[Omnivore-Dan]

I would stick with a rider mower or a tractor with a mower. Those commercial mowers with very tight turning radius are murder on your back, imho.

[woodbutcher1963]

I have a 72” Finish mower that I hook up to the 3 pt hitch of my Massey Ferguson tractor. It is great for mowing a field.
Meaning, making long straight lines. As soon as you need to turn it(25 ft radius) it does not work that great. IF you attempt to make tighter turns you will tear up your lawn. Even in rear wheel drive.

The advantage of a real commercial mower is the blades turn at a higher speed than your typical John Deere rider. This allows you to mow at a higher velocity. Therefore, completing the mowing in 1/2 to 2/3 the time. They also have heavy duty hydraulic pumps 8-10 gauge fabricated decks.

Again, I am not talking about a John Deere, Ariens, Toro, Cub Cadet or Gravely zero turn mower. These machines are made for homeowners to cut their 1/2 acre lawn. I am looking to buy a machine that originally sold for 11K-13K. Made for some landscaper to beat the crap out of and put 6+ machine hours per day on the engine.

The reason I am looking for a 52” deck as opposed to a 60” deck is that there are places on my property I could not get a 60” mower plus the side shoot into. Therefore, I would then have to trim with a smaller machine. Which defeats the purpose.