We have a half acre yard plus we mow our neighbor’s yard at the same time, about the same size. They are very old, but we ain’t much better..................
So that’d be about and acre? If so, get a husky if there is a dealer around. I got a friend who is a farmer and he used to buy all the cheap crap-home cheapo etc, and he went with the Husky five years ago. The zero turn is the way to go since you wont have much trimming to do after.
He mows abt 4 acres twice a week when the weather is raining a lot. Takes him about 20-30 minutes, but he has a big mower.
Other than that, a Deere is pretty good cept they got some real manufacturing problems as of the last few years, not only in their garden div, but industrial also. Gotta spit them units out you know.