Recent content by Aquadisiac

I truly believe that a person wanting a quality mower should never buy one from a "big-box" store like Lowe's or Home Depot. To get a much higher quality machine, you must purchase one from a dealership. I know you said you don't want another John Deere, but if you go to their dealership and...

My 2017 eXmark Radius S zero turn has a Kohler engine on it. My manual says it can use either regular 10W-30 engine oil or fully synthetic 10W-30 engine oil. I have used both (not together). I decided that from now on it will only get full synthetic oils. No reason other than it is getting...

After retiring, I now work part-time at one of our city parks. Our park is hilly and rocky but we have a lot of mowing. We use two 60", commercial grade John Deere Zero Turn Mowers. One is an older 700 Series and the other is not new, an 800 Series. We service them twice a year and one has 1400...

I am not really a new member of this forum, I have been reading things and looking for issues that resemble mine! But I have never posted much, if anything! In 2019, I bought a 2017 eXmark Radius S 48" cut with 106 hours on it. It was garage kept and the guy was going with a Scag so he let me...

To keep gas from coming out of the vent in the gas cap when tipping the mower over, I always remove the gas cap and place a piece of plastic, like a sandwich baggie, over the opening and put the gas cap back on. At least that stops the additional mess. Then just remove the baggie before starting...