Josh D
Why do most landscapers use commercial walk behind mowers when the cost of a brand new garden or yard tractor is so much less? I was looking to start up a buisness and I found that a 8 - 10 year old walk behind commercial walk behind mower (32-48 inches) is the same price as a brand new tractor? Anybody with lawn mowing buisness experiance an answer would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I own a 48" Exmark. I have owned the typical home depot type brands of mowers and they have not held up to the abuse that some places dish out. For an example, one yard I mowed bi-weekly without any problems. The owner had a company put a fence up, one of the fence co. employees threw a broken come along into the grass and forgot about it. Well I struck it with the exmark and the wire got all tangled in the blades and stalled the engine with a very sudden bang. I thought the spindles were broke at the very least, after about a half hour I got everything untangled did a quick inspection of the machine fired it up and finished cutting the grass. Had to replace blades they were ruined but that was it.
I own a 48" Exmark. I have owned the typical home depot type brands of mowers and they have not held up to the abuse that some places dish out. For an example, one yard I mowed bi-weekly without any problems. The owner had a company put a fence up, one of the fence co. employees threw a broken come along into the grass and forgot about it. Well I struck it with the exmark and the wire got all tangled in the blades and stalled the engine with a very sudden bang. I thought the spindles were broke at the very least, after about a half hour I got everything untangled did a quick inspection of the machine fired it up and finished cutting the grass. Had to replace blades they were ruined but that was it.
Lawn Tractors vs Commercial Walk Behind Mowers?
Josh D
Why do most landscapers use commercial walk behind mowers when the cost of a brand new garden or yard tractor is so much less? I was looking to start up a buisness and I found that a 8 - 10 year old walk nehind commercial walk behind mower (36-48 inches) is the same price as a brand new tractor? Anybody with lawn mowing buisness experiance an answer would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Commercial lawn mowers are built for just that. Mowing, and a lot of it. They are designed to mow the largest area , for as little time as necessary and transported to the next job. They are also to be used everyday.
Garden tractors are designed to be used once a week, and designed for other uses as well. Attempting to use a garden tractor for commercial use will work, for a while but the tractor will need replaced after the first season or two. Most commercial will mow more grass in a month than most homeowners will mow in three years.
Commercial lawn mowers are built for just that. Mowing, and a lot of it. They are designed to mow the largest area , for as little time as necessary and transported to the next job. They are also to be used everyday.
Garden tractors are designed to be used once a week, and designed for other uses as well. Attempting to use a garden tractor for commercial use will work, for a while but the tractor will need replaced after the first season or two. Most commercial will mow more grass in a month than most homeowners will mow in three years.
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