Used Ferris opinions

[theadrick]

I have an offer to purchase a 2010 IS500Z with only 86 hours for $3100. Seller says the mower was not used for commercial mowing (kind of obvious given the hours), runs great, and starts right up.
The only downside is that he says he removed the front of the mower deck to cut 1 foot tall corn to make a maze and that they had the front reattached professionally by a professional welder. They posted a pic of the welding job and based on that it obvious where they welded.

I'm not a mower expert, my current mower is a 10 year old craftman tractor, so I was looking for opinions on if this is a good deal and if there's anything else I should check on the machine.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

* Pic of welding added

 

[Jim75]

I don't know......I have a Scag Tiger Cat, and although I've not mowed down corn-a foot tall isn't much, don't think it would have been a problem. Maybe raise the deck up and cut it, then lower and cut again. I've mowed some pretty tall overgrown areas and the Scag just goes through it. Of course it was not saplings, but weeds and grasses. I can't hardly believe a person would spend that kind of money on a new mower of that caliber and cut the deck up up that way. I would be very suspicious. But that's me. As I've gotten older, I've become more cynical and less trusting. It's still a lot of money. I would keep looking.

 

[murphy1244]

I don't know......I have a Scag Tiger Cat, and although I've not mowed down corn-a foot tall isn't much, don't think it would have been a problem. Maybe raise the deck up and cut it, then lower and cut again. I've mowed some pretty tall overgrown areas and the Scag just goes through it. Of course it was not saplings, but weeds and grasses. I can't hardly believe a person would spend that kind of money on a new mower of that caliber and cut the deck up up that way. I would be very suspicious. But that's me. As I've gotten older, I've become more cynical and less trusting. It's still a lot of money. I would keep looking.

Agree, something very fishy going on

 

[mowin]

Run....If anything was changed on that deck, it wont cut worth a crap..I have used my Z's to cut 4' high fields, and see NO reason to remove that front peice

 

[RollingsFarms]

Is he going to give you any kind if warranty for the welding job? I'd still be skeptical of so wine cutting up a deck like that. See if you can get it for a lower price. Might be worth it then.