In the long run it would be cheaper and easier to pay a contractor. Biased though like JayK.
Cub Cadet for home use would see you pass it down through the generations rather than onto the local tip.
Dare you to sign up and ask the same question over here . Bastards cant agree on anything and have more 'pinions than Borg Warner.
I am a contractor also.
If you go for hydrostatic drive make sure it is in the contractors lower end quality.
Cheaper ones will fail very early Hrs.
You could buy a contract quality model from a domestic user low Hrs.
