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One weekend.

maddhobs

We have 3 1/2 acres and also bought a Husqvarna and are very happy with it

Posidrive

We've got a Husquavarna as well. It appears well built and no problems at all last year. Was a little more expensive than the Craftsman equivilent from Canadian Tire but accessories such as the grass collection bins are cheaper.

Bellanova

I bloody well will be after shovelling 200ft+ of our drive LOL

Novocastrian

Actually I still enjoy it. A chance for a little introspection.

Simon Legree

Couldn't agree more.

woodmanbg

We bought a blade and snow chains for the tires and guess what, they are still in their boxes. It was too cold for OH to sit in garage and fit the blade and the chains probably wouldnt have been much help for the depth of snow we had this winter! Hopefully the blade will be on and will help to move some soil around this summer

iaink

Why would it, Its been away in the garage since October, and wont be out again till May probably... Ride on mowers suck for snow clearance....you can only clear in the direction you are heading in so you get boxed in easily, and they can suffer from poor traction even with weights and chains.


How long the novelty lasts is probably proportional to how buggy your yard is...With 3/4 of an acre or more its not really a novelty item as much as a necessity, and it still takes and hour and a half to cut the grass

Thankfully its usually brown and crispy and stopped growing for most of July and August.....

bodgerx

That makes the period for growth very small then? May-June and a little in the Autumn/Fall?

I've already started cutting mine and I won't stop until the end of October.

Add that to the 'positive' list for Canada then.

Silverdragon102

Depends on the province, last year I mowed the couple of acres (5 hour job) every 2 to 3 weeks from I think it was June when we bought it through to October

Greenhill

Also, the types of grass and soil makes a lot of difference. Last year, with all the rain, I had to cut mine once a week (May-September) to keep it under control (when I could be bothered, that is).

Compared to a buddy of mine who lives about 5 miles from my place, down by the river, I believe he only 'had' to cut his lawn maybe 3-4 times in total last year.

iaink

Last year I was mowing every week two, but last year was atypicalNever even made it to the beach, the water never got warm enough to consider swimming in the big lake.

Gremmie

Ahhh John Deere, you cant out run a deere but a john allways smells

Greenhill

Hey Steve ... dunno if you saw the ad in the paper today but Sears have a sale on this weekend.. extra 20% off mowers for 3 days I think it said.. might be worth checking out.

AmyDavid

Bella...you might need to take all those things back to Winners so Mr Stevo can get his Ride on Mower....yes even the bag.....