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Posted by steve lowe on June 6, 2014 at 7:47pm in Machinery

I have decided that as we have a couple of new contracts for cutting large (several acres) parcs/gardens and although my Iseki SXG 323 is brill, the clients do not need collection of cuttings, and chucking it out the back is OK (with the rear mesh removed, I need a front mounted mower with maybe a 60" cut - rotary would be best as sometime we are asked to cut 3 ft high grass!
So, anyone know of anything decent going ? must be Diesel, pref 4 wheel drive (some nice slopes) and naturally, no money at all! any good/bad machines? I love my Iseki, 450 odd hours and not missed a beat. So Iseki/Kubota/JD?

Cheers
Steve

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  • matt evans June 6, 2014 at 7:59pm

    cannot go wrong with a scag!! we run two 48" pedestrian mowers, great in all conditions, although for my biggest contract which is 6 acres of grass we could do with a larger machine as you describe...

  • matt evans June 7, 2014 at 7:40am

    P.S. I've always fancied a Randsomes parkway 3. Beast of a machine but not quite the workload to buy it.

  • steve lowe June 7, 2014 at 12:57pm

    looks a bit of a beast - I dont think it would cope with high grass though? Some of the stuff they call lawns here are really paddocks!

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    Acacia Groundcare Hire June 9, 2014 at 9:07am
    We use the Ransomes HR3300 with an out front rotary or flail deck attachment - not sure about your budgets but you could then use the Ransomes for other attachments too, save some money later down the line!

    If you're after a bargain but still a pro machine, its often worth keeping an eye on Pitchcare used machinery: pitchcare.com/used_machinery/

    Acacia Groundcare Equipment Rental

    01273 494939 | www.acaciarental.com

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