Posted by Janet Tweedy on July 3, 2011, 5:23 pm
Friends who have a paddock which they want to bring into some sort of
order are debating about a sit on mower. The paddock is quite large and
they may well develop two more and make one a garden with lawn.
Is it worth them going down the second hand recon. Path and getting as
big as possible or go for something smaller but brand new.
If recon. Where would you recommend they go? They live near Aylesbury.
Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Posted by Dave Liquorice on July 3, 2011, 5:49 pm
On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 22:23:47 +0100, Janet Tweedy wrote:
> Friends who have a paddock which they want to bring into some sort of
> order are debating about a sit on mower. The paddock is quite large and
> they may well develop two more and make one a garden with lawn.
That might require change of use permission from the local council.
It may affect what is considered to be the curtailage of the main
building which has other knock on planning implications.
> Is it worth them going down the second hand recon. Path and getting as
> big as possible or go for something smaller but brand new.
I'd expect there to be a loose relationship between the size of the
mower, the area to be cut, what that area is like (obstructions like
trees or rocks), flat, on a slope or changes in gradient.
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Cheers
Dave.
Posted by Janet Tweedy on July 4, 2011, 8:35 pm
>That might require change of use permission from the local council.
>It may affect what is considered to be the curtailage of the main
>building which has other knock on planning implications.
>> Is it worth them going down the second hand recon. Path and getting as
>> big as possible or go for something smaller but brand new.
>I'd expect there to be a loose relationship between the size of the
>mower, the area to be cut, what that area is like (obstructions like
>trees or rocks), flat, on a slope or changes in gradient.
No it's fine where they are. Not agricultural any more. Used to be a
farmhouse and then a kennels, then a cattery now a house and stables etc
being turned into a house. They won't make it a manicured perfect garden
just cut the grass a bit and plant some big shrubs well, big until the
blinking deer get hold of them no doubt.
It's a flattish bit of paddock/pasture/ex pig field.
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
Posted by Janet on July 3, 2011, 7:54 pm
jan@lancedal.demon.co.uk says...
>
> Friends who have a paddock which they want to bring into some sort of
> order are debating about a sit on mower. The paddock is quite large and
> they may well develop two more and make one a garden with lawn.
>
> Is it worth them going down the second hand recon. Path and getting as
> big as possible or go for something smaller but brand new.
> If recon. Where would you recommend they go? They live near Aylesbury.
They should find a supplier who also services (Not one of the sheds, a
place that has its own repair and servicing workshop) who will advise them
on the right size and performance of mower for their circumstance/needs
and should offer to bring one out for a free demo. Authorised Countax
dealers do that.
Another consideration, is to choose a supplier who offers collection
and return for servicing and repairs.
In my experience and friends', ride on domestic mowers will NOT cut
tall rough meadow grass (a foot high +) whatever the brand and ads say.
So, they are really only any good for regular mowing.
If they are thinking in terms of a wildflower meadow or just topping a
paddock maybe a couple of times in the six-month growing season, they will
need some other means to make the long coarse cuts(like a powerful
strimmer, or paying a nearby farmer to run his haycutter round it, or
buying a professional grass tractor like a Kubota).
Janet.
Posted by tinnews on July 4, 2011, 3:50 am
> jan@lancedal.demon.co.uk says...
> >
> > Friends who have a paddock which they want to bring into some sort of
> > order are debating about a sit on mower. The paddock is quite large and
> > they may well develop two more and make one a garden with lawn.
> >
> > Is it worth them going down the second hand recon. Path and getting as
> > big as possible or go for something smaller but brand new.
> > If recon. Where would you recommend they go? They live near Aylesbury.
>
> They should find a supplier who also services (Not one of the sheds, a
> place that has its own repair and servicing workshop) who will advise them
> on the right size and performance of mower for their circumstance/needs
> and should offer to bring one out for a free demo. Authorised Countax
> dealers do that.
>
> Another consideration, is to choose a supplier who offers collection
> and return for servicing and repairs.
>
> In my experience and friends', ride on domestic mowers will NOT cut
> tall rough meadow grass (a foot high +) whatever the brand and ads say.
> So, they are really only any good for regular mowing.
>
We have a Kubota diesel ride-on mower and that *does* mow just about
anything, basically if you dare drive through it the mower will mow it.
I lent it to a friend just this week-end to top his paddock which was
full of thistles and he said it did a brilliant job where his ride-on
simply couldn't cope.
> If they are thinking in terms of a wildflower meadow or just topping a
> paddock maybe a couple of times in the six-month growing season, they will
> need some other means to make the long coarse cuts(like a powerful
> strimmer, or paying a nearby farmer to run his haycutter round it, or
> buying a professional grass tractor like a Kubota).
>
Our Kubota *isn't* a tractor (we have a little Iseki tractor for
tractor type jobs), it really is a ride-on mower, just a very tough
one. (Model T1600, I think the latest is at least a T1700 now)
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Chris Green
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> order are debating about a sit on mower. The paddock is quite large and
> they may well develop two more and make one a garden with lawn.