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Swisher pull behind mower mowing deck trailmower 60"
I purchased this mower about (5) years ago, and used it to mow our back field, which is about 3 acres. I mowed this field about 6 to 7 times per season, so it doesn't have a large amount of hours on it. About 2 years ago, we started letting most of the field go back to woods except for a couple of walking paths which I am keeping mowed down with my tractor, so I simply don't need this mower anymore.
This is a Made in the USA mower, and I have never had any problems with it at all. I did replace the belt once, just for preventive maintenance. I changed the oil every season, and cleaned the air filter after every other use. I also added fuel stabilizer at the end of every season. The oil in it now has just been changed, so it is 100% ready to work. The battery is strong, and the Briggs and Stratton engine fires right up.
The nice thing about this mower is the adjustable offset arm that comes with it, so you can mow with your riding mower and offset this mower to mow beside you (see the last pic). This is a 60" deck and I pulled it with a 60" Kubota in the offset position, so I was mowing 10 feet with every pass. With this combination, I could mow our field in no time. I also used it with the straight arm, as seen in the first couple of pics and pulled it with our quad, which also worked just fine.
The deck has (3) adjustment points to raise and lower the deck, 1 at each side and 1 at the front. All 3 had handles when I bought it, but the front handle lost its keeper and fell off and I was never able to find it. You can still adjust the front height by simply slipping a screwdriver through this slot. But what I found was once you got it set where you wanted it, you never really needed to change it. Thats why I never really worried about the missing handle. There is a small amount of surface rust just under where the battery sits, but it is nothing a little paint and primer can't touch right up.
The decks blades are both straight and freshly sharpened. You simply turn the switch to on, engage the choke and turn the key to the start position. The engine fires, move the throttle off of choke, let it warm for a minute or so, and engage the mowing deck by moving the lever to the right. This is a finish mower, so it does a very nice job of cutting. It can plow through some pretty thick and deep grass with little problem, thanks to the 13.5 horse engine. If the grass is extremely long and you try to go way too fast, you can stall it, but you almost have to be trying to do that.
I am the original owner of this machine, and I paid over $1,500.00 for it after taxes. I still have the original owners manual both for the deck and the engine, and I still have a spare key. It has never been used in any type of commercial application, nor has it been abused or neglected in any way. It has been stored inside since the day I brought it home, and pressure washed when it was dirty.
If you have any questions at all, feel free to e-mail them and I will answer very promptly.
