You must have a larger property, We have about 4 acres, of which I only mow about 2. I ride a Huskavarna with a 46 inch deck. I like the beer holder the best. I also have a 40 hp diesel cat 1 tractor with a bucket and 3 point hitch. Don’t mind mowing at all, it’s the weed-whacking I hate.
I have 13 acres. Only about 3 are cleared.
I have the 37HP Massey Ferguson cab tractor which I pull the 72” finish mower. The John Deere rider with 42” deck.
It was only last year where the mowing became too much of a chore. Due to the constant rain. I do not water, unless I am trying to grow new grass. Which I have done a fair amount of over the last ten years.
I have a cup holder on both tractors. The MF cab has AC and a blue tooth radio.
I have gotten my moneys worth out of the John Deere rider. I bought it new in 1999 for $3300 from the local dealer. I almost bought a Ferris 48” commercial mower with a sulky back then. It was about the same price. Even back then the rider commercial landscape mowers were $7K. Now, they are $12K. The bagger alone for an EMark is $1500.
I also hate weed wacking. So, I only do it about once a month.
I had a Echo 2 stroke trimmer I bought in 1990. When I bought my first house. It finally died last year. I literally picked up another Echo at the dump. Somebody was cleaning out their parents house.
I also have two Stihl straight shaft 2 stroke trimmers. One with a blade on it. The other I also got for free at the dump.
These are the kind with the bicycle grips on them. Made for cutting brush and small saplings. I mostly use those for keeping trails clear now. I have a couple skidder trails around the property left over from when I logged it ten years ago.