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I run a lawn service out of Atlanta with 35 clients and am looking to upgrade to a riding mower or zero turn what do you suggest for fairly inexpensive

druidhillslawncare said:

I run a lawn service out of Atlanta with 35 clients and am looking to upgrade to a riding mower or zero turn what do you suggest for fairly inexpensive

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Definitely a ZTR. With 35 clients you'll need to improve productivity. I've been using the Cub Cadet Z Force 48" commercial unit ( Lap Bars ) for years and at $4199 you can't beat it for the price. There will be other opinions I'm sure, that's just my 2 :2cents:

druidhillslawncare said:

I run a lawn service out of Atlanta with 35 clients and am looking to upgrade to a riding mower or zero turn what do you suggest for fairly inexpensive

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druidhillslawncare,
Don't know how you have managed to serve 35 clients without a riding mower or ZTR. With that testimonial of service and the price of the Cub Cadet Z Force it would definitely be hard to find much else that is "commercial quality" for that much money. I just completed searching for an entry-level commercial ZTR and everything I looked at ran between $5,500 and $7,000.

You could also do a commercial walk-behind (with optional sulky) or stand-on mower. That might be cheaper than a ZTR.

lawn mower fanatic said:

You could also do a commercial walk-behind (with optional sulky) or stand-on mower. That might be cheaper than a ZTR.

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I don't believe you'll find a stander cheaper, A walk behind with a sulky maybe but it would have to be belt drive, the hydro's are more expensive and personally I'd stay away from the WB with sulky.

I would look at the Toro Titan line.

Rivets said:

I would look at the Toro Titan line.

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I agree, here it is on Toro's website: Toro | TITAN - Zero Turn Lawn Mowers

Rivets said:

I would look at the Toro Titan line.

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Looked at those Titans....nice machines, but you'll need to go with the MX line to get high-end "residential"/low-end "commercial" quality. I think they ran $5,000-$6,000.

Right now you can find many of the Titan line under 5K. Time for dealers to clear out, and even the MX line is reduced.

Rivets said:

Right now you can find many of the Titan line under 5K. Time for dealers to clear out, and even the MX line is reduced.

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As we approach the end of mowing season in almost all regions of the U.S.(except maybe Florida:0) it's definitely the right time to bargain with dealers(I saved approx. $1,000 on my Gravely about 3 weeks ago). That's about the time I looked at the Toro's at the local dealer. I actually could have gotten the Z Master 2000 entry level Commercial Toro for just a tiny bit more than the Titan MX. That's probably what I would have bought if I had gone with the Toro.

djdicetn said:

Looked at those Titans....nice machines, but you'll need to go with the MX line to get high-end "residential"/low-end "commercial" quality. I think they ran $5,000-$6,000.

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There's nothing wrong with the Titans but if I were to go that way I'd stay away from the 50" because of the stamped deck. It baffles me as to why they would do that and make the 48" and the rest fabricated decks.

Ric said:

There's nothing wrong with the Titans but if I were to go that way I'd stay away from the 50" because of the stamped deck. It baffles me as to why they would do that and make the 48" and the rest fabricated decks.

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Ric,

Good point!!!! I had forgotten about the stamped deck(that's probably why I was considering the Z Master 2000).

I can suggest Gianni Ferrari or John Deere mowers. them are best lawn mower machine

stuarttaylors said:

I can suggest Gianni Ferrari or John Deere mowers. them are best lawn mower machine

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stuarttaylors,

Gianni Ferrari????? Are you certain that this is not a mower brand specific to the European market??? The OP asking for brand advice lives in the state of Geaorgia in the U.S. and I doubt he/she could purchase that brand.

djdicetn said:

stuarttaylors,

Gianni Ferrari????? Are you certain that this is not a mower brand specific to the European market??? The OP asking for brand advice lives in the state of Geaorgia in the U.S. and I doubt he/she could purchase that brand.

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Yeah I don't think they make those here in the U.S. It would cost a lot to get 1 shipped over here, and you can definitely find a mower of same quality over here!

lawn mower fanatic said:

Yeah I don't think they make those here in the U.S. It would cost a lot to get 1 shipped over here, and you can definitely find a mower of same quality over here!

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lmf,
I did browse through the "Show Us Your Mower" thread and I think I actually saw a "vintage looking" lawn tractor with "Ferrari" on the side of it. If it's the same company that makes the cars in Italy it would be neat to have a lawn tractor that would go 215 mph:0)

djdicetn said:

lmf,
I did browse through the "Show Us Your Mower" thread and I think I actually saw a "vintage looking" lawn tractor with "Ferrari" on the side of it. If it's the same company that makes the cars in Italy it would be neat to have a lawn tractor that would go 215 mph:0)

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haha! Yeah, I saw that mower there, also.