I had thought about one of those several years ago. I ended up buying a mid sized tractor with an eight foot finish mower. Glad I did. I use the tractor with bucket a lot more than I thought I would. I’m in Fulton Co. Pa. So it plows my drive, builds gun range and does so much more.
It’s awesome! Rachel and I were kicking around the idea of getting a tractor and a mower but then I got the Fortrax and couldn’t justify spending $20k-$30k when this was only $4,000 haha thanks for watching!
I got the same mower. I love it. But me an the wife both go out cutting. At the same time. To cut our 2 fields. An the problem was the small gas tank on the pull behind. I put a 5 gal tank on mine. We can get about 5hrs out of 5 gal. Were mowing 15 acres at a pop .
@@GunpowderandFreedomwould love an update. Still good after a year? I’m thinking of buying from Amazon and there are terrible reviews. Yours is excellent. I’m also a Ido rider they have flail mowers in Europe but not tow-behinds here in USA
Thanks so much for producing a very informative video that I am sure has been very helpful to many in your audience. Based on SO MANY issues taking place right now in America around the world - the good old USA NEEDS to start making more and more products domestically. Good on you for buying a Made in America product that will likely work great for you many - many years.
Nice unit Steve. I’m sure once you get on top of the cutting that will make maintaining the grass a piece of cake. I’m sure if you plan on putting in any food plots for the deer that mower will be as handy as a pocket on a shirt too. Looking forward to your up coming house build. Stay well
Looks good. Like you said, it's a finishing mower not a Brush Hog. If the grass wasn't as tall, it would have gone quicker. Great videos. looking forward to the house build.
Great video buddy! It looks like a beast of a machine that is really putting out some great results! Just awesome! I have a question for you. I've recently bought a used 60" Swisher pull-behind mower and it's just missing a gas tank. Would you have a link to the same gas tank that you have, on yours? I've looked around a bit and I think I've been looking in the wrong places because I saw replacement tanks for near $200. I think that's just a joke. Anyway, I hope you can point me in the right direction. Thanks!
This 66" is pretty crazy expensive considering the 60" is far less. I can imagine pulling two of those with a decent small ride on mower so you have like 150" effective cutting width for less than a 72" mower.
Thanks for sharing… Hey, one thing I noticed and find odd is that the pull bar shaft opening on the side of the mower (where it was attached originally) has a round shaft opening, but the shaft opening for mounting the pull bar in the middle is a square opening. Inserting a round shaft in a square hole isn’t logical to me. Over time, I think it will wallow out the connection point. If that’s how Swisher designed it, I’d give that my #1 negative concern. Just my opinion. Love your property… it will make a beautiful home site for your family 👍
The round insert of the pull bar fits perfectly in the square mount... while sometimes welds break on these mowers, or belts, that particular design is of no concern. People have run these mowers for 10+ yrs and i've never once seen any concern over that part of the machine. If you want your pto belt to last, engage the pto g-e-n-t-l-y. Belts act like a clutch. No belt breakage that way. Warm your motor up beforehand 👍
Do you still recommend? I had a swisher zero turn mower and I worked on that deck replacing belts every season. I finally went and got a different one.
Any backthoughts since you bought it? It just looks so - basically made.... so many bolts and thin rods.. I have VERY uneven terrain and two zero turns I had started falling apart in no time. I mow with tow behind flail but that is MICh and starts breaking down after 3 yrs and doesn't really mow well.. 5.5 acre to mow.. Thank you
Oh ya! I still would but this again in a heart beat. A couple nuts came loose after the first 2 mows but I didn’t check them before I started mowing. After I tightened them, I used it 5 or 6 more times and everything was still nice and tight! Definitely recommend it 👍🏻 thanks for watching!
@@GunpowderandFreedom Appreciate response. I'd double nut every connection on it or put locking washers on plus loktite. Those nylon washers don't really good too well. Happy holidays
@@genuinecountryman I will say that even tho it does handle that size sapling, it definitely isn’t a brush hog hahaha it is really nice tho and has handled everything I’ve thrown at it so far 👍🏻
Good morning Steve Thanks for sharing Good content I have a non related question. How can I contact you for info away from your TH-cam channel Thanks again Have a Day
@@GunpowderandFreedom I wish I would of bought the Swisher instead of the DR Power Pro 60 - it is an epic nightmare, blades come off, spindles seized. It would bog down with doing what you did in this video! I bet my horror story about the DR is not the only one you heard of! So would you recommend the swisher?
No quality zero turn mowers have grease fittings in front spindles. They are tapered bearings and sealed top and bottom and full of grease. If you put a grease zerk on it you will blow bottom and/or top seal out.. Then you will realize that you should not have put a grease zerk on it.
A zerk will not hurt it, tho you could just use a small bolt and pump grease thru the hole for it. While it won't help the Upper bearing in that spot, it has been found that grease Above a sealed bearing does keep the sealed bearing lubricated... As the oil separates from the grease over time, it runs down and into the sealed bearing. Generally blade pulleys is where that matters as they run fast and get hot ~
I had thought about one of those several years ago. I ended up buying a mid sized tractor with an eight foot finish mower. Glad I did. I use the tractor with bucket a lot more than I thought I would. I’m in Fulton Co. Pa. So it plows my drive, builds gun range and does so much more.
It’s awesome! Rachel and I were kicking around the idea of getting a tractor and a mower but then I got the Fortrax and couldn’t justify spending $20k-$30k when this was only $4,000 haha thanks for watching!
I got the same mower. I love it. But me an the wife both go out cutting. At the same time. To cut our 2 fields. An the problem was the small gas tank on the pull behind. I put a 5 gal tank on mine. We can get about 5hrs out of 5 gal. Were mowing 15 acres at a pop .
Does it still work well?
Nice video Steven! WOW for a finish deck mower I too think it performed fantastic!! Thanks for sharing your input!
I felt as tho this was a great test for it hahaha thanks for watching!
@@GunpowderandFreedomwould love an update. Still good after a year? I’m thinking of buying from Amazon and there are terrible reviews. Yours is excellent. I’m also a Ido rider they have flail mowers in Europe but not tow-behinds here in USA
Thanks so much for producing a very informative video that I am sure has been very helpful to many in your audience. Based on SO MANY issues taking place right now in America around the world - the good old USA NEEDS to start making more and more products domestically. Good on you for buying a Made in America product that will likely work great for you many - many years.
Nice unit Steve. I’m sure once you get on top of the cutting that will make maintaining the grass a piece of cake. I’m sure if you plan on putting in any food plots for the deer that mower will be as handy as a pocket on a shirt too. Looking forward to your up coming house build. Stay well
Thank you! There are a few food plots in the works haha
I was just thinking about your footwear choices and then you stepped on the board. Hopefully you are ok. Mower looks good thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing!
Great job, nice mower, heard everything u you said Steve
My cameras pick up the audio way better than my phone hahaha thanks for watching!
Steve, very nice Mower and I'm sure you will use it for many years to come, can't wait for the House build, I bet I know who will do the foundation...
I’m excited to get started on that too! Thanks for watching!
Looks good. Like you said, it's a finishing mower not a Brush Hog. If the grass wasn't as tall, it would have gone quicker. Great videos. looking forward to the house build.
Oh ya! It runs really good once it’s cut down haha thanks for watching!
Better grass will now come up, hence the deer will have good grass to eat, hence it may help keep deer on your property. Great machine Steve.
Bingo!
That mower deck looks awesome, should make your life a lot easier for sure, next time don’t forget your gas can 😕JK, Merica 🇺🇸💥
Hahaha I definitely won’t! Thanks for watching!
Great video buddy! It looks like a beast of a machine that is really putting out some great results! Just awesome! I have a question for you. I've recently bought a used 60" Swisher pull-behind mower and it's just missing a gas tank. Would you have a link to the same gas tank that you have, on yours? I've looked around a bit and I think I've been looking in the wrong places because I saw replacement tanks for near $200. I think that's just a joke. Anyway, I hope you can point me in the right direction. Thanks!
Very impressed! Would like to get a tow behind mower for my new Polaris kinetic utv.
I definitely recommend it!
This 66" is pretty crazy expensive considering the 60" is far less. I can imagine pulling two of those with a decent small ride on mower so you have like 150" effective cutting width for less than a 72" mower.
Some new casters are self contained and don’t need to be greased at all I believe
Thanks for sharing… Hey, one thing I noticed and find odd is that the pull bar shaft opening on the side of the mower (where it was attached originally) has a round shaft opening, but the shaft opening for mounting the pull bar in the middle is a square opening. Inserting a round shaft in a square hole isn’t logical to me. Over time, I think it will wallow out the connection point. If that’s how Swisher designed it, I’d give that my #1 negative concern. Just my opinion. Love your property… it will make a beautiful home site for your family 👍
I’ll definitely keep and eye on that! Thanks for watching!
The round insert of the pull bar fits perfectly in the square mount... while sometimes welds break on these mowers, or belts, that particular design is of no concern.
People have run these mowers for 10+ yrs and i've never once seen any concern over that part of the machine.
If you want your pto belt to last, engage the pto g-e-n-t-l-y. Belts act like a clutch. No belt breakage that way. Warm your motor up beforehand 👍
Do you still recommend?
I had a swisher zero turn mower and I worked on that deck replacing belts every season. I finally went and got a different one.
I still do! It’s still running great and I haven’t had any issues with the belts
Any backthoughts since you bought it? It just looks so - basically made.... so many bolts and thin rods.. I have VERY uneven terrain and two zero turns I had started falling apart in no time. I mow with tow behind flail but that is MICh and starts breaking down after 3 yrs and doesn't really mow well.. 5.5 acre to mow.. Thank you
Oh ya! I still would but this again in a heart beat. A couple nuts came loose after the first 2 mows but I didn’t check them before I started mowing. After I tightened them, I used it 5 or 6 more times and everything was still nice and tight! Definitely recommend it 👍🏻 thanks for watching!
@@GunpowderandFreedom
Appreciate response. I'd double nut every connection on it or put locking washers on plus loktite. Those nylon washers don't really good too well. Happy holidays
Nice mower. What company 😳 did you hire to do the concrete on your property? They did a great job by the looks of it. OUCH! LOL 😁 🤠🌵🏜️🌵
You don't need grease fittings on the front take the boat off the top pack the grease in with your finger
The only problem with the swisher that I have is the belts are 1/2 inch and the wear out very soon, It needs 5/8 inch belts.
Oh dang! So far I’m having good luck with the belts
What’s the trailer ball size that it needs?
It doesn’t require a ball, just a drop pin 👍🏻
👍
How many acres do you have on that property ?
63
@@GunpowderandFreedom Thanks and I love your channel. Mike Morgan sent me to your channel.
@@johnshoureas1629 thank you very much!
This finish mower model will not cut 3” saplings. Swisher makes the rough cut series for that.
This one can haha I tried it and it cut it pretty clean. Thanks for watching!
Oh, great then. Thanks for letting me know. I’m about to order one. How does the zero turn wheels work on the hills?
@@genuinecountryman I will say that even tho it does handle that size sapling, it definitely isn’t a brush hog hahaha it is really nice tho and has handled everything I’ve thrown at it so far 👍🏻
Good morning Steve
Thanks for sharing
Good content
I have a non related question.
How can I contact you for info away from your TH-cam channel
Thanks again
Have a Day
Shaus51@gmail.com
L
Can't do that with a DR Pro-60!
The swisher is awesome!
@@GunpowderandFreedom I wish I would of bought the Swisher instead of the DR Power Pro 60 - it is an epic nightmare, blades come off, spindles seized. It would bog down with doing what you did in this video! I bet my horror story about the DR is not the only one you heard of! So would you recommend the swisher?
O come now it's gas ? It needs to be a diesel engine.
Lost me at not wearing boots
No quality zero turn mowers have grease fittings in front spindles. They are tapered bearings and sealed top and bottom and full of grease.
If you put a grease zerk on it you will blow bottom and/or top seal out.. Then you will realize that you should not have put a grease zerk on it.
A zerk will not hurt it, tho you could just use a small bolt and pump grease thru the hole for it. While it won't help the Upper bearing in that spot, it has been found that grease Above a sealed bearing does keep the sealed bearing lubricated...
As the oil separates from the grease over time, it runs down and into the sealed bearing. Generally blade pulleys is where that matters as they run fast and get hot ~