Buying Advice Tractor vs zero turn

[two_bit_score]

90% is anecdotal evidence?

I think most people don't know there is an option and I'm wondering how many zero turn salesman even discuss it.

Anecdotally, I think you are 100% correct!

Ive never had a lawnmower salesman talk about tire options with me. I was looking at Grasshopper mowers the other day and they were the only ones that had bar tires. Not Bad Boy, Bobcat, Hustler or any of the others at this dealership, they all had regular turf tires.

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[lilranch2001]

Any opinions about Tweels?

 

[johncanfield]

Any opinions about Tweels?

Got them, love them. I tested a ZTrack with and without Tweels - they make a huge difference in ride quality.

Edit - I need to update my signature. I bought a new Deere Z945M (fuel injected) last year.

 

[BoylermanCT]

Any opinions about Tweels?

At upwards of $500 each, I'll pass.

 

[lilranch2001]

At upwards of $500 each, I'll pass.

Actually I was recently quoted $1200 for a pair of the drives for my eXmark (2x 24-12-12), I was wondering how the ride quality and traction on them is.

 

[johncanfield]

It was all rolled up in my out the door price. $1k is a small price to pay for hundreds of hours of not busting your butt.

 

[Code54]

I am a former zero turn owner. I LOVED my Ferris stander, GREAT mower, VERY fast, BUT it was not great in my yard - took me a while to decide this but my opinion changed. Now I just mow with the BX and it really works better for me. The ZTR was good on the hills, the BX is excellent, the ZTR is not great when wet, the BX I can mow in the rain on most of my yard if needed. Our yard has some spots that are basically dirt (under large trees, along wood lines, etc) - there is stragglers in the area that I normally need to mow down, don't know why (guessing blade speed) of the ZTR made a cloud of dust that would amaze you. The tractor - pretty much no dust or mess. It does take me 15 minutes longer, but I don't really care. I figure I can spare that time to have less mess, more safety and the ability to cut when I want to even if wet is worth it.

 

[lilranch2001]

I cannot imagine mowing with my Bobcat CT235.

The first year I had it I got a new spray rig for spraying weeds, with filled tires, a 80 gallon spray rig (half filled) I made three passes in my lawn on ground that had dried in June for over a week, and I still have the ruts that I have been trying to coax out for the last 10 years.

Now I only spray after a few weeks of drying, and I NEVER take the tractor into the lawn if it has any serious residual moisture in it.

I know Bobcat and Coyotes are more ruggedly built tractors than Botas B's and BX's but they are not made for lawn maintenance (in my humble opinion)