Which replacement mower?

Up to you really, The JD is a good machine however on wet grass a roller mower will cause bad compaction.

Ive never once had trouble with traction, with any driven wheeled rotary mower. I always finish the last 2" of lawn edge by borders with the strimmer regardless of machine.

 

Thanks Pro Gard. In reality the wet mowing will be rare (well, maybe not this year! but even so I can normally find a mowing slot when the lawn is reasonable dry)

All the suggestions and advice is much appreciated, thanks. It only remains for me to make a stupid decision :p

 

What about victa? and pro just out of interest do you strimm before or after you mow?

 

Spud, generally after but always before I hoe the borders.

 

I allways strimm first myself:D a while back you posted a pic of one of your jobs and it was a lawn on a slope what mower do you use for that one ?

 

I use a 2 stroke mower that the customer and i sourced and imported from the states, It smokes a lot but is super light and collects well. I have on one or two times used the etesia and the previuse ranger but I wouldnt rutinely as the fuel is not pumped and its an expensive engine to bust!!!

The first cut of the year on that particular job I do using a flymo as there is often very bad bager and frost damadge.

The Etesia 53 is suposed to be good on slopes as the handle bars off set, the fuel is pumped and it has hyralic engine breaking, ill probably buy one one of these machines in due course.

 

You dont hang on to your old tools like me do you ? at the moment ive got 6 mowers 3 hedge cutters and 21/2 strimmers lol

 

Well Ive got two spare strimmers and a spare hedge cutter lol.... im emotionally atached to the one strimmer (FS85) as it was one of the first new tools i bought when i strted up. Dont know why ive still got the other stihl though, its an FS400 and ive not used it for 16 months and will never use again after the husqy.

How the heck do you store all your stuff, Ive got a 8x10 shedfull, a 6x4 shedfull, oh and a van full plus powertools in the house lol. Actually I guess you must have similar!

 

Im sentimentally atatched to my old massport mower as crap as it is due to it being the last tool i bought with my gramps help (it seamed a better machine lol) ive got the spare mowers down at my nans at the moment i think ill get rid of the hayterette though i never use it now ive got to have a dam good clear out in the winter I take after my gramps and never throw anything out but ill have to start

Ive got 2 8x6 sheds a 4x6 and some space at nmy nans but its only just enough lol