Propane riding mower

[clucas]

All knowing board, does anyone have experience with a riding mower that is fueled by propane? Looking at a used Exmark with only 300 hours on it and two 30 lb propane tanks mounted on either side of the seat. My real question is how much run time does 60lbs of propane give you? The business selling the mower has no idea, they aren’t experienced in propane.

 

[Pardlion]

All knowing board, does anyone have experience with a riding mower that is fueled by propane? Looking at a used Exmark with only 300 hours on it and two 30 lb propane tanks mounted on either side of the seat. My real question is how much run time does 60lbs of propane give you? The business selling the mower has no idea, they aren’t experienced in propane.

That's pretty cool. You could also rig it with a grill and cook cheeseburgers while you mow.

 

[creamery freak]

All knowing board, does anyone have experience with a riding mower that is fueled by propane? Looking at a used Exmark with only 300 hours on it and two 30 lb propane tanks mounted on either side of the seat. My real question is how much run time does 60lbs of propane give you? The business selling the mower has no idea, they aren’t experienced in propane.

clucas, I have a friend that has a propane lawn mower you could contact in S. Wmspt, Pa. He could answer your questions. Call Tim at Going Green Lawn & Home (570) 321-8638.

 

[clucas]

Awesome, thanks! Appreciate if you would warn him about some random dude from a message board contacting him...lol.

 

[PSU Mike]

Ask Hank Hill?

 

[PSU IE 97]

Maybe this will help...gasoline is about 1.4 times more energy dense than propane...gallon for gallon. A 30 pound cylinder holds about 7 gallons so 14 gallons for two. This means you could run the mower on 10 gallons of gasoline for the same amount of time as 14 gallons of propane.

 

[Fac]

They said no math.

 

[clucas]

Interesting...so I have a 3.5 gallon tank on the John Deere Zero turn I currently have and I can get about 5 hours of mowing time out of that. I could come close to tripling the run time with the (2) 30lb. tank propane setup if my math is correct.