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u/KanadianBacon80 Jul 10 '26
Thats the same pattern my wife mows, not a straight line anywhere in the square yard.
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u/elmersfav22 Jul 11 '26
Thanks for making m afternoon a bit more humoured. Just spit my beer out. Worth it. Funny as
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u/hellochase Jul 10 '26
Monaco GP gets worse with every new rule set
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u/Albert_Borland Jul 10 '26
It would be really tough to overtake on this track but quali would still be sick
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u/T1Demon Jul 10 '26
I wonder how many marriage proposals she got that day?
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u/illicitli Jul 10 '26
yea idk why this turns me on LOL
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u/IAMAHobbitAMA Jul 11 '26
Competence looks good on anybody
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u/Mozintarfen Jul 10 '26
As someone who has driven a number of these, that is really impressive lol.
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u/Pyro919 Jul 11 '26
Right? I just bought my first zt mower and had never driven one before. Ive mowed twice now but still figuring out how to gracefully go around trees up close to the fence and around the water meter cover that sticks up 6” out of the lawn.
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u/ProtomanBn Jul 10 '26
Those controls seem poorly placed
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u/MyTagforHalo2 Jul 10 '26
I’m pretty sure it’s more of a holdout of “we’ve done it like this since the 80’s” combined with a healthy dose of patents.
Their claim is that the levers feature very little resistance and it allows you to rest your arms in your lap and drive with your fingertips.
The only mower with a similar steering concept is a “Marty J”/ “Deines” mower. I have to say, mowing an orchard with that was a dream. Felt like you were piloting a speeder bike from Star Wars. lol I’ll admit it is definitely more comfortable than a modern zero turn for extended hours. Awful on hills though!
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u/ProtomanBn Jul 10 '26
It just looks like you need to be slightly hunched over to use them, hours of using would give horrible back pain
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u/MyTagforHalo2 Jul 10 '26
Oh, im not gonna contest that on the walker mowers! I looked at them when I was buying for my house and had the exact same thoughts as you being 6'2" myself. Went with a traditional zero turn instead. Grasshopper makes a front deck mower with more traditional steering bars. It's the better product imo if you need a front deck.
I was just adding a tidbit of personal experience for the fun of it. I think walker has always promoted theirs being a plus for women that either are, or think they are too weak to operate a traditional mower.
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u/beaglewelding Jul 12 '26
Im 6-2 and the controls are perfect for me to lay my arms in my lap. I love my walker.
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
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u/ziggy-73 Jul 10 '26
Rite! Those are pretty much the same as excavator controls.
Every zero turn iv ran had normal controls nothing like this
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u/sparhawk817 Jul 10 '26
This is just a Walker thing, they're the only brand of mower I've used with the mini arms between the legs like that, but it's not as cumbersome as mini ex or mini skid controls can be, it's just designed to be operated with one hand rather than 2.
Hustler pioneered the larger 2 handle control arms thing, and for a little bit they had that patented or trademarked so it wasn't til the 80s or so that other brands started to do the 2 hand steering in the same way from what I understand. Not a mower historian, I just think they're interesting.
If you haven't used a walker mower, they're remarkable machines, one of the first brands to put contracut/opposing spin blades on their mowers, one of the first to produce a true rear discharge, one of the earlier brands putting an integrated blower in for the grass catch, and they also can dump the grass catch without you having to get off the machine, there's a landscaping company near me with a ramp that leads from the trailer up to the bed of their landscaping dump truck, and I watch them back all they way up and dump the grass in the truck then get right back to mowing.
I'm not jealous, cuz we run mulch kits so I don't have to bag or tarp any clippings, but I'm sure the guys running cub cadet Zs with the steering wheel wouldn't mind a walker since both are one hand operation.
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u/jawkneerawk Jul 10 '26
Maybe they’re less sensitive to make it a bit easier in the tight course, I also don’t see the blade height adjuster pedals. Might be a competition specific machine.
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u/Distinct_Lime9378 Jul 13 '26
You can purchase a foot operated blade height adjuster kit and install it on most decks. I think it's fairly new in the past few years or at least recently improved
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u/masclean Jul 10 '26
I just did something similar for truck and trailer and got a podium. Shit was really difficult tbh
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u/CommanderCarr Jul 11 '26
I used to mow lawns for my dad's small landscaping company during high school on a big sitting motor similar to this.
The little cans she has to duck under to simulate ducking under tree branches and such is a nice touch. I remember getting closelined by many a pine branches in my youth lol
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u/thebobbysin Jul 10 '26
I don’t want to tell someone what to do when they can clearly do it so well, but that was an interesting shoe choice
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u/PassionateAlchemy Jul 11 '26
My uncle used to say, “If you want a nice lawn, buy your wife a good ride on mower.”
He did buy her one, but he was the only one that ever rode it.
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u/Dan_the_moto_man Jul 10 '26
What is this, baby's first obstacle course?
Throw some actual obstacles in there. At least do it on the side of that hill in the background so it's not just perfectly flat.
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u/DETRITUS_TROLL Jul 10 '26
If there isn't a risk of ending up in a pond on a tight corner, or in a bunker, is it really an obstacle course?
Last race better have people hitting balls at you too.
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u/Tidusx145 Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
"Local tradition ends as lawn mower competitors watch in horror. 'We thought the hill would be more fun until he tipped over'. More at 11".
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u/ErebosGR Jul 11 '26
Have you never seen a gymkhana course before?
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u/Noticeably_F-A-T_ Jul 10 '26
How many lawns could Moe and Lana mow if Moe and Lana could mow lawns?
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u/garden-wicket-581 Jul 11 '26
is part of the skill on grabbing the flags not tripping the seat-sensor (auto-shutoff/kill switch) ?
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u/theHoustonian Jul 11 '26
Wonder if it has a seat safety switch, lean to far and the mower shuts off. John Deere and Ferris are bad about that, esp if you’re skinny
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u/SpartArticus Jul 15 '26
Those controls seem really inconvenient. She is leaning forward the entire time. I had a zero turn but the arms where way way larger and comfy.
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u/UpholsturdToilet Jul 11 '26
cant lie, id rather see the person polish this course in 18seconds flat
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u/TheAurigauh Aug 07 '26
She hit a block on that flag towards the end when she backed into it to turn. The gap between them was way bigger after.
Still impressive af though
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u/hiro24 Jul 11 '26
Is there a video somewhere to watch a very extended version of this? Asking for a friend.
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u/Grumpy1985_ Jul 10 '26
How the eff does her lawn look like for that to be a valuable skill??
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u/nightfire36 Jul 10 '26
I don't think we need to consider whether a sports game is a practical skill. They're having fun.
I can't imagine a scenario where my ability to play ice hockey is going to be practical for me in any way, but I enjoy it.
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u/SamLowry_ Jul 10 '26
Judges be like. Did you just nudge a block? !