On 27/05/2013 8:44 AM, George Leppla wrote:

>> When I had a push mower I used to cut at least one section of lawn each
>> night and by the time I finished it was time to start back at the
>> beginning. If it rained I missed a night and had to make up for it. With
>> the tractor mower I can mow the entire lawn in about an hour and a half.
>
> Right now, we are mowing about 3 acres (+/-). I was doing it myself with
> a 22 inch self-propelled push mower and it took me between 4 and 5 hours
> total, but not all at once.This past week, Becca offered to help (we
> have a second 22 inch mower) so the two of us mowed one morning for a
> little over 2 hours... and I finished up the next day. It isn't fun,
> but it was good exercise and with the two of us working at it, time
> seems to pass by pretty quickly.
>
> We are going to buy a tractor shortly. I figure something with a 48 inch
> deck will cut mowing time down to around 2 to 2.5 hours. Very little
> trimming to do except around the house so that won't slow me down.
>


I opted for the 38 inch deck because my lawn property is divided into
five areas that have to be mowed. I have the front lawn, the back lawn,
a stream behind that, then the area around my barn, a tree line, another
stream and the back section. I have so many curves,and angles to deal
with. There are a lot of trees and few places to get a straight cut. I
figured the narrow deck would get me between more trees so less trimming
to do. A couple inches means a few more swaths.