Looking for Best Zeroturn Mower

[EddieWalker]

After spending several months looking around, I went with Scag. Nothing else really compared to them.

More importantly then what brand you buy, is to make sure you have a good dealer close by. Of the top names, it's pretty tough to say which is actually better. The pros all use about six different brands. Look around to see what they are using in your area. Go to the dealers. Look at the machines and don't do anythng until you've seen all of them.

Husquavarna is a residential mower. Not in the same leage as a commercial zero turn.

I like the Kawasaki engines. Mine is water cooled, and that was a big factor in my decision. It also has an engine oil cooler and a hydraulic oil cooler. The blades are very easy to take off and either sharpen or change. The front tires are solid, and the seat is the most comfortable of all the mowers I looked at.

www.lawnsite.com has allot of information from the pros. Be careful asking questions over there. Some guys are very helpful, others are more then just a little impressed with themselves. If you just search through the threads there, you'll find out everything that you want to know about all the brands.

Good luck,
Eddie

 

[HKCHEF]

I went to the kubota dealer today and fell in love with ZD331. Some more research on the site and after talking to a few pro's I am sold on the diesel. Hopefully by the end of December it will be bought. Any advice on accessories I should be looking at, like maybe the mulching kit?

 

[Steve C]

I went to the kubota dealer today and fell in love with ZD331. Some more research on the site and after talking to a few pro's I am sold on the diesel. Hopefully by the end of December it will be bought. Any advice on accessories I should be looking at, like maybe the mulching kit?

I thought you might like them

There a lot of great mowers out there but the sound of a water cooled diesel puring behind you is very relaxing.

I have the gator mulching blades on my cheap little swisher, and they seem do do a nice job.

 

[Steve C]

I went to the kubota dealer today and fell in love with ZD331. Some more research on the site and after talking to a few pro's I am sold on the diesel. Hopefully by the end of December it will be bought. Any advice on accessories I should be looking at, like maybe the mulching kit?

some people are very impressed with the 64" snow blade that you can get for it. It is so freaking heavy it has great traction

If you don't already have snow moving equipment you might want to take a look at it.

 

[jcmseven]

I agree the diesel ZTR's, of about any brand, are the best option. The only problem is that they will all push our OP's price range. I have used Grasshopper, Scag, Gravely and John Deere and they all have been good machines. Of them, I liked the John Deere the best, mainly because it cut the best (it was a 757). Unfortunately, as JD likes to do with a successful product--they change it. The newer generation of JD ZTR's are not as good. I have heard through the grapevine that JD is updating the line (they might have done this already) and a machine in your size should easily come in your price range. The Scag and Grasshopper were fine machines, and very similar. One brand you should absolutely check out is the Gravely. Dealers are not common, but these are high-end, tough machines. They might push your price range, but come in varying cut widths and have a diesel option. They also have a hydraulic deck lift, a nifty feature found on some--but not all--ZTR's. My only problem with them is the deck was fitted in the back and the Gravely has IFS and would occasionally scalp the grass if the terrain was very irregular or the tire pressures not exact. Otherwise it cut fast and well. I have heard they corrected this problem.

John M