first lawn tractor, any tips?

[MasterMech]

Hmmm... I've been thinking of picking up a spare set of blades for that deck (not cheap!). Maybe I should consider those? Will have to check availability / pricing.

I would help you out (I have a Stens account, just like eveybody else in this business!) but I'm afraid that after shipping, I wouldn't be much help.

List price on a set of 3 of those blades is $75. Guys that regularly stock Stens parts may be able to help you out. Internet isn't turning up much as that is a brand new part # for them. They have been expanding the Silver Streak blade lineup rapidly the last couple of months.

With a growth rate around 1 inch per day, it's like bailing hay, if I let it go longer than that.

You just need a different approach.

 

[Ashful]

List price on a set of 3 of those blades is $75.

At that price... no problem! I had heard a price (second-hand) from Deere that was more like 3x that amount for the OEM blades.

You just need a different approach.

There's a guy up the street selling a 3-point finish mower for a few hundred, although quite a bit smaller than that, and not real type. I'll stick with my Zero Turn for zooming around the yard, thank you very much!

I do have a 72" belly mower for the Deere 855, but was planning on selling it. I don't see myself using it enough to warrant the storage space it consumes.