commercial ariens mower/? string trimmers

[fishinagin]

HAS ANYONE SEEN THE NEW COMMERCIAL ARIENS MOWER, WITH A BBC, THERE MOWERS ARE ALSO BEING MARKETED AS GRAVELY (HOWEVER WITHOUT BBC). NOT REALLY A BAD LOOKING MACHINE.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE AN IDEA IF ANYONE BUT ME LIKES TO USE A GOOD QUALITY CURVED SHAFT TRIMMER. I DO NOT SEE MANY COMMERCIAL CO'S USING THEM HOWEVER AND BEFORE YOU DISREGARD. I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MERITS AND DURABILITY OF STRAIGHT SHAFT TRIMMERS BUT I DO NOT ABUSE MY EQUIPMENT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY MY REASONING IS THIS. I AM RIGHT HANDED AND PREFER MY RIGHT HAND AS MOST DO AT THE ENGINE I ALSO LIKE TO WALK FORWARD IT IS SIMPLY MOST EFFICIENT. THE ROTATION OF A CURVED SHAFT BEING CLOCKWISE THEREFORE THROWS YOUR CLIPPING AWAY FROM THE BEDS.

[fishinagin]

I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT ARIENS IS A 21" WALK BEHIND.

[Winsser Care]

ariens or gravely

i was thinking about purchasing a ariens or a gravely 21' mower the ariens is $600 and the gravely is $800 they have same deck except for a few bolts and the handle is stronger on the gravely. i used the gravely at my dealer and i sure did love it. top speed had me jogging quite fast. the main differences between the mowers is the engine. ariens has a briggs 6.75 intek ohv and tyhe gravely a honda 5.5 ohv. What would you guys choose between the two mowers? what is better briggs or honda?

[mmlawncare]

Honda will last you longer in the long run! It also cranks out more torque. Check the stats on the two engines and you will see the differences.

[Stephen M.]

Take the B&S with the higher HP. You will need it in taller grass. I'vr never had any problems with either engine.

[turfSurfer]

Fishinagin, I also find a curved shaft more comfortable, but it's hard to find any that are well-built (also harder to reach under wider shrubs).

[pride]

I have had 2 of the ariens 21" models you are looking at, I probably would not buy again because they both had problems with the self propelled drive system, solid machine but that part just sucked so I sold them!