jd z997 vs kubota zd331

[shanemsb]

seems to me the deeper deck wud cut better, esp at faster speeds

[shanemsb]

i rather the Kubota now over the z997
looked at it today. shorter more features

[shanemsb]

7 gauge deck

[psdx]

seems to me the deeper deck wud cut better, esp at faster speeds

True. The deeper deck allows more air flow to lift the grass as it's being cut.

[art]

Last year I bought a John deere Z710A with the 7 iron 54" deck. If the grass is damp you really see the better quality cut if gives when compared to my Kubota G1800 with a 54" deck. If grass is dry the cut would be comparable.

Given that the G1800 Kubota was at the newest a 01 and was a ten year old model design at that time I would hope that things would have improved over the last ten or twenty years for a design.

I've seen pluses and minuses on new design decks and the only way to really know is to test them which is also tough!

[art]

The 997 is a diesel as well...

The original poster had stated the Kubota was a gas!

[Bigkrank]

The original poster had stated the Kubota was a gas!

You may need to read post #9 again.

The ZG332 is a gas, the ZD331 is a diesel.

[MessickFarmEqu]

We sell exmark, simplicity, ferris, cub cadet, bush hog, woods, steiner, big dog, and Kubota... I think thats it.

If you have a 10k+ budget, Kubota is the best.

[art]

You may need to read post #9 again.

The ZG332 is a gas, the ZD331 is a diesel.

He's switching models on me! I stand corrected.

[nunyabinis]

I got tired of trying to cut my grass with a JD 3038e CUT and 6ft rear finish mower. I kept running over the wife's flowers and plants, not to mention ripping out chunks of the chain link fence around the house, so I bought a JD 997 last summer.


It is a hoss!!! I love that thing. Yes it's big, bulky and heavy... but it cuts grass like nothing I've ever seen. I recently talked to a guy who used to be the head grounds keeper at a nearby college. He said that one day he called several of the major vendors of ZTRs and had them bring their biggest, baddest model for him to test. He said he and his crew tested them for a week and that, in his opinion, the JD won hands down so that's what he bought.