Caroni Estate Mower, 93" Cut, Rear Discharge, Lift Type

I bought this in June 2025 to replace a 60" mower that I've been using for many years. It was taking me 4 to 4 and a half hours to mow 6 acres, plus the 60" didn't cut out the tractor tire tracks. Pulling it with a NH TC-33D with hydrostat drive. This mower cut my mowing time down to just over an hour. Since I mow twice a week during the spring, this is a lot of hours of saved time. My only negative is the max cutting height. With it at max (4" with all spacers on the low side) it still doesn't cut high enough. I don't think it's really cutting at 4". When I first got it, I started with the 2" setting, but it was scalping the ground. I had to go to full height to get what I would call a "normal" lawn cutting height. Not sure what the deal is, but at max height it's just where it needs to be. For me, that's good enough. The quality of the construction is second to none. I'm 71 and don't expect to ever have to replace it, or do anything more than maybe replace the belt at some point, and of course sharpen and change the blades, grease it, and once in a while change the gearbox oil. This mower has been made for around 30 years, and the design shows the experience of the manufacturer. Just wish it would rain so I could use it more often!

Overall this mower is a great buy. I have had mine for 15 years and still cuts like new. Take care of it and it will last. Easy to grease, easy to hookup, and gear box holds oil even after all these years. The one and only gripe is the cut height. Wish it would go up higher 1 to 4 inches is to low for this wide of a deck. I will probably weld and inch to the caster rod to get more height.

I mow about six acres of open lawn a week. I use a zero turn to trim the edges and mow the open areas with this 93” mower. Normal maintenance but that’s all. No problems. Mowes great. I have a 32 HP John Deere and it handles it with no problem.

Over 20 years ago I bought a Caroni 93 when I bout a MF 135 to maintain my lawn and trails on a 68 acre property. Aside from normal cleaning, greasing, blade changing, new belts, gear box oil, and belt tensioning I have never had to do a thing to it. It still cuts grass like the day I bought it and it has been worked hard over some rough ground. Now I'm finally replacing a pulley bearing and a spindle shaft that I somehow stripped the threads on. If that's all it needs after all this time Then I'd say its one heck of a mower and highly recommend one to anyone else.

I bought the 93” Caroni about 3 years ago and I am still pleased with it. If you treat it right it will treat you right. The cut is fantastic and the overall construction is great. The only areas of improvement I can see it needs is in the wheel fork adjustment. I really don’t like their idea of changing the different shims to set your height but I can live with it. I would like for the pulley covers to cone off easier for cleaning but oh well. All the bearings can be greased and the zerks are easy to get to. Overall I am satisfied.