YLee Kioti
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With max budget of 5k been looking at Ferris, Cub Cadet and eXmark ZTR mowers, 48 to 50 inch deck.
The only Ferris in my budget was a 400S 48" cut....not ruled out yet....(B&S engine while company is under a Chapter 11 yech)
Cub Cadet ZT2 50" or ZT54 both kawasaki engines.....watched video of 2800 hydro oil change...painful, not well thought out like the units landscapers use....so any experience on this?
eXmark Quest 50" looked like a keeper...but one glaring detail got my attention...it says it has a riveted frame NOT welded. I did email them about it, so will be waiting for a response. Engine looks to be a back engineered Kawasaki engine...Hmm...
So here's where I lean on the community to share their good/bad experiences. I have a CC dealer 35 miles away. A eXmark dealer 3/4 mile away, and Ferris dealer 30 miles away. So distance not an issue. (hey my Kioti dealer is 60 miles...lol)
Planned use: front 2 acres which has a several shallow but large dips. Hence no large 60" deck which I've read will scalp the areas. About 30% or so is Bermuda, the coastal is gaining coverage as I spray crab grass and woody weeds. Once house is complete this fall, the idea of zipping along to groom 2 acres instead of chugging along with a shredder appeals to me as a time saver. Plus I can cut around the fruit trees and crepe myrtles much easier then with a shredder.
OK gang have at it, let'r rip...!....heh....
The only Ferris in my budget was a 400S 48" cut....not ruled out yet....(B&S engine while company is under a Chapter 11 yech)
Cub Cadet ZT2 50" or ZT54 both kawasaki engines.....watched video of 2800 hydro oil change...painful, not well thought out like the units landscapers use....so any experience on this?
eXmark Quest 50" looked like a keeper...but one glaring detail got my attention...it says it has a riveted frame NOT welded. I did email them about it, so will be waiting for a response. Engine looks to be a back engineered Kawasaki engine...Hmm...
So here's where I lean on the community to share their good/bad experiences. I have a CC dealer 35 miles away. A eXmark dealer 3/4 mile away, and Ferris dealer 30 miles away. So distance not an issue. (hey my Kioti dealer is 60 miles...lol)
Planned use: front 2 acres which has a several shallow but large dips. Hence no large 60" deck which I've read will scalp the areas. About 30% or so is Bermuda, the coastal is gaining coverage as I spray crab grass and woody weeds. Once house is complete this fall, the idea of zipping along to groom 2 acres instead of chugging along with a shredder appeals to me as a time saver. Plus I can cut around the fruit trees and crepe myrtles much easier then with a shredder.
OK gang have at it, let'r rip...!....heh....
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