I'm so confused! - Zero Turn Mowers

[Ric]

I have never mowed st. Augustine with my snapper pro, but the lawn at my old house is zoysia. My snapper pro left a great cut on it. My wife loved to walk bare foot in the lawn because it was so soft. Several of my neighbors came to me and asked if they could take some plugs from my lawn so they could sprig theirs. The lawn at my new home is mainly Bermuda and has been neglected for years. Had clover, nutt grass, and crab grass in it in large areas. Got rid of most of the clover. Now I'm working on the other two.

Everybody that I know that cuts for a living always cuts Bermuda grass with a rotary mower when actually it should be done with a reel mower. Bermuda is good grass for some areas, it's pretty much drought resistant and they use the stuff over on the coast because there's not much shade and it's supposed to be salt tolerant. The big problem with cutting the stuff is it really can eat up a set of blades on a rotary mower because of the height of the cut.

 

[Shughes717]

Not very economical for me to mow my lawn with a reel mower. I could not afford one that would be large enough to mow it. 4.2 acres with numerous trees, hills, and obstacles. The only reel mowers I see around here are used on golf courses or ball fields. I wish I could have brought my zoysia lawn with me to my new home. Lol

 

[Ric]

Not very economical for me to mow my lawn with a reel mower. I could not afford one that would be large enough to mow it. 4.2 acres with numerous trees, hills, and obstacles. The only reel mowers I see around here are used on golf courses or ball fields. I wish I could have brought my zoysia lawn with me to my new home. Lol

No it's not very economical that's why everybody uses a rotary mower. There just isn't enough Bermuda lawns around to invest in a reel mower. If you have 4.2 acres with numerous trees, hills, and obstacles your best bet would be a ZTR or a Stander of some type.

 

[Shughes717]

That's why I have a commercial ztr. Glad I found this site. There seem to be a lot of people on here with a good deal of knowledge. Had I found this site earlier it may not have taken me 6 months of research before I purchased. Probably would have still purchased the same mower but I think it would have helped me make my mind up earlier.

 

[jekjr]

I currently have a 2013 Dixie Chopper Zee 2 with a 42 inch deck. At the end of this year I want to buy a new mower that's more commercial grade. ( $7,000.00 price range ) I own,and operate my own a small lawn business. I don't mow more than 20 yards per week. My dixie chopper has been very dependable so far,but I'm ready to upgrade. I am so confused right now! I'm reading about so many cutting problems with the scag tiger cat, and the hustler X-One / X-One I . Those were originally my top choices. Now I am looking at the Wright ZTO 48 inch deck , Snapper S150XT 48, Gravely Compact Pro 44 . My head is spinning!!!!!! Help!!!! LOL!!!

Before you buy give Kubota a try. They are hard to beat.

 

[Fisherman74]

I currently have a 2013 Dixie Chopper Zee 2 with a 42 inch deck. At the end of this year I want to buy a new mower that's more commercial grade.
( $7,000.00 price range )

I own,and operate my own a small lawn business. I don't mow more than 20 yards per week. My dixie chopper has been very dependable so far,but I'm ready to upgrade.

I am so confused right now!

Why are you not considering one of the heavier duty Choppers?

 

[wdrdoctor]

Dixie Chopper decks need design improvements. I will leave it at that.

 

[djdicetn]

Dixie Chopper decks need design improvements. I will leave it at that.

Have you given any more thought to(or demoed) a Gravely? The Compact Pro or Pro-Turn XDZ series would fit your needs nicely and you'd be in your targeted budget range. What did you like about the Compact Pro 44? I looked at it(because it was a little less money than my 100XDZ) but it seemed........well....too "compact":0) And I think the larger frame width on the Pro-Turn XDZ's felt more sturdy, more stable on a grade and had a smoother ride. Keep us updated on your opinion of the ZTR's you're looking at and what you finally decide on.

 

[wdrdoctor]

I did a live chat with Gravely last week. They could not provide me with a picture of the compact pro 44 deck. I want to see underneath the deck and look at the design,etc. There isn't a picture to be found anywhere online,or by gravely. I did visit my local gravely dealer,and he had a compact pro 44 in stock. I sat on the mower,and it was quite impressive. My dealer really pissed me off a few visits back,so I def. will not be doing business with him.

At this time I'm actually extremely impressed with the Wright ZTO. This mower has a 14.5 gallon fuel tank,and that's a very big deal to me. The design of the aero core deck is visually appealing. I have yet to demo a Wright ZTO. I will be pulling the trigger,and making my mower purchase in November. This gives me time to do all the research I need to do,and hear from many different people here on this forum. According to the specs on the Wright ZTO, the blade tip speed is 19,000!

 

[djdicetn]

I did a live chat with Gravely last week. They could not provide me with a picture of the compact pro 44 deck. I want to see underneath the deck and look at the design,etc. There isn't a picture to be found anywhere online,or by gravely. I did visit my local gravely dealer,and he had a compact pro 44 in stock. I sat on the mower,and it was quite impressive. My dealer really pissed me off a few visits back,so I def. will not be doing business with him.

At this time I'm actually extremely impressed with the Wright ZTO. This mower has a 14.5 gallon fuel tank,and that's a very big deal to me. The design of the aero core deck is visually appealing. I have yet to demo a Wright ZTO. I will be pulling the trigger,and making my mower purchase in November. This gives me time to do all the research I need to do,and hear from many different people here on this forum. According to the specs on the Wright ZTO, the blade tip speed is 19,000!

I looked at the Wright's, but thought they were a bit out of my price range. They are indeed very impressive machines(especially that Aero Core deck). If you can get a deal on one and can afford it I don't think you would regret it.

You do know about the Wright Seasonal Buying Program that offers a 17% discount if you buy between 10/22/14 and 12/09/14(see link below). Too bad about the Gravely dealer not working harder to get your business. Here' that link to the discount coupon(I tried to pull up the Discount Pricing Chart from their FAQ's but got an error:0(


http://www.wrightmfg.com/download/BUY A MOWER/Seasonal_Buying_Coupon_02_19_14.pdf