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never had an Husqvarna before but we got one today







it was a lot of fun shopping for this thing
it cuts like a tank.
so far so good
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Thanks for the pictures....Maybe you could tell us how you like it after you use it some more. :thumbsup:

sure
well I'l start off with saying this mower cut my cutting time in half and it cuts like a dream.
the mower I had before this one was an old Dixon chain drive so there is a big difference between the 2 cutters
but I did have a problem with the guys who sold me the mower
they told me they would fill the fluids and deliver the mower to me and the delivery guy would show me all the in's and out's of the mower ,
long story short the delivery guy show up and dropped off the mower and and he drove off with out showing me one thing about my new mower .
he did have another mower on his trailer and I guess he had to get it delivered as well.so no big deal
so I started up the mower and started cutting grass
10 min.'s later I shut it down as the steering felt stiff
I looked at the hydraulic reservoir and one of them was empty.
I called the salesman and told him there was no oil in the left hydraulic reservoir
he told me it was most likely just hot and needed to be checked when it cooled down
2 hours latter it was still dry,
I went out and bought some oil and filled the thing 2 times before it stopped draining down into the hydraulic drive motor
and just as I thought it was empty
somehow they must have just overlooked it
I called the salesman back up and told him I wanted him to make a note that the hydraulic reservoir had been over looked and was completely dry as to have a record if something should happen with that drive motor later.
then I cut grass for 2 hours and made friends with the new mower pretty quick
but there are a few things I don't like about some of the construction points of this mower, they are as follows
there are places where the paint was missed on the frame and will start to rust if I don't touch it up with some paint of my own
and the placement of the blade engagement is in a bad place , I inadvertently bumped it 2 times and shut off the blades.
and in really tough tall grass it leaves a little more grass standing then I'd like to see
and the blade height adjustment pin is a little hard to insert or pull out to change the height of the cutting deck
other then that she cuts like a fast dream and so far I am very happy with it
I am going to put lights on it later but I don't like the light kit they offer for it so I will make my own lights

here is a pic of of the hydraulic reservoir that was left dry



and here is one of the other side that was filled properly

Yes, that is clearly empty! :confused2: Thanks for the review, and we would love to see the mower after you put lights on it. There are many threads on the forum about light kits if you need help. :smile:

Welcome to LMF, and the Husqvarna club:thumbsup:

Yeah, they shipped my mower low on tranny fluid too. But I never trust that anyone else is really looking out for my best interests, so I checked over all the fluids and lubed all the fittings specified in the manual, to give me the peace of mind that was actually done before starting it up.

RatRacer said:

Welcome to LMF, and the Husqvarna club:thumbsup:

Yeah, they shipped my mower low on tranny fluid too. But I never trust that anyone else is really looking out for my best interests, so I checked over all the fluids and lubed all the fittings specified in the manual, to give me the peace of mind that was actually done before starting it up.

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thanks guys

and hi ratracer
I see in your avatar picture you have a roll bar on your MZT52
did it come with it or did you have to order it ?
any one know what the part number is for that roll bar or where I could get it on line ?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccA1wpzp9gk&feature=c4-overview&list=UUeAI2IELDfM27EMdQX_FX8g

Husqvarna MZ5225ZT Review - YouTube

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I watched the whole video, and it is a good one....with lots of pros and cons that people will find helpful. Thanks!! :thumbsup:

blainenbecky said:

thanks guys

and hi ratracer
I see in your avatar picture you have a roll bar on your MZT52
did it come with it or did you have to order it ?
any one know what the part number is for that roll bar or where I could get it on line ?

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It comes equipped standard with a ROPS bar.

Enjoyed the photos & the video. I bought the 5224 earlier this year & I also was replacing an old chain drive Dixon. As you said my Dixon was a good old mower, but the Husky runs circles around it. I went for the Kawasaki model for the reasons you mentioned about the Kohler issues. I ordered mine online & had it delivered. it came w/ low hydro fluid in both tanks. Not dry, but very low.

Jeff

a vid of how I did the trailer hitch on my mower

blainenbecky said:

a vid of how I did the trailer hitch on my mower

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Just a bit of constructive-oriented advice. I would be very careful about how much "weight" you pull using that ZTR. It is my understanding that even with commercial-grade Hydro-Gear ZT-3100 trannies that these type of transmissions(hydros) are NOT designed to or recommended for pulling a real heavy load. I'd hate to see you post back that you were hauling 500lbs of stuff on the trailer in that video and the trannies both "died" and most likely(if the dealer knew why) would NOT be covered under the Husqvarna warranty. Have you read your owner's manual or contacted Husqvarna/your dealer about limitations on that ZTR for hauling stuff???
Just sayin:0(

Enjoyed the vid. But I too was a little scared when I saw you pulling the big trailer. But it's your mower....

Parkmower said:

Enjoyed the vid. But I too was a little scared when I saw you pulling the big trailer. But it's your mower....

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As a Husqvarna technician i am also concerned about what you are towing around, these are fantastic mowers for cutting grass but they won't handle towing heavy loads for too long & the previous post about the trans oil resevoir being empty is a concern also, your dealer should have checked that on the pre delivery check list & also purged both transmissions of air before delivery, thats why the tank was empty- as the trans was operated, air in the hydraulic system was finally purged out allowing the rest of the oil in the tank to flow in to the trans,

thanks for the advice guys ,I am convinced I should not use the larger trailer shown in the video any longer
but I think I will leave the trailer hitch on the mower as I have 2 small yard trailers with the ball type hitch mount that I can used with it.

but now I have a question about air in the hydro's
what are the signs of having air in the system ?
as sometimes my left control stick seems a little harder to move forward then the right control stick but it dose not do it all the time, in fact I only noticed it a couple times.
would that be a sign of air in the system ?
thanks again

The symptoms of a transmission suffering from trapped air could be:

noisy poeration
lack of power or drive after a short period of time
high operating temperatures

purging a hydro tramsmission is an advisable first aid step to carry out when a transmission presents itself with operational problems. Air trapped within the hydrostatic drive tranamission can have an extreme detrimental effect on the transmissions efficiency. Air's compression & expansion rates are much higher than that of the fluids typically used in hydro drive systems. A sufficient volume of air within a hydraulic system's circuit will deminish pumping & output performance.

Awsome video review!

Husqvarna has always been mysterious to me tho when it comes to parts availability and support. I am sure they have some good products, but they just can't seem to make there parts available and it isn't the first time that I hear about it also.

So, I wonder if the parts issue is with all Husky's? What good is a $5K mower if you can't use it? I looked up this model and noticed it is discontinued. That's a scary thought. Discontinued in 8 months?