djdicetn
Silver Member
robbyr,I am another that would suggest Gravely. Also have been looking and trying to decide. Was really looking at Husqvarna but after reading this thread they must be problematic although they make awesome chainsaws and weedeater/brushcutters. My dad has an older model Gravely that is still going strong but I thought Gravely's were all priced too high. Got to looking online and they seem to be in same ballpark as others. Also, for what its worth, have a DR brushcutter with a Kawasaki engine and its a champ.
I too started out looking at the Husqvarna's, but when I decided I wanted a "Commercial quality" ZTR I soon abandoned them as their Commercial models were high dollar. However, I did have the Dixon(DX100 series) on my short list and when looking at them the dealer told me that they were now owned by Husqvarna(but still retained the Dixon "components"). I made him a counter-offer on the DX152(52") and he was asking $6391 out-the-door(MSRP was $6,399 plus tax). It had the same exact engine(Kawa FX691V) as my Gravely, same HydroGear ZT-3400 tranny but the deck was 11gauge(where my Gravely was 7Gauge) and had aluminum-housing spindles(where my Gravely has the Commercial cast-iron). The Gravely out-weighed the Dixon by almost 200lbs as well. If the dealer had come down to $6,150 OTD, I might be driving a Dixon right now instead of a Gravely, because bang-for-buck the Dixon would have been a good machine. If you have a Dixon dealer nearby it may be worth looking at them and seeing what kind of deal you can get. BTW, the closest model in the Husqvarna line that compares to the Dixon DX152 is the P-ZT54 and even though the deck is 2" more the MSRP is $7,699 plus tax(the Dixon is a lot better for the money). Otherwise, and I guess you can tell why......I recommend the Gravely too(I am VERY happy with the Pro-Turn and have never looked back:0)