Considering a zero turn mower. Thoughts and advice please?

[Maykinit]

I have always wanted a ztr mower. That said, I really don't have a "need". I have mowed my 1/3 acre of green for a long time with a riding mower equipped with a 48" deck. I've about decided a Scag is in my near future. I am of retirement age and figure what the hell. I am looking for opinions here. What I am seeing from the Scag website is that I can equip the 42" with the Kawasaki engine. It is not an option for the 48". And so again, I am here for any advice, criticism and/or recommendations. A sincere thanks in advance.

 

[Graeme1425]

my son in law bought a zero turn from a friend. Using it on my large garden felt uneasy. I wasn't scooting around as I thought I would and I must say I quickly defaulted back to my ride on. I can see they are good for daily use especially on roadside verges, treed areas but my jury remains out

 

[Bertrrr]

We went to Zero Turn about 10 yrs ago, will not go back to anything else , these are very nice and easy to manipulate around the yard. Mine is a Bad boy but I have worked on all brands, Kubota is not user friendly to maintain and very expensive - I would stay away from any brand that has fuel injection / touch pad controls , when these give problems you'll be dragging it back to the dealership for service. Just my two cents.

 

[RayMcD]

I have always wanted a ztr mower. That said, I really don't have a "need". I have mowed my 1/3 acre of green for a long time with a riding mower equipped with a 48" deck. I've about decided a Scag is in my near future. I am of retirement age and figure what the hell. I am looking for opinions here. What I am seeing from the Scag website is that I can equip the 42" with the Kawasaki engine. It is not an option for the 48". And so again, I am here for any advice, criticism and/or recommendations. A sincere thanks in advance.

48" https://www.bobcat.com/na/en/equipment/mowers/zero-turn-mowers/zt2000