what equipment do you use?

[streem26]

May be off-topic .Anybody use Chinese or budget trimmer ?or another? my Hursqarna broken and there is no possibility to buy a new now. I want to risk and choose a budget . I hope it will work a couple of years

 

[GCJenks204]

May be off-topic .Anybody use Chinese or budget trimmer like in this reviews ?or another? my Hursqarna broken and there is no possibility to buy a new now. I want to risk and choose a budget . I hope it will work a couple of years

I have #5 on that list, I have hated it pretty much since I have owned. Finally replaced it this year and trimming with my Stihl is almost fun.

 

[pknight620]

John Deere Z930m 60" Z-turn
Ferris Comfort Control 48" walk behind
Husqvarna 326ls trimmers
Stihl BR600 blower

 

[Fairways_and_Greens]

You still like your yardbeast?

I picked up a couple of new items... a Yardbeast 3.5" capacity, 14HP chipper (bought that new) and a used Carlton SP-2000 stump grinder. I have a couple of more things to do to the Carlton, but I've put it to work, already. Apparently, all you really have to do is leave it in the front yard and customers show up at your door. The chipper is working very well for what we wanted it for. It doesn't mind chipping all day, which is good, because it's not very fast. But a big tow behind wasn't in the budget and is really overkill, since we cut all of the trees up into firewood and kindling. We normally don't chip stuff over an inch and a half diameter, so this thing chips that smaller brush easily. We get plenty of chips without ending up with huge piles of the damn things.

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[JeffGu]

Love it! Run it all day, without any problems.

 

[jake wells]

gravely zt 2348 xl
john deere 830
lawn boy 2 strokes
echo and redmax trimmers
Husqvarna and echo blowers

 

[Locust Cutter]

John Deere Z930m 60" Z-turn
Ferris Comfort Control 48" walk behind
Husqvarna 326ls trimmers
Stihl BR600 blower

How well do you like your Ferris?
I'm running a 60" Super Z with the XR7 deck and a 24hp Honda (a bit underpowered) along with a Silver Series Lawnboy and a KM130 trimmer and pole saw. Dad has a Stihl blower that gets thrown in but I forget which model. The larger hand held one.

I am looking from something in-between the 60" and 21" mowers for yards where the Hustler won't fit, but the Lawnboy takes too long. The Hustler may also be going down the road in favor of a newer 7XX series Grasshopper or H series Walker as I'd like to have a front deck again for ease of maintenance and hillside handling. I had a smaller Marty J (Deines) and it handled amazingly, it was just to small for my larger mowing and underpowered for it's deck size...

 

[Duce]

Neighbor has a Cat powered Ferris and have mowed with it several times, what a joy to run.

 

[PissRev]

I bought the Husky 525LS last spring and ran it over 50 hours so far. It is by far and away the best trimmer I've ever had the pleasure of running. I did replace the T35X head with a Speed Feed 400 and I did a Cat bypass as well. It cranks so easy and revs hard all day long. It also has a carb that is so easy to adjust.

My Stihl FS94R is just collecting dust as a backup.

 

[pknight620]

How well do you like your Ferris?
I'm running a 60" Super Z with the XR7 deck and a 24hp Honda (a bit underpowered) along with a Silver Series Lawnboy and a KM130 trimmer and pole saw. Dad has a Stihl blower that gets thrown in but I forget which model. The larger hand held one.

I am looking from something in-between the 60" and 21" mowers for yards where the Hustler won't fit, but the Lawnboy takes too long. The Hustler may also be going down the road in favor of a newer 7XX series Grasshopper or H series Walker as I'd like to have a front deck again for ease of maintenance and hillside handling. I had a smaller Marty J (Deines) and it handled amazingly, it was just to small for my larger mowing and underpowered for it's deck size...

I like the Ferris Walk behinds a lot. I have owned 2 so far. They work good in those areas like you describe. They will really hold a hillside well also.

 

[huskyboy]

When I had accounts I used 48" belt drive exmark with Kawi vtwin, br600 and husqvarna 560bts blowers, shindaiwa 242 weedwacker and my cad collection of chainsaws . I was just a small operation 12 accounts making side cash but stopped when I got my internship as I no longer had the time. Maybe I will try again this summer. I got to replace one of the deck bearings on my exmark as it blew.

 

[nightwolf1974]

2x stihl fs 110 trimmers w/bike handles (1 blade, 1 line)
yard machines 3100m trimmer
2x mcculloch pro 610 chainsaws
poulan pro 14" woodshark chainsaw
2x poulan pro 961120134 (1 with bagger, 1 without)
older poulan 20" push mower
older craftsman 20" push set up for thatching
vintage simplicity landlord hydro rider
vintage simplicity 4211 rider
craftsman lt4000 with bagger
allis chalmers 545 loader

in the process of buying a new holland lb70 backhoe and a massey ferguson 3165 w/loader and 3pt. also gotta upgrade my trimmers to the new stihl line in the fall, and get a couple of battery units to grab a contract where gas engines aren't an option because of the noise.

 

[Jughead]

Well guys i've disappeared off of the radar for a while.work Is brutal right now.so bad that i've hired a helper.most nights I have been getting in at midnight.can't wait til winter.I need a rest.
Anyway here's my new addition.

 

[GCJenks204]

View attachment 73848 Well guys i've disappeared off of the radar for a while.work Is brutal right now.so bad that i've hired a helper.most nights I have been getting in at midnight.can't wait til winter.I need a rest.
Anyway here's my new addition.

Nice looking machine. Thanks for dropping by. Too much work will always be better than not enough no matter how tired you may feel.

 

[Jughead]

Nice looking machine. Thanks for dropping by. Too much work will always be better than not enough no matter how tired you may feel.

True.

 

[Locust Cutter]

Well I bought a John Deere F925 used and the Yanmar diesel runs very well. It's pretty fuel efficient too. I did get a used Scag SW36 and it runs pretty swell. It's a lot better than a 21" mower.

 

[Jughead]

Well I bought a John Deere F925 used and the Yanmar diesel runs very well. It's pretty fuel efficient too. I did get a used Scag SW36 and it runs pretty swell. It's a lot better than a 21" mower.

I would like to get a 36" swzu like my 52" probably wouldn't use it much though.found one for $1400 but have to sell my old one to finish paying this one off.
I do like Yanmar engines.the little tractors not so much.actually found some push mowers down in Georgia for sale that had single cylinder yanmar diesels.had never saw one before.wish I could have got a couple.

 

[edritchey]

I have several different machines spread out over a few properties but here at home I use a Kubota for driveway & property maintenance and a Ferris for lawn care.

 

[Locust Cutter]

I have several different machines spread out over a few properties but here at home I use a Kubota for driveway & property maintenance and a Ferris for lawn care.

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What model Kubota is that, and how much have you used the loader? I just got quotes on two MX5200's (1x HST and 1X Shuttle) and a Massey 2607H from a local dealer, all 3 with wheel weights, 3rd function, 3x SCVs, and a few other things. I'm surprised how close everything is, and am torn on the tractors. I really liked the feel of the MX (though the MX6000 might be closer to what I'd go after for a few more PTO hp. But the Massey is also very nice. Essentially they're close but not, and I could justify either one. The Massey will lift more and run bigger equipment (including a nice 3pt chipper), but the MX turns tighter, and is a little easier to haul (lighter).

 

[edritchey]

Mine is a MX5800 Hydro. I have the BH92 backhoe with the hydraulic thumb. I also had 3 rear remotes and the front 3rd function hydraulics installed. I use it for moving skids of woodbricks that weigh 2150+ lbs per skid and it works nice loading unloading and stacking the skids. It also gets used for mowing and road maintenance here. I have a set of R1 tires with 3 wheel weights per side and a set of R4 tires with 1 wheel weight per side I have the R4s on when I'm using the backhoe it has the r1s on for everything else. I needed the PTO horsepower to run our 20kw pto generator. I'm glad I went with the Kubota.