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....
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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