we've got friends that purchased a zero turn usa 'bad boy' mower. they love it & even mow the horse turds into dust.
grangies,
Feb 25, 2:27am
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Cheers again. But anything related to King Cat has dead internet links.
hyphen,
Feb 25, 3:39am
king cat mowers are made by HMF in Vickery street, Te Rapa Hamilton
mrcat1,
Feb 25, 11:16am
Kingcat was made in Katikati until a few years ago when it went broke or closed down and a crowd in Hamilton bought it out, not sure if they are still building them or not, I did think it was Steelfort metal products but it could very well be this HMF, unsure what it stands for though. If you can get a new Kingcat that would be the one to buy as they used to be all fabricated including the mowing decks and are built NZ tough.
mrcat1,
Feb 25, 11:19am
Kohler engines have been around for ever, very similar to B&S but are used sort of more for industrial type applications. Great engines.
timbo69,
Feb 25, 11:46am
Is it worth buying a ride on for 1500m ? how much does is cost to get a bloke in?
Rideons cost a bit to maintain - especially if abused, allow $500 for fuel and maintenance P.A and a 10year life on the mower and your payin $21 a week for your mower. If you can get you lawn mowed for $40 then your saving yourself $19 a week - up to you?
I mow 1600m with a $1500 Masport self propelled walk behind (I would recommend the Honda for 2k) without the catcher it takes 55minutes - assuming your able to.
Kohler engines are good.
joanie32,
Feb 25, 10:30pm
Forlong and maisey were building them. Quality turned to shit and they are gone now.
poppy62,
Feb 26, 12:07am
Is the Walker mower in that price segment? they're used by a lot of lawn mowing businesses and as preferred choice.
tillsbury,
Feb 26, 12:35am
The Kohler engines are excellent bits of kit.
timbo69,
Feb 26, 12:45am
They are 20-40k and are in a different league in all aspects. notably they mostly use kohler although some have subaru petrol engines or Kubota and Yanmar diesels I think.
You might get a 15-20 year old one for that money.
grangies,
Feb 26, 12:47am
Cheers for all the feedback so far. Will keep an eye on those Craftsman mowers for sure.
Nice to have a motoring thread that doesn't turn into a shit fight.
timbo69,
Feb 26, 12:51am
I do think you are right to get the style of mower you are looking at (with deck at front) they are far move maneuverable.
desmodave,
Feb 26, 1:06am
No VW's or Chainsaw's mentioned so ya should be safe . Price spare parts for anything you fancy so you know what your in for .
grangies,
Feb 26, 1:07am
We haven't got a show in hell getting our lawn done for $40 up here. We're very rural. One of my boys hand mows the 1500m lawns and orchard since our old MTD ride-on died. And we do have the 2500m lamb paddock that need cutting every so often, plus a about another 500-600m unfenced grass "wilderness lol" that has been neglected since the MTD died.
timbo69,
Feb 26, 9:54am
Ah yep, was just a taught. I'm interested to see what people recommend ànd what you buy. I will need a ride on to mow 1 hectare at my new property.
paul861,
Feb 26, 1:45pm
I mow 1 hectare +(section,roadfrontage and tanker loop) with a john deere 105 . 42 inch cut, 17hp briggs and stratton. I paid $1700 2nd hand ,it was and still is in good condition. while the 5 speed isn't the best and the turning circle isn't fantastic , does a good job and dosnt use much fuel
next-to-normal,
Feb 26, 5:38pm
agree with the john deere, go for an auto twin cylinder,we got both a Manuel and auto the manuel is a bit fast and the auto has more control,the Ive mow the 5 acres here from time to time,it will plough through 2 foot grass slowly
NZTools,
Feb 27, 1:49am
Another vote for John deere. Ive had an la 145 for 6 years, and other than 2 belts and 2 sets of blades it has been trouble free. Just fitted it with gator mulching blades, and it shreds anything, including cane toads.
desmodave,
May 24, 6:17am
Local JD mower rep called in to show me their mowers but he was to late as i had already purchased the Craftsman . I told him what i paid and was told he couldn't compete with that .
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