ZTR comparison - Husq vs Scat & Exmark

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Anyone have any occasion to compare Husqvarna's ZTR with Scat and/or Exmark?

3 mowers that are near commercial quality some would argue they are but they really are not full commercial quality. They are all around the $5k price point.
For a good near commercial quality mower check out:
The Gravely ZT HD .. I have one
Gravely ZT HD Lawn Mower | Zero Turn Mowers | Gravely

or Toro has one that is pretty good "Titan"
https://www.toro.com/en/homeowner/riding-mowers/titan-zx5400-74862

Lastly Hustler makes a near commercial quality mower Hustler Raptor SD
Raptor(R) SD | Hustler Zero-Turn Riding Mowers - Residential

 

[BoylermanCT]

My local dealer sells Husky and Hustler. I went in ready to buy a Husqvarna MZ52 and he talked me out of it in favor of a cheaper Hustler. Said quality was missing on the Husky mowers, and warranty work was often denied. I talked to his assemblers and his mechanics, and they all said Hustler was the better company. I also visited a Husky - Scag dealer, and he said the same thing about Husky. He dropped Husky and now sells only Stihl and Scag.

Of the 3 you are looking at, I would lean towards Scag. All the commercial guys around me go with them.

 

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My local dealer sells Husky and Hustler. I went in ready to buy a Husqvarna MZ52 and he talked me out of it in favor of a cheaper Hustler. Said quality was missing on the Husky mowers, and warranty work was often denied. I talked to his assemblers and his mechanics, and they all said Hustler was the better company. I also visited a Husky - Scag dealer, and he said the same thing about Husky. He dropped Husky and now sells only Stihl and Scag.

Of the 3 you are looking at, I would lean towards Scag. All the commercial guys around me go with them.

Did you get the Hustler if so which is it? I had a Hustler Mini Z for 6 years... liked it but it was only the 19hp so was a little underpowered.

 

[travlitt]

I'm impressed with the husky PZ ztr. Solid feel and great cut. Takes a lot to get the deck to bounce, it stays put. I leaned on a Deere 7-iron on the showroom floor and the deck shifted, lifted the opposite side up about 2" - I did not like that at all. For a deck with a step welded to it to stand on it shouldn't budge just leaning in it with one foot. I've seen a bunch of scags with frames cracked in the same place. Can't say anything about exmark they've all seemed really good. That's the brunt of the z's around here.

tk tom, where are you seeing the frames cracked on the scag and which model or are all of them cracked?

 

[BoylermanCT]

Did you get the Hustler if so which is it? I had a Hustler Mini Z for 6 years... liked it but it was only the 19hp so was a little underpowered.

I went with the Hustler Raptor SD. My budget was $4000-$4500. The Fastrak was the next step up at $5700. Nice mower for sure, but too steep for my wallet! My goal was to cut my mowing time in half, and the Raptor SD took me from 4 hours on my Craftsman lawn tractor to 2 hours.

 

[Clay45]

There are a number of good, really good zero-turn mowers available these days. While SCAG is a top choice I too would consider a Ferris with the 4-wheel independent suspension if looking today. Exmark, Kubota, and John Deere all offer solid equipment. I'm a firm believer in buying new, taking care of it myself, shopping around and making the best deal I can. Then live with my choice; make it work.

 

[tk tom]

tk tom, where are you seeing the frames cracked on the scag and which model or are all of them cracked?

It was on Turf Tigers. Left hand side about halfway back. Haven't seen one in a while, and this was approx. 6 years ago on machines that were between 500-1000hrs at the time and likely 5-10 years old.