Riding mower vs BX

[charles todd]

That has Hydro Great ZT-2200 hydrostatic drive units. That wouldn't make a single mowing season here pushing my steep yard. Those value ZT units are likely the cats meow for folks living in the flat lands, but I happen to live on a cliff covered with grass and any tractor I buy has to be built with a drive system like a tank to even think about lasting.

For me to consider any ZT it would need to have the ZT-3400 drives as a minimum with spin on filters. Yours doesn't have filters, you have an internal screen that stops dogs and cats from getting past. That's a very light duty residential unit for service on level property with mild rolling slopes. Most all of my 3 acre grass is around a 2:1 slope. I side cut for the most part to take strain from my machines, but I have areas at near 1:1 slope that you can't possibly side mow. I eat light duty hydrostatic drives for breakfast on this hillside.

We shall see how it holds up. We mow about 4 acres weekly. Fairly flat land, though rough in places. Wife chose this one. I was going to go Kubota. She like it.

Retiring our Snapper 350Z. 780 hrs. Deck has needed some welding, but still cuts. Though it had independent Hydragear pumps and Parker wheel motors, with a filter... Main reason I chose it in 2009. Will be for sale soon on Marketplace.

CT