If you’ve got steep banks to deal with then the Ohio-built Ventrac might well be the machine for you.

Capable of running across slopes of up to 30deg. it has a 25hp Kubota diesel engine driving a hydrostatic transmission. A choice of decks can be mounted up front, drive coming direct off the crank via a belt and electronic clutch arrangement.

With a finishing mower type deck it costs £35,000.