Can't stand yard work, period. The irony with me is I just retired after nearly 30 years working at the lawn mower division of Honda, where I had free access to everything from a 19" trim mower to to a monster three-blade 60" commercial beastie. I have a really nice 21" self-propelled walk-behind, mulch/bag/discharge, blade clutch, you name it, and it just sits while I stroke a check to a lawn service every month.
After moving to our 1/3 acre spread two years ago, the costs of paying somebody else is starting to annoy me, so I am tempted to pop for a 42" ZTR. My little slice of lasagna says she'll mow if I edge and run the blower, so it's a maybe right now. I have three strapping sons all living < 5 miles from me, so maybe that is an angle I might use as well. Let them keep and maintain the ZTR and just drop by a few times a month in the summer and cut the Fescue for their grey-haired old dad. "Hey you kids! Get over here and MOW my lawn!'
