whats your ride??

[J man]

im curious to see what everyone is using as a tow vehicle for mowing?? i use a 1500 and tow a 16ft trailer with no problems. ive been thinking of getting maybe a 2500 or 250 but man with the way the gas prices are im rethinking my idea. bye bye big v8 and hello 4 banger lol

[jimslawnservice1]

I have a 2500HD with 18ft trailer, thinking of going to 24 GN

[sharp]

when we pull a 5000 trailer, 16 foot with 2500hd 300hp we get 12 mpg, what do you get with the 1500??

[Dodgeman]

pull 16 footer with 3500 dodge, no problem.

[J man]

sharp, my last mpg check was about 16 mpg but consider i drive my truck very, very easy

[Tracy]

We pull a 16 footer w/ a Toyota T-100, no problem.......the Tundra has since replaced the T-100's

[sharp]

sharp, my last mpg check was about 16 mpg but consider i drive my truck very, very easy

that was what I was a thinking, the 2500hd really pulls better with less work than the 1500, not to mention the brakes last longer and the whole rig is safter. really the gas is not a factor as this is pased on in direct cost. I don't drive the big truck but those who do say it does make the becker bigger.

[lawnrangeralaska]

bmw with a 20foot enclosed

[Drewaustin]

What' your ride

I just bought a Murray from Wal-Mart with a 38" cut and 12 hp . It works really well but it seems to take a long time to cut some of my customers yards. It seems like every two to three yards I have to even the deck back up, very time consuming . Are there better mowers on the market for the bus. How much would you charge with a mower like mine?

[btammo]

I just bought a Murray from Wal-Mart with a 38" cut and 12 hp . It works really well but it seems to take a long time to cut some of my customers yards. It seems like every two to three yards I have to even the deck back up, very time consuming . Are there better mowers on the market for the bus. How much would you charge with a mower like mine?

For real??

[jfishenter]

'97 F250, 5.8 gas. 12' enclosed Trailer. Gas milage sucks.

[ElephantNest]

Are there better mowers than murray for the business? Hmmmm......let's think about that.


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Nope, Murray is the best commercial mower on the market, I have NO clue why all these pros don't use them.



My first rider was actually a Murray, 42" 17HP, I/C. Thing was a tank, and got me through the first year so I could save for my 36" TTHP. The deck was a problem, so I hung it from chains, problems solved.

Do yourself a favor, get a full blown commercial mower ASAP!


P.S. Since wrecking the Chevy 1500 5.7 ltr, I'm stuck in a V6 Toyota. Does the job, but I can tell it's straining.

[Drewaustin]

Good One Mark, Hightower, David, And Jason.

Ok it seems I have had a little help with my earlier post. It seems the last time I used this site on a public computer at work it kept me signed in. Couple of guys at work gave me a little help with that murray post, also with my personal informaiton. Oh well, i will get them back.

[ElephantNest]

Well, either way, ficticious friends or not, (wink wink) jk, Murray has just recalled 93,000 mowers for leaky gas tanks that cause fires. Fires are bad for grass.

[Scagrider]

03 silverado 3500 dump with duramax diesel pulling 18ft enclosed with no problem, gas mileage is probably right around 17mpg. I can get just about 600 miles using both tanks.