Dear All,
I have a small orchard with about 150 Asian pear trees on a steep slope. I have all the equipment I could find on TBN, but still need a commercial grade lawn mower. It will be used VERY hard for 4-6 hours every weekend for 6-8 months a year. I would like a professional to respond, or someone with experience who could give me independent advice on what the toughest mower is for my application.
I was looking at 2-stroke but now have been looking at variable speed 4-stroke. Toro and Snapper seem to lead the pace. Friends have recommended Honda. I had a terrible time with a John Deere (blew up the deck-cast Al but not really a true commercial mower).It did like the Kawasaki engine. Very tough.
I need something that is tough, can weigh a ton, but will only be used for hard-short durations. I like steel decks.
$1200 is my max budget for the mower.
Thank you,
"Buster"