Looking for a new Zero turn

hawkeye08 · Apr 5, 2016

I just went through this and ended up with Ferris IS700Z 52" with the Briggs Commercial Turf series 27hp. Got home last night around 9pm and after the frost was off, mowed the front lawn. Our lawn is very rough (night crawlers and clay soil make little mounds all over plus the frost heaves). Very impressed, the other mower we looked at was the Gravely ZT 60HD with Kawasaki engine..

Ferris - suspension to help smooth out the ride
Briggs - that is what the dealer stocked and it seems to be a good engine
52" - what the dealer stocked and the 61" is probably to wide for us since the lawn is not flat and the wider the deck, the easier it is to scalp.

Gravely - also a good mower
others - yes, we found what we wanted before looking many more..

neetan · Apr 16, 2016

hawkeye08 said:
I just went through this and ended up with Ferris IS700Z 52" with the Briggs Commercial Turf series 27hp. Got home last night around 9pm and after the frost was off, mowed the front lawn. Our lawn is very rough (night crawlers and clay soil make little mounds all over plus the frost heaves). Very impressed, the other mower we looked at was the Gravely ZT 60HD with Kawasaki engine..

Ferris - suspension to help smooth out the ride
Briggs - that is what the dealer stocked and it seems to be a good engine
52" - what the dealer stocked and the 61" is probably to wide for us since the lawn is not flat and the wider the deck, the easier it is to scalp.

Gravely - also a good mower
others - yes, we found what we wanted before looking many more..

Hi Guys, Just an update ~ I went and did it!!! I bought a Hustler fastrac SD with the Honda 23hp engine with a 48” cut. Hoping it is not too much of a unit. It fulfilled my major concerns of a zero turn. Wanting to thank the community, for all the advice on what to look for and what not to buy. Now it has the ZT 3100 transmission / Honda 23 HP. / Fabricated Deck / Roll over bar / seat belt & two gas tanks. The unit was in a showroom for 2 years, with 0.9 hours on it, the salesman I think came up with a deal, that I felt was “I cannot walk away from this!” Up in Canada where our currency has taken a dive against the US, everything is up 50%. The current unit has a 48" Kawasaki FS691 23 HP. and the ZT 3400 with the better seat and selling for between 9100-10200 mine was 5800 plus 13% tax. Yes, we get ____ in Canada. I would like a better seat sometime, and will come to you all for advice on how to change it and where to get one. Sorry about the grammar, English is not my first language.
Hay, Thanks nearly forgot.

robbyr · Apr 18, 2016

Congrats on your purchase. Hope it's everything you were looking for.

Dogsluvtrux · Apr 18, 2016

Go with the one that will give you the best dealer support...I bought a Ferris. Cuts very well and the suspension is nice. And I sold Hustlers for years.....