Thoughts on riding mowers? I want to get one like, now. I thought I could get away with just my Honda self-propelled walk-behind for a while, but I'm already sick to death of spending two hours mowing the $&%&^! lawn.
My scenario: About 1/4 acre of "good" lawn, as in what you'd expect Hank Hill's yard to look like, but then another 1/4 acre + in back of sort of crappy lawn blending into natural grasses type stuff. I would do that back part with my tractor, but I already tried it, and I have too many trees to navigate with a tractor and a bush hog.
So I want a riding mower that will do both "terrains" (back is somewhat uneven) if you will, and also some strips of "spring grass" that come up along side my driveway, but I don't want anything fancy or super powerful for extra attachments and stuff like snowplows, which I'll use my tractor or ATV for. I was thinking of maybe like a John Deere 140 or whatever, but am also seeing good reviews on Cub Cadets (on sale at Tractor Supply right now). I'd like to keep the price in the <$1500 range if possible.
I'm planning on some point of getting rid of some of that back lawn, then maybe even letting the farther end of natural grasses just do its thing, since it appears to attract pheasant and turkey, but I want to get my exercise in a way other than pushing the damn mower around, especially when July hits here*.
* So one that has a beer holder too.