The wife and I are purchasing some property. It's 6 acres in total, of which about half is what will need to be mowed.
What I'd like is some versatility, I was initially leaning towards the traditional lawn tractor/riding lawnmower style because it's easier for her and I to hop in and steer... and to have a small trailer to pull behind it for doing work around the property (hauling wood, tools, yardwork, dirt, etc). That would be over the Zero Turn style mowers which I feel like would be a better dedicated mower but harder to use for these other purposes.
My thoughts then led to getting a UTV to be able drive around and haul stuff in and then have a finish cut pull-behind mower to attach when we need to mow. Going this route, I'd have my fun toy to mess around with, more storage and capability to haul stuff around, and I think it would be easier to just get in and go instead of dealing with a mini-trailer. Plus ability to tow it to other people's property for hunting, fun, etc.
While looking online at options, a friend turned me onto the Kawasaki Mule Pro-FXT, which has a convertible rear that can change from your traditional 6-passenger small bed set up to a 3-passenger with extended bed set up. That's extremely attractive to me because 90% of the time I'd want the longer bed space and 10% of the time could drive some friends/kids around.
My questions for the outdoor board would be:
What I'd like is some versatility, I was initially leaning towards the traditional lawn tractor/riding lawnmower style because it's easier for her and I to hop in and steer... and to have a small trailer to pull behind it for doing work around the property (hauling wood, tools, yardwork, dirt, etc). That would be over the Zero Turn style mowers which I feel like would be a better dedicated mower but harder to use for these other purposes.
My thoughts then led to getting a UTV to be able drive around and haul stuff in and then have a finish cut pull-behind mower to attach when we need to mow. Going this route, I'd have my fun toy to mess around with, more storage and capability to haul stuff around, and I think it would be easier to just get in and go instead of dealing with a mini-trailer. Plus ability to tow it to other people's property for hunting, fun, etc.
While looking online at options, a friend turned me onto the Kawasaki Mule Pro-FXT, which has a convertible rear that can change from your traditional 6-passenger small bed set up to a 3-passenger with extended bed set up. That's extremely attractive to me because 90% of the time I'd want the longer bed space and 10% of the time could drive some friends/kids around.
My questions for the outdoor board would be:
- Is the UTV & Pull-Behind Mower a practical solution for me?
- Is mowing call it 3 acres with this set up a headache, easy, or somewhere in between?
- I've purchased cars, trucks, rv, etc. and am used to negotiating below their asking price... I assume these UTV's at dealers are negotiable as well? If so, what's a typical 'discount' I should expect?
- I found WRI Outdoors in Bryan through Kawasaki's dealer locator search. Any experience with them? Or other dealers that are good or bad?
- Recommendations on what to look out for or avoid in regards to a finish cut pull behind mower? Are these negotiable too or price expected as marked?
