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Updated: May 2021

Hi, I’m Paul Sikkema.

MyCountryAcre #mycountryacre

I’m a real person – not a picture of an old man with white hair on some perfect website owned by someone in the Far East. OK, the hair is getting white…

The primary purpose of Mycountryacre.com is not to sell you the most expensive equipment, but to give you enough information so you make the best decision when purchasing the best for you. 

I don’t have all the answers, I am not going to tell you what to do. I just want to be part of the conversation so you can make the best decision for yourself. Feel free to leave a comment after any post and my readers and I will help you.

I would like you to not only get the best deal on your new zero-turn mower, lawn tractor, or garden tractor, but get the best one for your needs.

Everyone has a hobby, something they really like and enjoy doing. Some people collect stamps, others go hiking, camping and fishing.  I happen to like buying used commercial lawn mowers, fixing them up, and reselling them.  I’ve had dozens of different types, brands, and ages over the years. You can go here to see some of the types I’ve owned over the years: Pinterest – Mowers I have owned

I also go to the bigger trade shows and have a few trusted dealers who give me the “scoop” on the brands they sell. I can tell you the best and the worst.   I know zero-turns, lawn tractors, garden tractors. compact tractors and attachments.

I built, owned, and operated a 400 property lawn and landscape company in the Chicago/Northern Illinois area.  I was one of the first companies to switch to zero turns and the first to implement the stand-on mower.  These new methods allowed me to reduce my man-hour costs by 70% over the traditional methods.  (Yes, 70%)  I’ve spent more hours using and maintaining my own mower fleet than most of you want to know.

Because I was one of the first I was able to learn what engineering works and what doesn’t. Many, many manufuacturers learned that you just can’t “build it and they will come.” Sound deck engineering, sound frame engineering and good ergonomic controls are needed to make a product that lasts and customers will buy again and again.

I know mowers and snow blowers well enough that I am regularly invited to the manufacture’s factories. This site, MyCountryAcre.com is the logical expansion of my previous two sites. Those sites, todaysmower.com and movingsnow.com have been listed as two of the most trusted review sites on the web. Of the thousands of other sites that offer reviews on L&G products, only Consumer Reports rates higher for trusted information.

Companies aren’t going to trust you because you asked them to. They’ll do it when they believe that you are one of the few people who can lean outside of the comfort zone and bring back something extraordinary.

I repeat: The primary purpose of this site is not to sell you a zero-turn mower, lawn tractor, or other equipment, but to give you enough information so you make the best decision when purchasing a new one. I would like you to not only get the best price on your new lawn tractor but get the best one for your needs. (Yes, I do get a small commission when you go to ACME Tools, Amazon, The Home Depot, Tractor Supply, or Northern Tool websites and buy, but I also lose the commission if you buy the wrong one and return it.)

The information on this site is accurate ONLY to the extent of the information I have available at the time the article is written.  I get my information from my own hands-on testing, my own hands-on observations, the manufactures experts, the manufactures engineers, the manufactures literature, the manufactures website, other authoritative websites, word-of-mouth, press releases (verbal, video, print), and actual owners experiences of the equipment reviewed.  If I get the information wrong, the brands are welcome to send me clarification and I will gladly include it within this site. Brands, you can send me information at thetoolboxhero@gmail.com

If I can’t verify the facts I will state that the information is just a rumor.

I’m here to have fun and help you in the process!

I am a freelance writer with lots of experience.  I am not associated with or receive special compensation from any of the retailers, manufactures, and distributors that are reviewed on this site.  From my many years of working at the forefront of mower technology, I do know some of the engineers and manufacturers personally and I will point this out when appropriate.

I share with you my views and knowledge. I do everything I can to provide the best information I can. I never provide false information on purpose. But the fact is that I’m only human … I can, and most likely will be, wrong at times. Hey, it happens. But basically, the point of this sentence is to tell you that by using this site, and by reading my posts, you do not hold me liable for anything.

By The Way, Using Information From This Website

Permission is given for the downloading and temporary storage of one or more of these pages for the purpose of viewing on your personal computer, tablet, or cell phone. The contents of this site are protected by copyright under international conventions and, apart from the permission stated, the reproduction, permanent storage, or retransmission of the contents of this site is prohibited without the prior written consent of www.mycountryacre.com.

In general, though, I will give permission to use quotes or parts of the site as long as your directly reference mycoutryacre.com and leave any embedded links intact.

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