The Mower Bench

[david wood]

ahh bless john deere, had deck off our zero turn recently and yep they like pulleys

[IVECOKID]

This lot are on my Bench today , all jet washed (only jet wash under the decks, i keep away from bearings and gearboxes) and painted red oxide on the Steel decks .

One would say why so many mowers ..... over the years i have spent many hours before and after work fixing mowers that have let me down but these days i just shove it in the shed (fix when i am not busy) and out comes another , time with kids is more important after work.

I have tried them all and the most user friendly and cheapest to repair/simplicity is the 4 wheel Viking .Also this year is the first without ordering any cables and i have put this down to NOT using WD40 but using a traditional oil can mixed with engine oil and diesel has wd40 dries out .

Being a one band outfit my Mowers last for years has i dont have to worry about Staff slamming them down getting them out of the van .

There is a Flail mower and Finishing mower for my compact tractor so i have everything covered job wise , not forgetting my 20 odd year old Westwood ride on .

 

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Ste

Edited January 9, 2016 by IVECOKID

[Richard 1234]

This lot are on my Bench today , all jet washed (only jet wash under the decks, i keep away from bearings and gearboxes) and painted red oxide on the Steel decks .

 

One would say why so many mowers ..... over the years i have spent many hours before and after work fixing mowers that have let me down but these days i just shove it in the shed (fix when i am not busy) and out comes another , time with kids is more important after work.

 

I have tried them all and the most user friendly and cheapest to repair/simplicity is the 4 wheel Viking .Also this year is the first without ordering any cables and i have put this down to NOT using WD40 but using a traditional oil can mixed with engine oil and diesel has wd40 dries out .

 

Being a one band outfit my Mowers last for years has i dont have to worry about Staff slamming them down getting them out of the van .

 

There is a Flail mower and Finishing mower for my compact tractor so i have everything covered job wise , not forgetting my 20 odd year old Westwood ride on .

 

 

 

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Ste

 

 

They soon add up as well if you only buy 1 a year it adds up I've added 4 this last year. Having spare mowers is great. I carry 2 on the truck and if 1 breaks either use the other or at worst go and swop if the spare on truck is wrong for the job.

I only travel a maximum of 5 miles from home anyway.

[IVECOKID]

Same here , 3 in van at all times and being Efficient is the name to the game lol .

 

 

Str

[flatyre]

during the grass cutting season I have two rover mowers in the van for 90% of my customers, a Hater Harrier for a few picky customers and a Bolans mulching mower for those who want the grass cut weekly. I have a few customers with gardens big enough for a ride-on but they don't like the finish so I just use the Rovers and take twice as long which suits as I charge by the hour for grass cutting.

[Richard 1234]

during the grass cutting season I have two rover mowers in the van for 90% of my customers, a Hater Harrier for a few picky customers and a Bolans mulching mower for those who want the grass cut weekly. I have a few customers with gardens big enough for a ride-on but they don't like the finish so I just use the Rovers and take twice as long which suits as I charge by the hour for grass cutting.

 

 

Why don't they like a ride on mowers finish?

[Richard 1234]

Same here , 3 in van at all times and being Efficient is the name to the game lol .

 

 

Str

 

 

What's the mower in between the Hondas and the Vikings?

[IVECOKID]

What's the mower in between the Hondas and the Vikings?

 

A bloody awful crude Weibang Mower ,only use it on crappy tidy ups

 

 

Ste

[Richard 1234]

A bloody awful crude Weibang Mower ,only use it on crappy tidy ups

 

 

 

 

 

Ste

 

 

Thought it was a bit of an obscure one.

I have heard that some of the weibangs are ok. Not sure I'd spend my money on one though!

[flatyre]

Why don't they like a ride on mowers finish?

 

don't know, I couldn't give a damn about gardening, I'm a nature lover! Trees and natural stuff not manicured lawns and pansies.