clairemarie70

hi, my head hurts from looking into buying something to cut my grass with...i have just under 5 acres to cut..ive looked at the zero turn and u cant put attachments on them...a lawn tractor isnt man enough and will probably last around 2 years, then just be so worn out it will die on me...and so our next option is a small tractor which brand new from john deere is nearly $8k...so do we buy cheap and run it into the ground or ive been told u cant buy better than a cub cadet...but then its going to cost...i really dont know what to do..when i looked into this before i read best motor to buy is a kholer..briggs and stratton not so good...helpppppp i dont know what to do..any advice anyone

AlexInBC

Get a few sheep

clairemarie70

nice answer..but not my thing..if i wanted a farm id be a farmer

R I C H

What's wrong with a lawn tractor? I've a John Deere X-Series and it copes perfectly well with more acreage than you've got. I mowed for 3.5hrs this morning, and accumulate around 70hrs per summer on it. My terrain's variable, from flat to steep enough to make ascent/descent a little challenging. It's coped perfectly well over the last 2 summers and has been 100% reliable.

Novocastrian

^^ What Rich said.

I only have 3/4 of an acre to cut, but my John Deere is now about 20 years old and still going strong.

clairemarie70

Rich, can u get attachments for it and approx how much was it, also what is the hp and cutting deck? thanks

R I C H

See: http://www.deere.com/en_US/homeowner...k=res_homepage for all the models available. Mine's a 42" deck with a 17hp V-twin.

There are a huge number of attachments. I've not bothered with any as I have a tractor for heavier duty work, or bigger mowing/haying tasks. If I needed to buy attachments for the mower, or plough snow with it I'd have chosen a bigger engined model, but for purely mowing landscaped areas it's all I need.

My experience of dealing with John Deere is to haggle until they weep.

Greenhill

That's a huge lawn, do you have to cut it all?

If you don't have to mow it all, just get someone to cut it once a year to stop it turning into scrubland (or whatever it's called).

clairemarie70

yes it is all our's..and it needs cutting more than once a year unfortunately

clairemarie70

we do need something that we can get rid of snow with as well as the grass..as our driveway is the shits to get out of in the winter