Zero Turn Mowers
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Of course you can do what this guy did as he turned one into a reproduction FT-17 French light tank. But adding almost 400 lbs of wood, steel, and various other stuff it was never meant to carry has put a strain on the transmission and so he has I think either replaced or fixed it 4 times since 2019, built it in late 2017 and a year later was done. The engine is powerful enough but the weak link is the transmission.
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So...it's a Tiger?
No I said French FT-17 light tank or the grandfather to the modern tank with it's hull rotating turret and engine in back. Unless you are like the Argentinians or Israelis and put the engine in front with the TAM and Merkava.
A lot of pretty mowers on here. Do y’all detail those after you use them.
i have a 52” hustler fastrak with a 20hp Honda motor. It came with the house I think it’s a 03. Runs great.
i have a 52” hustler fastrak with a 20hp Honda motor. It came with the house I think it’s a 03. Runs great.
Mine's never been washed since I got it. Not good hitting the blade spindles with water, especially when hot.
Never wash your mower! Also always try to mow when the grass is dry, late afternoon if you have dew. Keeps the machine, and grass happy. Use compressed air, or a leaf blower, to "clean" the machine after use. Try to scrape out the deck if you want it to last (not very practical, but mowing when dry helps a lot). Grarage, not shed, kept is best.
I’ll post a picture of mine.
Sharpened my own blades the other day. My dad goes, “did you balance them, or hang them on a nail to check then?”
I said, “why?”
“Nevermind”, he said… haha
Got about a third of the yard cut today and the pto shit out on me.
Guess I’ll **** with tomorrow.
Sharpened my own blades the other day. My dad goes, “did you balance them, or hang them on a nail to check then?”
I said, “why?”
“Nevermind”, he said… haha
Got about a third of the yard cut today and the pto shit out on me.
Guess I’ll **** with tomorrow.
Wimps.
The joke was that with all the extra armor it kept destroying transmissions- much like the Tiger.
What are your thoughts on the deck wash-outs? The current one I have works shockingly well and I'm able to get the deck absolutely spotless after every use. Otherwise it doesn't take that much grass, even if it's fairly dry, to rot out over time. That I've definitely seen.
I don't think my old man has ever balanced his blades on his rider, and that thing is older than I am.
That brings back memories. But those reel mowers still cut the best, even in tall grass.
I run an Exmark Radius 60” - no complaints here. Runs good and lays a nice stripe.
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