thedevilyoulove
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Equipment
L3901 HST with LA525 FEL, Land Pride RCF2572, pallet forks, 3 pt carry all
The zero turn thread got me thinking about this, rather than threadjack I'll start new:
I have a zero turn Toro that is 10 years old, has 500 hours on it. I got it new for about $5K-$6K and prolly put $1K is misc repairs into it since I've owned it (mostly to the deck, the spindles wore out). I really don't need to replace it, but I when I took the blades to get them sharpened, I saw a new Grasshopper (the kind with the trail wheels in the back) and I LOVE it. I am thinking about upgrading to it, but for the $10K that it costs, I am wondering if it makes sense to hire someone to cut my grass. Even if the GH lasts 10 years, that's $1K a year plus fuel, maint, repairs and my time which is valuable. It might be cheaper to hire someone to cut my lawn for me (at least until President Trump builds his wall, LOL).
Even if each cut costs me $100 and I get it cut once a week for three months, that is $1,200/year with no costs for fuel, repairs or my time. Not sure I can cut my lawn myself any cheaper than that.
What say OTT? Have you guys compared costs of cutting your lawn yourself vs. hiring someone to do it? What did you decide?
I have a zero turn Toro that is 10 years old, has 500 hours on it. I got it new for about $5K-$6K and prolly put $1K is misc repairs into it since I've owned it (mostly to the deck, the spindles wore out). I really don't need to replace it, but I when I took the blades to get them sharpened, I saw a new Grasshopper (the kind with the trail wheels in the back) and I LOVE it. I am thinking about upgrading to it, but for the $10K that it costs, I am wondering if it makes sense to hire someone to cut my grass. Even if the GH lasts 10 years, that's $1K a year plus fuel, maint, repairs and my time which is valuable. It might be cheaper to hire someone to cut my lawn for me (at least until President Trump builds his wall, LOL).
Even if each cut costs me $100 and I get it cut once a week for three months, that is $1,200/year with no costs for fuel, repairs or my time. Not sure I can cut my lawn myself any cheaper than that.
What say OTT? Have you guys compared costs of cutting your lawn yourself vs. hiring someone to do it? What did you decide?