The boys discovered something today. Mowing in the kettle-moraine area of Wisconsin takes a lot more physical effort than mowing in the flatlands of Illinois.
We were wondering if we'd be able to get by with a push mower instead of a lawn tractor. None of the neighbors pushes a lawnmower. We don't even have a very hilly yard compared to the folks in the area, but it's got gobs more "character" to it than the flat flat flat prairie we used to mow. I suppose a tractor could be used with a garden-plow in summer and with a snow-plow in winter. But as Gary pointed out, it would have to be a little tractor with some power or the rolling yard would be too much for the engine.
Another new thing to learn about....
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Oh. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteYou've made me homesick for Wisconsin, and brat frys, and municipal bands, and stock car racing... waaaaahh.
What about a self-propelled walk behind mower? They aren't as expensive as a lawn tractor. My stepfather has one for the hilly parts of his property in WA since his lawn tractor cannot handle the hills. He tried out a zero-turn mower only to find that you have to be on a completely flat surface or it tips (not good when you are 80 years old) so he's back to a his mower and little tractor.
ReplyDeleteWhat about a self-propelled walk behind mower? They aren't as expensive as a lawn tractor. My stepfather has one for the hilly parts of his property in WA since his lawn tractor cannot handle the hills. He tried out a zero-turn mower only to find that you have to be on a completely flat surface or it tips (not good when you are 80 years old) so he's back to a his mower and little tractor.
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