Mowing the pond dam with my Kubota ZTR was an unpleasant adventure until I swapped out the turf tires that it was originally equipped with for a set of Carlyle chevron tread tires.
It’s 3:30 & I have been mowing for 2 hours, came in for a shade, limeade & dill pickle break (sugar & salt - hits the spot on a hot day!).
The BIG news - I am mowing the bank! I practiced on some short, steep banks along the driveway where I didn’t have to worry about ending up in a hip deep culvert, just to see how the mower handles. Once I start down, no ‘forward’ pedal at all & it self- brakes until right as the rear tires come off the hill when it speeds up until the rear tires are on the flat, then it stops until I give it forward pedal. Perfect!
The only fly in the ointment is I have to ‘go around’ to get to the top again, can’t go back up the bank. This is time consuming, but not as horrible as having to weed eat the whole thing!!
I still have the back (behind the house to the property line) to do, which is about 2.5 hours. Definitely a “John Deere rear” sort of a day .... butt (pun intended) it looks SO GOOD :-)
Success! And no snakes or turtles were harmed! :)
I missed your post on the successful mowing until now. Great job! Plus, I think dill pickles are a great snack!
Mowing the pond dam with my Kubota ZTR was an unpleasant adventure until I swapped out the turf tires that it was originally equipped with for a set of Carlyle chevron tread tires.