Stiga or kubota gr1600
- Thread starter jon9000
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Dave W
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- Location
- chesterfield
Those 2 mowers aren't really a comparison.
Kubota really is a cheap and cheerful garden machine. The other probably more " Industrial ".
Faffing about with jerry cans of petrol is a pain though.
Done 60 hours with my Kubota so far.
Nice light steering, bit light on the back end too. I've had a few shocks trying to reverse up steep slopes.......
Bit noisy / rattly, but it is a diesel.
Neat touches like being able to reverse with blades engaged as long as you remember the safety switch. Rad has a screen to catch debris. Can lift up a side flap to cope with long grass.
Lifting the deck requires some force ( but so did the previous Deere ). Locking latch not that great, has dropped down unexpectedly a few times.
Still waiting for the dealer to do it's 50 hour first service.....
To sum up........Our JD lasted 15 years. It will require some skill to make the Kubota last as long. The deck in particular looks a bit " Tinny ". Mulching mowers need more regular cutting IMO, don't like long wet grass. Mixing with chavs at the local fuel station to fill cans is ancient history now..
Faffing about with jerry cans of petrol is a pain though.
Done 60 hours with my Kubota so far.
Nice light steering, bit light on the back end too. I've had a few shocks trying to reverse up steep slopes.......
Bit noisy / rattly, but it is a diesel.
Neat touches like being able to reverse with blades engaged as long as you remember the safety switch. Rad has a screen to catch debris. Can lift up a side flap to cope with long grass.
Lifting the deck requires some force ( but so did the previous Deere ). Locking latch not that great, has dropped down unexpectedly a few times.
Still waiting for the dealer to do it's 50 hour first service.....
To sum up........Our JD lasted 15 years. It will require some skill to make the Kubota last as long. The deck in particular looks a bit " Tinny ". Mulching mowers need more regular cutting IMO, don't like long wet grass. Mixing with chavs at the local fuel station to fill cans is ancient history now..
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
I bought a Stiga Tornado 98cm cut this spring and got a mulch plug for it. The mulch plug just means the grass is chopped fine and you don't collect any grass. You have a side discharge there if you need to do long grass at times.
It is petrol, doesn't use a right lot, makes a nice job. Instead of cutting the lawn being a chore we fight over who gets to ride the mower. Missus can't drive in a straight line so I get to do the house lawn, she gets to do the orchard. Obviously not had it long but I am very pleased with it, with the mulch plug fitted there is no grass cuttings trailed into the house which I was expected and no clippings obvious on the lawn. Said to be suitable for up to 2 acres, I wouldn't want to do 2 acres every day but I think the machine wouldn't be bothered.
I go up the road and do the verge and carry on across my fields sometimes.
It is petrol, doesn't use a right lot, makes a nice job. Instead of cutting the lawn being a chore we fight over who gets to ride the mower. Missus can't drive in a straight line so I get to do the house lawn, she gets to do the orchard. Obviously not had it long but I am very pleased with it, with the mulch plug fitted there is no grass cuttings trailed into the house which I was expected and no clippings obvious on the lawn. Said to be suitable for up to 2 acres, I wouldn't want to do 2 acres every day but I think the machine wouldn't be bothered.
I go up the road and do the verge and carry on across my fields sometimes.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
I bought a s/h Gr1600. An ex-contractor machine, £2,000 which seems the going rate for s/h. It was vibrating a fair bit but I stripped it down, balanced the blades and levelled the deck. Very pleased with it so far. Most of the 'safety' switches have been disabled or removed and I can see they would be annoying on a contracting machine. I ran over a steel stake in long grass, the type with a curl at the top, and mangled it. I expected a blade to be bent, but I took the deck off and checked and it is fine and still does a good job. What a difference to my old power assisted Husquvarna!
Is should add the stiga I was thinking of was a front deck mulcher
Stigma mulcher here, about a metre cut out on front.
Unless we cut the grass every few days the residue grass looks awful. The Caravanners don’t like it getting on their feet and so onto their carpets.
Had to buy a JD mower and grass box which is great as long as we don’t plug it.
Unless we cut the grass every few days the residue grass looks awful. The Caravanners don’t like it getting on their feet and so onto their carpets.
Had to buy a JD mower and grass box which is great as long as we don’t plug it.
Dave W
Member
- Location
- chesterfield
Most Mulching decks are horrible. They just leave horrible black residue in lines. And burn more fuel.
a straight rear discharge machine works far better if not collecting
a straight rear discharge machine works far better if not collecting
- Location
- Boroughbridge, york
Stiga mulcher, i tow a wheel drive leaf picker occasionally to clear up the clippings, mainly after first cut of season (no mulching) so second cut wilted.
Other times to tow leaf picker is after missing the weekly mow or sections of grass that carch a bit of fert from nearby field.
I can enable/disable mulch hydraulically
Other times to tow leaf picker is after missing the weekly mow or sections of grass that carch a bit of fert from nearby field.
I can enable/disable mulch hydraulically
Kubota really is a cheap and cheerful garden machine. The other probably more " Industrial ".
Faffing about with jerry cans of petrol is a pain though.
Done 60 hours with my Kubota so far.
Nice light steering, bit light on the back end too. I've had a few shocks trying to reverse up steep slopes.......
Bit noisy / rattly, but it is a diesel.
Neat touches like being able to reverse with blades engaged as long as you remember the safety switch. Rad has a screen to catch debris. Can lift up a side flap to cope with long grass.
Lifting the deck requires some force ( but so did the previous Deere ). Locking latch not that great, has dropped down unexpectedly a few times.
Still waiting for the dealer to do it's 50 hour first service.....
To sum up........Our JD lasted 15 years. It will require some skill to make the Kubota last as long. The deck in particular looks a bit " Tinny ". Mulching mowers need more regular cutting IMO, don't like long wet grass. Mixing with chavs at the local fuel station to fill cans is ancient history now..
Where's that then? I've got a secondhand one and you have to disengage the blades to go backwards...don't you? Anyway, it's a pain.
- Location
- Scotland
My old wheelhorses are 40+ and still going strong. Wish they were diesel though as the petrol is a pain to keep around.Kubota really is a cheap and cheerful garden machine. The other probably more " Industrial ".
Faffing about with jerry cans of petrol is a pain though.
Done 60 hours with my Kubota so far.
Nice light steering, bit light on the back end too. I've had a few shocks trying to reverse up steep slopes.......
Bit noisy / rattly, but it is a diesel.
Neat touches like being able to reverse with blades engaged as long as you remember the safety switch. Rad has a screen to catch debris. Can lift up a side flap to cope with long grass.
Lifting the deck requires some force ( but so did the previous Deere ). Locking latch not that great, has dropped down unexpectedly a few times.
Still waiting for the dealer to do it's 50 hour first service.....
To sum up........Our JD lasted 15 years. It will require some skill to make the Kubota last as long. The deck in particular looks a bit " Tinny ". Mulching mowers need more regular cutting IMO, don't like long wet grass. Mixing with chavs at the local fuel station to fill cans is ancient history now..
I didn’t know that, ours must of been set like that since new , must admit to bypassing the seat sensor though. Total pita jumping off to open the gate and the thing dying
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