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Hey Everyone,

First off I just want to say this is the greatest and most helpful community I have ever been a part of. The feedback and advice that everyone gives on here is awesome. It's nice to see people helping people.

Anyways, I'm looking at buying a commercial zero turn mower for mostly residential lawns and maybe a couple commercial properties. I would like to set my budget at about 7-8K. Anyone have any suggestions for a start up LCB?

So far I looked at the ExMark Pioneer S - Series and the Lazer Z E - Series (little more costly). What are your thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

aassaf1989 said:

Hey Everyone,

First off I just want to say this is the greatest and most helpful community I have ever been a part of. The feedback and advice that everyone gives on here is awesome. It's nice to see people helping people.

Anyways, I'm looking at buying a commercial zero turn mower for mostly residential lawns and maybe a couple commercial properties. I would like to set my budget at about 7-8K. Anyone have any suggestions for a start up LCB?

So far I looked at the ExMark Pioneer S - Series and the Lazer Z E - Series (little more costly). What are your thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

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If your looking at the Lazer Z E-Series save yourself a little money and buy the Toro Z Master. It's a little cheaper and there basically the same mower.

Ric said:

If your looking at the Lazer Z E-Series save yourself a little money and buy the Toro Z Master. It's a little cheaper and there basically the same mower.

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Thanks Ric! Definitely going to look into the Toro you suggested.

You can buy a Tiger Cat Scag for a little over 8K normally. They are awesome mowers as well.

ExMark. or my dream mower Dixie Chopper.My neighbor has one and it just runs and runs and runs.It makes me violate one of the Ten Commandments "Thou Shalt Not Covet".

dixiebonsai said:

ExMark. or my dream mower Dixie Chopper.My neighbor has one and it just runs and runs and runs.It makes me violate one of the Ten Commandments "Thou Shalt Not Covet".

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The ExMark is a good mower, I just don't see paying their prices when you can buy the Toro cheaper and it's the same thing and both made by the same company.

Good thread! I am soon going to be in the market for a new Z myself, have/had a 46" Exmark, bought in 2009, my employee blew the motor and a Hustler mini Z, 52" that I bought used in 2010... deck is soon going to be needing replaced and lately it is in shop for minor oddball stuff then working. Thinking i may be ready to swallow the bullet and purchase a new one.

Did not that about Toro/Exmark relationship. Good to know!

CarmineB50 said:

Good thread! I am soon going to be in the market for a new Z myself, have/had a 46" Exmark, bought in 2009, my employee blew the motor and a Hustler mini Z, 52" that I bought used in 2010... deck is soon going to be needing replaced and lately it is in shop for minor oddball stuff then working. Thinking i may be ready to swallow the bullet and purchase a new one. Did not that about Toro/Exmark relationship. Good to know!

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Carmine which ExMark model were you looking into purchasing?

i have a exmark lazer z hp 19hp kawasaki ... my employee was cutting and i am guessing oil pump went and he did not smell or feel it untiil motor as pretty much melted.. 2/3 fins are gone.... also have a Hustler Super mini Z kohler 27hp. been acting up brought it to a new shop last week they said it was water in gas, ran great for a week until today. drained all gas and it ran worse... until i noticed the choke was sticking, last shop changed cable. fix that and it ran great! But it has over 1800 hours, needs a deck by next season and is 5 yrs old... so i am thinking a new mower Not sure which brand yet.

CarmineB50 said:

Good thread! I am soon going to be in the market for a new Z myself, have/had a 46" Exmark, bought in 2009, my employee blew the motor and a Hustler mini Z, 52" that I bought used in 2010... deck is soon going to be needing replaced and lately it is in shop for minor oddball stuff then working. Thinking i may be ready to swallow the bullet and purchase a new one.

Did not that about Toro/Exmark relationship. Good to know!

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Yeah Toro acquired Lawn-Boy In 89 and ExMark Manufacturing in 1997

Ric said:

If your looking at the Lazer Z E-Series save yourself a little money and buy the Toro Z Master. It's a little cheaper and there basically the same mower.

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I can vouch for this. Z master commercial 2000 series 48" is $6999 and a 52" would run $7499. Upgrade to a suspension seat if you can. Well worth the $500 extra.

sirrobbins said:

I can vouch for this. Z master commercial 2000 series 48" is $6999 and a 52" would run $7499. Upgrade to a suspension seat if you can. Well worth the $500 extra.

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The 2000 is a great machine but if your interested in suspension seats I wouldn't go with the 2000 I'd step up to the My Ride 3000.

Ric said:

The 2000 is a great machine but if your interested in suspension seats I wouldn't go with the 2000 I'd step up to the My Ride 3000.

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I battled with it but my budget wouldn't let me squeeze it in for a 3000 52"... I was looking at $8500 for it before the seat. I had to buy 2 mowers already and the other is a monster for the little mower that it is. It's the Toro 21" heavy duty model #22290. Little beast never bogs or falters on anything. That was $1000 too plus other equipment since my echo stuff (all the old grey/black equipment) is now about dead. Bought enough for fleet pricing with Echo which was good. I would have gone with a 5000 if I could have for the benefits of EFI, already having the seat and rear discharge.

Just ending my first summer with a Ferris 1500ZR. Excellent machine.