some jobs are best left to tractor

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This afternoon I decided mow along the side of our county road~about 1/8 mile long.  One side is maintained by the land owner, the other not so much.  The grass is getting knee high-and much of it taller.  Our county roads are chip and seal which is nice and the side I was mowing basically has no ditch.  It seems the county only mows once a season. 

 

The problem with overgrown grass is the road way appears to be smaller and bi-passing drivers hesitate to pull into the edge of the road.  

 

I used the 520H and it completed the task quite well.  I don't think our zero turn would have handled the job at hand as efficiently and comfortably.  Having the weight on the front end and a steering wheel was an asset.

 

For the past several years, I have also sprayed weed killer around the stop sign because the Johnson grass will block the view of traffic until the nose of the vehicle is nearly on the state highway.