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About to bite the bullet at get a zero turn. I've been reading about all the different brands and I can't make up my mind. I like the Scag Tiger Cat 2 but dang its high. The others Im looking at are John Deer 915B, Toro Titan, or Exmark Radius. Salesman trying to talk me into loking at BadBoy ZT Elite.
What do yall have or recommend?
I have a bad boy ZT Elite it's 2 years old and have had 0 problems. I have 4 properties I mow
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I have a John Deere 757 Z Track with a 60 inch commercial deck.....this will be its 10th summer and no problems...mow three acres every week.
Good to hear. The problem I have had with the Bad Boy is I have not seen any around to know how they were holding up.Quote:
Originally Posted by torch
The only other mower I know anything about is the xmark I still like the bad boy
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I've had a Hustler for6- 7 years. Haven't had any problems. Mow 2 acres once a week, and 10 acres of food plot's every month.
Zero problems, change the oil, sharpen the blades, mow on!
Brother in law has a Deere, mows 5 acres every week. No problems. Bet he has had it 10 years or more.
I love the Exmark but the Radius I have been looking at comes with Exmarks own motor they made. If you upgrade to the kohlar its $1,000 more then another $1,000 for the Kawasaki
scag tiger cub ,(kawasaki motor) 12 yrs. old . great mower on" flat ground ". Stay off pond levee . We put turf tires on it and that's great if you don't have steep hills .Got hills stay with tractor treads . jmo Have mowed three yrd. it's entire life . know nothing about others .
52 inch Gravely. 3 year warranty. American made. That is all.
61" scag. 8 yrs old. It's a beast. Oil change belts and blades is all. Dad has a 12 year old scag no problems.
I loved the looks and feel of the Gravely but I read several reviews that said as good as the independent suspension is about giving you a smooth ride it also means that many more moving parts and things to go wrong. And that is the reason I am getting a new mower. I currently have a 1991 Kubota Desiel tractor style mower. The engine is a beast but every year I have to have something worked on that cost $200-500(glow plugs, electrical, cylinoid).Quote:
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Have a Z455 John Deere. Been mowing a couple of acres a week for ten years. Has almost 800 hours. Change oil, plug, filters annually. No problems yet. None.
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I have exmark pioneer with Koehler engine ... five years and the best money ever spent on mowing.
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I use a lawn service. 15 years, no troubles, no maintenance and still less than a new mower. I'd rather fish than mow. [emoji12][emoji23][emoji23]
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Had a Toro Titan. Mowed 3 acres with it every week. Great mower.
My buddy has a Bad Boy mower. That thing is a beast. I don't think you can stop it except for one time mowing his lake levy. They don't work well going sideways on a strep incline.[emoji16]
Read all you want, listen to all your friends, and at the end of the day if you don't buy a Gravely, you are not the buying the best there is. I've been in the lawn maintenance industry for many years and I've ran 'em all. I have 6 Gravelys in my fleet now and don't plan on changing any time soon.
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Hustler,hands down if you go bad boy Kawasaki liquid cooled is the only one I would recommend. I sold Toro Exmark, Gravely, Cub Cadet, bad boy to name a few hustler stayed in the field with less issues then any of them
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Cant go wrong with a BAD BOY!
I bought a spartan. Seems to be holding up to me! Cut about 2.5 acres weekly, wet or dry!
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I have a Scag Wildcat with a Kohler on it and have had zero problem out of it. It is now 8 yrs old and cuts 3 acres every week or other week. My dad has a Exmark and he borrowed my mower to cut some rental property he has. The next week he went and bought a Scag. The ride is completely different and tons of power but this is just my opinion, not trying to knock Exmark but just giving out info.
Being a retired mechanic on of the first things I look at is ease of maintenance. Ex mark, Deere and some of the others are pretty hard to get to things like the engine and to do belt changes. Looked over a Bad Boy yesterday. Couldn't get any simpler to work on. Undo a couple of bolts swing tank and console out and you can do anything including engine swap with ease. And not many of the way more expensive mowers built any tougher than that mower. Even I would have trouble tearing it up and that's saying something. On the Exmark engine, my understanding is that it is built by Kohler to Exmark specs.
Got a huskvarna I've had for 14 yrs. nothing but blades, grease, oil, filters and once on a while a belt. Love the fact I can unscrew 2 knobs and get to the whole deck.
Cray brings up some great points! On the Hustler it is a pain to get to the hydraulic oil filter!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cray
I own one of these also. I bought it second hand 2 years ago and love it. Any of the top brand mowers should give you very good service with minimal problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
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Just bought my first zero turn. I shopped around like your doing. Got a 52" hustler raptor with a 24hp Kohler. 3 year 300 hour warranty. Paid 3200. Napa In Oxford.
I have a Scag Turf Tiger 60 inch got , commercial grade with no problems
I have a Hustler with a 54 inch deck and have had zero problems. Cut about three acres a week. It has a good smooth cut and not bad to ride. Before I bought this mower I looked at the Xmark with the Xmark engine but after doing some digging found out Xmark does not make an engine it is made in China so I stayed clear of it.