pros & cons of a decent ride-on mower
hi all, haven't been in here for donks due to all sorts of shenanigans & henanigans but thought this may be an 'honest' a/venue to air a can of invertebrate longissimus.
doesn't appear to be much on offer if you do a keyword/s search either. the industry specific forums are a laugh & have the obvious conflict of interest thing happening.
so: what say ye all about zero turn ride-ons? for that matter ride-ons in general? the neighbour is about to blow a small fortune & given i'm a greenfield convert (older 20 horse vee twin E2000 w/- no brakes ... slightly better than the 750 alchemy :U, don't want to lose a good neighbour & I may be in the market for a newbie myself shortly so all commentary, recommendations or even the odd scurilous gripe greatly appreciated.
he's/ we've both tested & seriously bagged (the shop dudes give an on site demo) a base model grillo (7.16), zero turn walker & dixon grissly, a mid range huskie (pretty useless), & we've yet to get the greenfield & 4wd boys to come to the party.
terrain is hilly & well tree'd, a few gully's almost nothing dead flat at all, a few fences down the bottom of inclines oh ... & dirt / gravel access driveways.
i can see him using reverse a fair bit :) & i'm not impressed so far with the dealerships/ manufacturers inability to even offer the owner/ user practical instruction. can understand why, but an owners manual and method of operation is one thing, an hour or so teaching someone the right and wrong way to approach an incline ... priceless & lifesaving maybe. big problem with every dealer seriously degrading the competition which in turn sends alarm bells out as to what to believe. cheers for now.