So, they guys I work for own Walker Mowers. Like 7 of them. I'd never even heard of Walker Mowers until these guys had them, and they've had them for years. Being a Cub Cadet guy, and always using tractor mowers, I wasn't super interested in anything but our beloved Cubs.... until I started a small lawn care business with my kids two years ago. Suddenly, a tractor mower was cumbersome, and slow. ZTR mowers are great, but I never used anything that I thought gave a good cut. Oh yeah, they're fast. You can cover a lot of ground with a ZTR and there are some really good ones on the market, but none that I thought cut even as nice as an old Cub Cadet. I'm picky. I want our lawns to look the best, and everyone has seen pictures, or in person, those beautifully manicured and cut lawns. That's what I wanted. I got to really paying attention to the cut quality that the Walkers gave when they mowed at the farm. Wow! None of the farm lawns are nice, and by that I mean not well seeded, lots of various whatever grows grass, weeds, clover and such, but the cut of it all looked as good as a small push mower gives. I got the "privilege" of servicing the Walkers last year and was impressed how easy they were to work on, and how simply they were built. That let to about a year long research into "high end" well grooming mowers. Well.... the Walker mower won out hands down in my opinion. So, after about two years of wanting one, this year it finally happened. I'm more than happy to give a more detailed review of the Walker brand, and supply more pics and such if there is any interest, but for now here is the only picture I've taken of it, lol. I spent 10 hours on the road yesterday (Tuesday) getting this one. I think I got a good deal. This is a model MT20GHS. T is the series, 20 hp Kohler CH20, and GHS is the Grass Handling System. Uses a vacuum blower mounted underneath to vacuum the grass from the deck and blow it (and I mean BLOW it) into the hopper. Hopper is 7 bushels, and is electric dump. I specifically wanted a GHS because we constantly fight overgrown grass and subsequently dead clipping every year on some yards, which is a compounding issue. I might not bag the grass every time, but this way I can when needed. Before, it was a rake, or a second trip with a sweeper, neither of which we get any extra (money) to do, so this set up should save time and money. Anyway, more to come!
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