The PIGG Pin

My older brother and I in 1990

As we move out of January and into February, some of us are going to start thinking about our lawnmowers.  Some of us just cut our own yards and others of us mow other peoples lawns as well as our own.  I was thinking about how many different brands and styles of lawnmowers there are and was wondering who uses what kind of mower to mow what size yard.   Today, I want to give a brief description of the ones that I have used in the past, and ask for you to give me a brief explanation of what kind of mower you use for your yard.

I started out as most of us did, using a 20 inch push mower.  It wasn’t long before I traded mowing an old man’s yard, for him to give me a 30 inch rear engine riding lawnmower.  I believe it was a Murray brand.  I then got a Simplicity brand rear engine rider.  Then a Murray 36 inch regular looking rider.  Eventually we bought a Kobota commercial hydrostat mower.  That lead us to get a 51 inch John Deere 725 mower (which were very

My brother and I in 1997

poplar right before the zero turn mowers came out!).  We traded the John Deere in on the first Exmark zero Turn mower with a 60 inch deck.  We have had some walk behind mowers mixed in over the years of all shapes and sizes.  Today we still use Exmark mowers.

When we had just the Murray and Simplicity riders, we also had a Snapper walk behind.  During this time we were able to mow about 600 yards in a season.  Don’t forget I was in Middle School at this time and my older brother had just started driving.  By the time we had got our Exmark Mower, we were averaging 50 + yards per week, even while I was still in High School and my brother was away in college.

It is amazing what having the right equipment will do for you.  Tell me what you are using to do your yard and if you have ever, or ever plan to mow for other people.  Let’s all learn together what the secret to lawn cutting success is.

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Happy Mowing