I ran a 60" finish mower with side discharge on a Ford 860. I mow about 2.5 acres. Very few trees so maneuverability was not a big problem. Even with sharp blades and a clean deck it did not pick up very well and left windrows. I converted the mower to rear discharge to help with the latter and the blade on the discharge side bogging down in thick wet grass. At the end of the day it got the job done.
I got the opportunity to pick up a low hour 52" Exmark zero turn with the Kawasaki engine. It was a stretch at the time, but well worth the investment. I figured in what my time is worth and came out ahead with the increased speed of the zero turn.
My neighbor used a Woods 72" finish mower with rear discharge on a JD hydro with turf tires. He mows 5 acres with few obstacles. He got tired of the clippings clumping and parked the finish mower for Kubota ZTR. He also values the time savings.
This post was edited by ThadS on 04/25/2022 at 08:57 am.
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