Walker's ZD1211 Kubota Diesel Zero Turn Thread

[walker450]

I welded up the seat suspension and it works great. I'm going to mow with it a few times just to make sure everything is good, then pull it apart, add in a plate so it hides things under the seat (like the factory mount), and paint it.

 

[walker450]

Assembled and functioning.

 

[walker450]

I'll be using this on trails surrounded by Bois D'Arc trees with huge thorns, so Tweels were in order. The BX done okay with the thorns once the front tires were tubed, but every now and then a thorn would still take out a BX front tire. I believe the ZD rear tires are thinner.

These tweels have less than 2 full seasons of use. I cleaned them up and also washed the mower before a photo shoot. Who knows when it will get washed again...

 

[Hay Dude]

I just mowed with my new 1211 today.
Of course it feels very tight & quiet. Mows great, but the grass was pretty low & sparse. We aren’t really growing here yet (unless you fertilized).

 

[Brown Dog]

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These tweels have less than 2 full seasons of use …

Would you sale the rear 26x12-16 tires & wheels that came on your ZD1211 ?

 

[walker450]

Would you sale the rear 26x12-16 tires & wheels that came on your ZD1211 ?

I would of but I actually swapped (plus some cash) with a guy that had these on a ZD331 for sale that wasn't too far away.

I messaged 3 people on FB Marketplace that had ZDs with tweels for sale and offered the swap plus cash and 1 guy said yes, I was pleasantly surprised. It saved me a pile of cash! Well, actually, I don't believe I would have paid for new tweels, unless I just got really frustrated with flats lol

 

[Brown Dog]

I can’t use tweels as I have to have rears completely fluid filled for traction on my steep banks.

These 16” rim cheesy thin 4ply short sidewalls won’t hold up a diesel engine mowing horizontally on steep banks.
Takes max pressure especially fluid filled