept the weeds such as docks and nettles down and will help stop them re-seeding. I cut it once a fortnight at the moment so it isn't too bad. It was nearly three feet high in April!Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff