made me chuckle, Nate.

no to lawn tractors. If you have ever used a zero turn, you'll understand....way faster.....no shifting, no cranking on a wheel back and forth.....amazing how much effort I used to put into mowing using tractors......no more of that

As far as coin goes.....I know the whole game, and while I would like one of the true industrial grade machines, I'm not willing to spend 10 grand on one.....about half that is OK and there are a number of mid-range machines that will do what I want without breaking the bank.

I have a full size tractor and six foot brush hog for the wicked stuff, so a step down will do just fine.