Ric, whats the drive on this mystery machine-is it a real heavy duty large capacity oil unit-that will run very cool - or the typical sealed consumer drives with sintered gears found on so many zero turns? Are the pulleys composite/plastic like many zt makers are using or steel and are the spindles cast iron, cast aluminum, zirks, ??
The machine certainly would be able to mow the lot size you reference, but of course the high ground speed you state is moot as some here have correctly typed that the lay of the land is the determinator of just what forward speed can be used-as for durability machine X would certainly last as long as all entry level zt units and if you are buying it-new-? at a big box store you would have the added benefit of being able to use it for about 30 days to decide if the product does fit the bill-sounds as though you can't go wrong.
My advice, if this is a new unit, is to have the machine delivered, and mow baby mow THEN in a few weeks from another return friendly source have a zero turn of your choice, entry level as this is of course, delivered and see once and for all the severe limitations, the body pounding ride of the zt and the very deliberate manner in which a zt mower must be operated so as to avoid turf damage.
Then you will realize that for the average homeowner and even the larger property owner the most intelligent and cost effective machine to have is the tractor, that is of course if one is able to have one machine only............
