Zero turn mower

Toddy · Jul 21, 2014

TheViking said:
You can't get a good cut a full speed

You can't stay in the seat on any yard ivd been on. 16 don't seem that fast but it's ****ing flying on a mower in a yard.

Toddy

kushKrawlin · Jul 21, 2014

Hahaha. I ageee. I think my 60 inch exmark will do around 13 or 14, which when the front two wheels hit a bump and start wobbling feels to be about 65 miles an hour, I can't remember but I was thinking around 8 miles an hour you can cut grass depending on how tall it is.. Exmark and scag (prob all companies) have a chart that tells you different mowers and how much grass they will cut per hour. I know some of the big 72 inch will cut God knows how many acres in a hour!! It's crazy. But yes 16 miles an hours is only to get down the road real quick to the next patch of grass for us. :****: my oldest mower is probably seven years old now is the walk behind, keep the old changed in the regular maintenance.. And well it's like a Honda, XR 80... Just Cant kill it. Leave me with the two knuckleheads I have working for me, you can bet your nuts they don't give a **** about equipment. Only the person that paid for it does! But seriously Exmark is the only way to go in my opinion, that is if you have a dealer close. I would reconsider possibly if there was nothing you were close for random parts and service stuff. They come with a two-year warranty I think.

tallnate · Jul 21, 2014

Toddy said:
You can't stay in the seat on any yard ivd been on. 16 don't seem that fast but it's ****ing flying on a mower in a yard.

Toddy

Agreed the only time it's somewhat useful is for double cutting when you want to hit the stripes a second time. I have several close friends in the grass cutting business that I've worked for back in the summers when I was in college. They all cut between 130 - 200+ yards per week. Each of them used to run Exmark but about 4 to 5 years ago they all switched over to Hustler and now they swear by them. Don't get me wrong tho, Exmark is a great mower no question. I'm just saying that if you have never cut with a hustler before you should give it a shot. If you're in the nashville area, go see my friends Kyle and Clay with Nashville lawn equipment on Thompson Lane. They can probably set you up with a demo unit for a day or 2

pushrod-racing · Jul 21, 2014

I been researching and trying to pickout a residential mower for myself. Hustler is the only residential grade under 3k with a welded deck vs stamped. everywhere ive priced the raptor 52" its been 2999.99. Has anyone had this mower? I own 3acres but I bet my actual yard I mow isn't 3/4-1 acre.

yjwrangler95 · Jul 21, 2014

I have a Kubota ZD326, its a diesel with a 60" cut. I've been very happy with it, traded a ZD21 diesel in on it three years ago. Will mow about anything.

Toddy · Jul 21, 2014

pushrod-racing said:
I been researching and trying to pickout a residential mower for myself. Hustler is the only residential grade under 3k with a welded deck vs stamped. everywhere ive priced the raptor 52" its been 2999.99. Has anyone had this mower? I own 3acres but I bet my actual yard I mow isn't 3/4-1 acre.

Step up to the Raptor SD. Better pumps and foot lift deck. It's worth the extra 1k. I do 0% for 48 months. Can't beat that.

So far I'm happy with the 54" SD I got at begining of mowing season. Got about 12 hours on it so far.

Toddy

TheViking · Jul 21, 2014

Re: Re: Re: Zero turn mower

Toddy said:
You can't stay in the seat on any yard ivd been on. 16 don't seem that fast but it's ****ing flying on a mower in a yard.

Toddy

I like the cup holders I see on some of the push mowers or zero turns, great idea in theory but shitty in real world use.

ALLJ · Jul 21, 2014

997 John Deere nothing out there will cut with it got 4 of them now we have had them all
Got a Gravely 260z 25HP Kawasaki hydro deck 574 hrs for sale now if you interested

ldwoodruff · Jul 22, 2014

you get what you pay for i promise ! :****:! u cant go wrong with exmark or scag, more money but awesome machines ,parts are super easy to find and they are tough ass hell

crawler 129 · Jul 22, 2014

Thanks for the input . I am still undecided just need to go drive some booyang

pushrod-racing · Jul 23, 2014

well I took the advice of a few of you on here and instead of buying a std raptor hustler I bought the hustler raptor sd today in a 54" cut. I only got to mow a few strips but I am very pleased with how well it Is built esp considering it has HUGE tires, Kawasaki engine, welded deck, 3 yrs warranty, and 0% all for under 4k. I think it be hard to beat that.

Toddy · Jul 24, 2014

Where did you end up getting it from?

Toddy

pushrod-racing · Jul 24, 2014

My local dealership, Southern Landscape Supply

mrdrinksalil · Jul 25, 2014

yjwrangler95 said:
I have a Kubota ZD326, its a diesel with a 60" cut. I've been very happy with it, traded a ZD21 diesel in on it three years ago. Will mow about anything.

This. If you wanna buy a mower built like a tank and will last forever. All others are toys compared the ZG/ZG 300 series or even 200 series Kubota. Diesel Engines, Full Trans Axle with Hydraulic PTO, Deck Is shaft driven to a gear box on the deck. Deck Belt is a Double 5/8 Vbelt. Hydraulic Deck lift. Exmark, Toro, Hustler, Gravely, Dixie, Badboy, you name um, but none of them even have a model in their lineup that have features like that. But if I was gonna buy a mower for commercial cutting and put my :afro: on it, Id buy a exmark/toro.