Re mowers, I have to do some thinking. Winter would be a good time to get a deal, I suppose, when people are thinking "snowmobile" not "mower." I'm not concerned about mastering the machine; we have a skid steer that operates the same way as a zero. The JD parts are wallet busters, for sure, but the local dealer always has them in stock, which means a lot. I actually do like to mow, but not always behind schedule and to the neglect of other things.
Oh, well, there are worse problems!
My brother’s yellow zero turn is a “Hustler”. He had it up here bagging leaves for me this afternoon. The bins are super small - they must think people have yards the size of postage stamps! I’m thinking he paid $2-3K for it.
On the leaf front - all the maples are bare with the exception of one, so I can rake that when the rest of the leaves fall. All the leaves are picked up under the other bare maples, so that should be it for this leaf season. My compost bin is full to the top & that is after watering it down some to get all the leaves to fit.
The bro has ordered one of those long bags that he can pull behind the mower, will attach where his ‘bins’ are currently. The thing is huge, so he should be able to get a lot of leaves in there. He said if he had to use his tiny bins, he wouldn’t finish by Thanksgiving. The “bag” arrives Tuesday & I’m sure he’ll be checking it out as soon as he can. I can’t wait to see it & if I think I could rig one for one of my mowers.
I don’t know exactly what he got, but from the description, it will be something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Lawn-Tractor-Leaf-Bag/dp/B008R3U3DQ/ref=sr_1_10