Zero turn
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SkyPup
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- North Central, Florida
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- Kubota L-39 GST TLB, Kubota L3130GST, Massey 1030 HST, Kubota ZD-21 ProDecK, Two Euro VW TDIs
Or you could just purchase 7 or 8 new top-line consumer mowers and dispose of the worn out used one every other year........
Chris527
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Hi,
Last Year I was in the same boat as you find yourself now.
After doing a lot of research and test riding, I purchased a Skag tiger cub. It is commercial grade. The thing that made me go with Skag was the comfort of the ride. Mowing 6 acres is a lot of seat time , I myself mow 4 acres every 5 days or so and it has been a pleasure on my lower back. I had a crank seal blow out this spring and the dealer loaned me a Gravley with the same HP and size, I can tell you I felt every bump and dip and got off that gravley a little sore for sure. Good luck on your purchase.
Chris
Last Year I was in the same boat as you find yourself now.
After doing a lot of research and test riding, I purchased a Skag tiger cub. It is commercial grade. The thing that made me go with Skag was the comfort of the ride. Mowing 6 acres is a lot of seat time , I myself mow 4 acres every 5 days or so and it has been a pleasure on my lower back. I had a crank seal blow out this spring and the dealer loaned me a Gravley with the same HP and size, I can tell you I felt every bump and dip and got off that gravley a little sore for sure. Good luck on your purchase.
Chris
tjkadar
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- Sumter, SC
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- Massey Ferguson 5609, Kubota GS1800, eXmark LazerZ XP
We bought an Exmark LazerZ XP with a 72" inch deck and a 27 hp Daihatsu motor. We probably cut about 15 to 20 acres with it per week. The mower has been fantastic. The full suspension seat gives you a very comfortable ride and makes it as comfortable as our larger tractor... maybe even more so.
Changing the blades is fairly easy and quick. You do have to jack the entire mower up and use some type of jack stands to hold it up, but it isn't too bad. The quality of the cut is great and replacement blades won't break the bank.
This is our second season with Exmark and it has over 500 hours on it. We've had no issues with it to this point. She's a good mower and we look forward to many, many years of service from her.
Changing the blades is fairly easy and quick. You do have to jack the entire mower up and use some type of jack stands to hold it up, but it isn't too bad. The quality of the cut is great and replacement blades won't break the bank.
This is our second season with Exmark and it has over 500 hours on it. We've had no issues with it to this point. She's a good mower and we look forward to many, many years of service from her.
Nat
Platinum Member
I too, did a lot of research before buying. I found that there are not as many different ones as you would at first believe as so many are made by the same company, but sold under different names. for example Great Dane makes a great mower, and also produces the same mower for John Deere. Scag does the same thing. The units sold as lower priced units also have cheaper hydralic moters and pumps. Look at the hydralic moters on a Z-turn at Lowes and the look at the drive motors of a Great Dane, or a Kubota. I ended up with a Kubota ZG-20 because I trusted the dealer. I felt like he was telling me the truth, not what he thought I wanted to hear. The hydralic PTO clutch will last a long time, and I wasn't sure the electric would hold up as well. Maybe they will last longer, but I got what I wanted, and I liked the built in jack. Good luck with your search, later, Nat
