will settle on a new residence at the end of next month. no. have not sold my present residence. great timing. anywho, new place has a lot of about 2.2 acres. basically flat. maybe a dozen trees. have purchased 4 mb diesels over the past 10 years or so. total cost something in the $5k range. looking at 'mowers' for new place. stick steer/zero turn, is this the way to go? they range in price from about $2500 to close to $6k for my application. basically 48 inch cut with engine choices of briggs, kohler, honda and kawaski. if i go this route, favorite is a bear cat with kawasaki and 7 guage deck and 3 blades. the other option, at the low end is a deere lawn tractor from say home depot. price as low as $1200. 42 inch cut. briggs engine. some really cheap stamped mower deck. 2 blades. anybody have any ideas to help me in this decision? wonder if i can attach a bush hog to the back of my 126 diesel. plenty of hours left in the 300sd!!!!!!