So yesterday our new zero turn riding mower arrived! As you can see from the following picture, we've already been busy using it. I also got it stuck in a wet area but we got it out.
I also went and mowed part of the other side of our property but I forgot to take a picture when I was over there. Maybe if I mow more today, I'll get a picture.
I say maybe because I'm not sure if I want to mow today or if I want to use the weedeater to cut down the boggy area that I got the wheel of the mower stuck in. Also need to use the wedeater to cut closer to the runoff. I didn't want to get too close with the big mower because I didn't want to GET STUCK. So much for that.
But I'm torn. I want to clear an area completely and make it look nice. But I also want to get the rough cut done too so I can see what I'm working with. I don't know. We'll see.
Learning how to drive the mower was a little tricky. I've driven regular riding mowers before and you've got your steering wheel and your pedals. But with a zero turn mower, those handles literally handle everything.
Where the handles are sitting at in the picture, that's neutral. Push those forward and you go forward. If you want to stop, you pull them back to neutral. If you want to go back, you pull the handles towards you. But the handles also handle your direction. If you want to turn left, you pull the left handle back a bit. Opposite if you want to turn right.
My trouble was that I was so used to having pedals to use, I had a hard time adjusting to the stopping and slowing down. If the mower started going to fast or something, I had a tendency to brace myself with the handles and lean into them which just made the mower go faster. So I had to teach myself to sit back into the seat and not lean forward so much.
After that, the rest wasn't too hard. With turning, you just have to remember to pull back in the direction you want to go. After a while, I didn't even have to think about it anymore. I was zooming around the yard like a pro. Well, pro-ish.
So I'm going to be busy for a least the next week. Since everything is so tall, we have to go slow so the mower doesn't get bogged down. It can cut it fine. It just gets bogged down if there is too much under there at one time. So it's going to take some time to get everything cut down. But we're finally getting it done!
Oh yeah, I also took some video of my husband using the mower for the first time. Here ya go.
Zee 2 Dixing Chopper Zero Turn Mower
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