Countax 50 Yanmar diesel
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Dave W
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- chesterfield
There's lots of electric on them which weren't the most reliable.
plus that engine whilst being good is a horrible noisy thing
plus that engine whilst being good is a horrible noisy thing
I've never had much luck with lawn mowers horrible nasty things now concrete on the other hand ..................
For 1500 pounds what would you recommend, its 3 relatively small lawns a total of 50mX50m cut weekly during the growing season. I collect the grass for the first 10feet then I blow the rest out the back, blowing the grass out the back fertilizes the lawns.
Im quite happy to purchase a SH machine.
Good big tyres please as can be a bit soft in the spring time.
A machine that can get in close to the kerbs please so Im not leaving anything after me, which needs me to get a strimmer or a push mower to cut the corners.
Dave W
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- chesterfield
Any of the recognised brands will do the job really. Go for a direct collect and hydrostatic drive
Plenty of new ride-on mowers about at that budget that will do your job, but they will be domestic machines, but as long as it is tidy lawn type areas, they will last several years with regular oil changes and keep the deck and blades working well.
I did a amenity and churchyard grass cutting contract using an existing cheap and nasty American mower I had for the lawns here. Worked fine for the 4 years I had the job, and kept on going afterwards. Might have been LawnKing or very similiar...
BHow big a deck do you want/need?
I did a amenity and churchyard grass cutting contract using an existing cheap and nasty American mower I had for the lawns here. Worked fine for the 4 years I had the job, and kept on going afterwards. Might have been LawnKing or very similiar...
BHow big a deck do you want/need?
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quavers
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- aberdeenshire
got a countax here a couple of months ago 18hp honda engine , bought it with gearbox fault , new hydrostatic box fitted and the mowers cost me a grand , would buy the same again as you see plenty in sales going cheap enough but cost in the factor of a new gearbox , a westfield is near enough the same mower .
quavers
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- aberdeenshire
try some of the main dealers for a trade in , lots of people buying robot mowers
Netherfield
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- West Yorkshire
Countax diesel is noisy but frugal compared to petrol, circuit boards and relays a problem though.
Dave W
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- chesterfield
Bit of buying advice I've just learned.
Customer just asked to see pictures of the blades on a machine I'm selling. He didn't want it because the blades were rusty and there was grass stuck to the underside of the deck.
Who knew
Customer just asked to see pictures of the blades on a machine I'm selling. He didn't want it because the blades were rusty and there was grass stuck to the underside of the deck.
Who knew
Thanks for the advice.
Does direct collect mean the grass is sent to the grass collector via a tube underneath the drivers seat, rather than a big long tube out around the side.
Dave W
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- chesterfield
Either. As long as grass is blown into the box rather a sweeper unit behind.
up under the seat is most common
Netherfield
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- West Yorkshire
With Countax it's a collector on the back of the machine, sweeps it up as such.
Dave W
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- chesterfield
I've 2 tidy little etesia if anyone interested
Dave W
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- chesterfield
These are a real smart bit of kit. Rare as hens teeth though
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TripleSix
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- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
They're a bit like the Shanks front deck collection machine, have you seen husqvarnas rider that collects?
It uses an auger!
Dave W
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- chesterfield
The amazone flail collectors use auger. It works