Best commercial zero turn?

[Steppenwolfe]

I believe I got an average deal on my ZD331 with 400h at $9000.
No regrets though... Over the past 3 years I've put an additional 1200 hours on it saving about 60 hours of seat time per season over my ZD326 60" backup mower.

I paid 12K for mine with 65 hours, and it came with a canopy. I love it!

 

[Bocephous]

Just bought one. Thanks, buddy!

:thumbsup:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

My new neighbor has an older ZD331 on loan from his FIL. It runs hot real easily. Anyone have any idea why? It's not mine to tear into, but if there's an easy fix, I'll tell him about it. I believe the screen is clean/blown out.

 

[Hay Dude]

My new neighbor has an older ZD331 on loan from his FIL. It runs hot real easily. Anyone have any idea why? It's not mine to tear into, but if there's an easy fix, I'll tell him about it. I believe the screen is clean/blown out.

Take a garden hose to the radiator and flush it for like an hour. Eventually even blowing them out with compressed air doesnt do much. The fins get too clogged.
Dirty water will flow out like chocolate milk.
It also may need a flush and new AF.
Also check thermostat

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Take a garden hose to the radiator and flush it for like an hour. Eventually even blowing them out with compressed air doesnt do much. The fins get too clogged.
Dirty water will flow out like chocolate milk.
It also may need a flush and new AF.
Also check thermostat

Thanks!

 

[Hay Dude]

Thanks!

:thumbsup:
Just don’t make the spray so hard that you bend the little fins.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

My new neighbor has an older ZD331 on loan from his FIL. It runs hot real easily. Anyone have any idea why? It's not mine to tear into, but if there's an easy fix, I'll tell him about it. I believe the screen is clean/blown out.

Ah... it's 120 degrees in Texas??? Never had any issues with mine.

 

[searcyfarms]

older front mount grasshoppers are hard to beat if you mow under a lot of trees etc.....

 

[droptop]

The importance of the seat!

After upgrading my tractor to a 35 hp Massey with a cab, I came to realize it was too heavy to mow with in the spring. Going from a 6 ft 3pt mower to a 5 ft zero turn, my mowing time was cut in half. I purchased a used Commercial Scag Wildcat with 1000 hrs for 5k and a year later, added a Milsco V5400 air ride seat. It was the BEST investment in my back ever! The rough ground no longer bounced me around and after mowing a couple of hours, my back no longer was a knot of discomfort:dance1:.

Whatever zero turn anyone buys, get the best seat offered. Or go into it planning on upgrading to a air ride seat. Your back will thank you.

 

[Hay Dude]

The importance of the seat!

After upgrading my tractor to a 35 hp Massey with a cab, I came to realize it was too heavy to mow with in the spring. Going from a 6 ft 3pt mower to a 5 ft zero turn, my mowing time was cut in half. I purchased a used Commercial Scag Wildcat with 1000 hrs for 5k and a year later, added a Milsco V5400 air ride seat. It was the BEST investment in my back ever! The rough ground no longer bounced me around and after mowing a couple of hours, my back no longer was a knot of discomfort:dance1:.

Whatever zero turn anyone buys, get the best seat offered. Or go into it planning on upgrading to a air ride seat. Your back will thank you.

Did you see the thread I started yesterday about the rubber seat mount cushions? I agree with you about air ride seats-have me on all my farm tractors and they are great, but I found a low cost ($25) partial solution that takes a lot of the “shock” out of bad bumps on zero turns. Mowed 3 acres with mine after I added them and it made a noticeable difference.
If I get some extra money, I may purchase an air seat kit later, but for now, this helps a bit.

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/423296-25-zero-turn-seat-mod.html