chrisjbell
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- Joined
- Jul 17, 2000
- Messages
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- Tractor
- Kubota B7300; JD LX233
I just picked up an Exmark ZTR with a 72" deck. Yup, all it does is mow, but it mows awfully quickly with a really nice cut. You can even get it with a striping kit if you want to make your grass look really nice. It just eats up grass...mine would be too big for 1/4 acre size areas, and there are tons of ZTR solutions out there.
I would caution you about ZTRs, though... if you're going to have various operators, the ZTRs have the "ability" to tear the turf up, and they are also prone to loss of control on slopes. Gotta be careful with them. I'll just say this - I am the mechanic at a golf course and none of our many mowers are ZTRs, and I don't know of a course in our area that uses them.
On the other hand we have many different mowers for various types of situations....
If you get a tractor with a mower attachment, you'll need to pay attention to the tires you put on it. Turf tires (many varieties available) will keep the grass from getting torn up, but are lousy when you're trying to move dirt with a loader or such (poor traction).
Another issue with tractors for mowing - they're usually heavier than single purpose mowers, which will cause extra soil compaction and / or turf damage. For better turf care, remove any extra attachments (FEL comes to mind) when mowing.
I would caution you about ZTRs, though... if you're going to have various operators, the ZTRs have the "ability" to tear the turf up, and they are also prone to loss of control on slopes. Gotta be careful with them. I'll just say this - I am the mechanic at a golf course and none of our many mowers are ZTRs, and I don't know of a course in our area that uses them.
On the other hand we have many different mowers for various types of situations....
If you get a tractor with a mower attachment, you'll need to pay attention to the tires you put on it. Turf tires (many varieties available) will keep the grass from getting torn up, but are lousy when you're trying to move dirt with a loader or such (poor traction).
Another issue with tractors for mowing - they're usually heavier than single purpose mowers, which will cause extra soil compaction and / or turf damage. For better turf care, remove any extra attachments (FEL comes to mind) when mowing.
Ok I have a few mowers im looking at a JD X749,Scag turf tiger cat diesel,kubota ZD331,and maybe a JD 997 or JD 2305 or 