Man, I cannot wait to see what Mr. Ware does with this space if this is the mower he gets just to maintain it before building and subsequently moving. Shit's gonna be fire.
Unfortunately the barn will eventually have to go away. It’s right on the front of the property next to the road. If it was in the back we would try to keep it.
I’m at mechanic at a golf course down here in Louisiana and the 8800 is probably the worst mower is you use it all the time to cut like we do. Probably twice out of the month it’s either broken or it’s down for maintenance. we use it every day and make sure you keep grease in the deck motors if not you will mess up the bearings and seals really fast
Working at a prestigious golf course with this and it sucks the cut is rough and uneven and skips lines cuz the rollers are too big so it flattens the rough and misses it and also the blades out of nowhere will shut off on you for no reason and has been down several times due to the rear decks not coming up and it leaks hydraulic fluid everywhere and have John Deere’s or Finches guys out constantly your best bet is to save your 70k and spend a extra 10k and get the Toro Groundsmaster blows this thing out of the water.
Turning and maneuvering around obstacles is another limitation. It is rear wheel steer so it will turn tighter than a tractor, but it definitely does not turn like a zero turn mower. Turning around is either a small loop or a 3-point turn. When turning really tight, it also helps to raise the decks first. I have noticed the deck corners are somewhat prone to gouging when turning really tight in some locations. Mowing into corners is also a little frustrating due to the gaps between the front decks. You sort of have to take two stabs at it. This mower really shines when mowing wide open spaces. It doesn’t mow as fast or turn as tight as a zero turn, but the 88” cut width makes up for some of that. Mowing times on our ~3.6 acre lot were in the same ballpark as a 60” Bad Boy zero turn.
@@ybloc12 for a home lawn I think I prefer the 7400A - if for no other reason than there are 3 decks to maintain instead of 5. And you don’t give up ‘that much’ cut width because the 7400A decks are a little wider at 27”.
@@realJohnWare Thanks for the info. I have right at 2.25 acres at my house and I've been thinking about upgrading from my current JD 1550 60" cut. Just trying todo as much research as I can before making a purchase.
Save your money on the new ones. The electric control operated throttles are a bitch. Not to mention all the emissions crap JD loves to shove in. This model, though is the shit.
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