Recent content by swschult

Amen to that. This past summer I said something to one of the mechanics at the dealership about my Grasshopper still running alright after 18 years, and he said they ”last a little too good.” I guess he meant that their sales would be better, if the machines didn’t last so long. Given the...

I have a Simplicity Courier ZTR with a 36” deck. If I make even the slightest mistake in turning or slowing down, it creates a hideous rut. I’ve seen ads for slick rear tires. My lawn is mostly level. Would these slick tires help?

This will exceed $10K, but a Grasshopper front mount with a 52” deck is a great machine. Get the water-cooled version and it will last a very long time.

I put a ROPS on it, and a seat belt, but ultimately couldn’t cough up $1200 for a suspension seat. I’m going to keep it until it dies, and in the meantime I feel a lot better when I’m mowing on inclines.

For whoever can make use of them, attached please find two RZ3016 manuals: one for the engine and one for parts. The one for the engine includes oil capacity. The mower manual is too large (3.7MB) to attach, even when compressed, so if you want that one, please send me an email...

I might have the engine manual too. If you want either or both, let me know.

I inherited a 2004 front-mount Grasshopper 52” with a liquid-cooled Kohler engine. It has almost 1600 hours on it. With apologies to the NRA, I’ll be giving it up when someone pries it out of my cold, dead fingers! You won’t realize how nice a front-mount mower is, until you have one. You...

Grasshopper mowers are built like army tanks, but the other one is pretty good, too. You might want to decide based upon dealer.

Page 48 of the manual: excluding filter 1.5 qts including filter 1.7 qts I can email you the manual if you wish: schultzsw@gmail.com

According to this post on lawnsite.com, the water-cooled Kohler was only offered for one year. LawnSite Fanatic LocationTexas May 20, 2011 They only made that machine for one year, but it is a great mower. Kohler could not meet the demand for that liquid-cooled engine, and Grasshopper finally...

I am new to this forum, and this is my first post. My name is Steve, and I live about 25 miles from Madison, Wisconsin. From my late father I inherited a Grasshopper, liquid-cooled, 52-inch, front-mount model 725A with Kohler engine. It is a 2004 model, and it has 1560 hours on it. It has...