I have a LZ 48, set the deck to 4" cutting St. Augustine. I does stripe, but isn't as pronounced vs. other grass types. I've seen videos on DIY weights attached to the mower rear that aid with the striping.
Looking at a new Scag 48" Liberty Z
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7394
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I never was into the striping thing, we have so many trees & shrubs..
Have you checked the blade tip height, compared to the selected pin height. They are not accurate. I set mine to be spot on with my body weight aboard, for most accuracy.
Ida-Boy
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I sealed the deal on a new Liberty Z w/52" deck and the kawi. For the first time in many many years I am excited and can't wait to cut grass with it. Call me crazy but it hasn't been delivered yet and I am already going to order the rear hitch and looking for something to lay down on the foot rest like a rubber mat or something. I went with the upgraded seat and did notice that the control levers seemed a bit close to my lap. Hope there are adjustments for that.
bkeller500
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Liberty Z. It looks like a beast ( good choice). I took a good look at one last summer and almost pulled the trigger. I'm sure it will serve you well.
7394
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CONGRATS on the new Liberty, you will love it. Mine is a 2021 w/Kaw & 48".
I bought an outside rubber door mat cheap from (home depot) & cut to fit the entire floor board, works great. Here's a couple shots of mine in back. The "Before & After".
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Ida-Boy
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Now that looks "Tits" as they would say in the 50's. The dealer was kind enough to keep it until I can make room. Here in northwest Ohio we have lots of snow on the ground.
I'm looking to pull the trigger on the 48 Liberty Z w KW engine, as it checks a lot of the boxes other models haven't; however, I noticed the transmission listed for this model on their website, was a Tuff Torq TZ 450, which is odd because every other size in this model has the Hydro gear ZT 2800.
I couldn't find much infromation online about them, but after a considerabel amount of digging, I found information from the manufacturers acknowledging that this was a "sealed" transmission system, which was quite a bummer. Are you sure yours has the ZT 2800? It's possible that this change could've been made between the time you bought your mower and now?
The one I looked at today has the KW engine, which the salesman said scags will be replacing with their own engine soon (sounded like a KW engine supply problem). My point being, I guess it's possible that since this model has the "discontinued" engine in it (they don't even have the 48" KW listed on the scag website) it might also have a different trans system than what they have updated on their website?
Coming from a newbie, how might I be able to tell if the transmission is serviceable? When I asked the salesman he said it was because he saw a replaceable filter, but the Tuff Torq website acknowledges that this system has a replaceable filter but they still label it as a "sealed" unit! My heads hurting from all the confusing possibilities, but any insight would be greatly appreciated!