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Christian County approves $23,000 slope-capable mower after staff raises safety concerns
Summary
County maintenance staff told commissioners existing zero-turn mowers are unsafe on steep detention basins and asked to buy a Cub Cadet slope mower with a five-year/1,200-hour warranty; the commission approved the purchase and the dealer is holding a unit for pickup.
A county maintenance worker asked the Christian County Commission on Thursday to approve buying a slope-capable Cub Cadet mower to reduce injury risk while mowing steep detention basins and the county campus. The commission voted to authorize the purchase.
The maintenance staff member said the county’s current zero‑turn mowers behave like "crazy wheels" on banks up to 40–46 degrees and can rear up or roll downhill into detention ponds built to hold up to four feet of water.…
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