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I want to know what zero turn comercial mower I should get for a good price

Husqvarna pz 7234 for $11k all day. Lol get the most you feel like spending. What's your budget. A lot of variables. You left a pretty open ended question.

Use a Toro Titan MX as your base to compare to all other models suggested. I feel that you will always come back to the Toro.

I couldn't tell a lot of difference between any of them..in the same price range. But I don't mow for a living.

dude said:

I want to know what zero turn comercial mower I should get for a good price

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If you are gonna run it commercial get a Kubota ZD 326. You will pay a little extra but you can get it financed through Kubota for 0 down and 0 interest. It will be running when the rest are in the junkyard I believe. I would not trade mine for anything I have seen and I know of several operators that have lots of hours on them with no problems.

dude said:

I want to know what zero turn comercial mower I should get for a good price

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Ok Dude let me ask, What are you going to be mowing? Your own Lawn? or Buying for a Busniess, mowing commercial accounts or Residential accounts. Makes a lot of difference as to what mower you are going to need. If you want to know who makes the best mower on the market? IMO a Toro with a Kawasaki Engine you can't go wrong.

dude said:

I want to know what zero turn comercial mower I should get for a good price

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Still say Kubota. There are lawn mowers and then there are Kubotas. Kubota is like a tank.

jekjr said:

Still say Kubota. There are lawn mowers and then there are Kubotas. Kubota is like a tank.

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Kubota is a good mower but Just because it more expensive doesn't make it a better mower, and your right there built like a tank the problem is they also weigh as much as a tank. The normal 60" mower (Toro Z-Master 5000 / 60") is going to tip the scales at around 1200lbs the ZG series Kubota goes around 1700lbs. Kubota is like the JD they make some great farm equipment but there mowers fall way short IMO.

Ric said:

Kubota is a good mower but Just because it more expensive doesn't make it a better mower, and your right there built like a tank the problem is they also weigh as much as a tank. The normal 60" mower (Toro Z-Master 5000 / 60") is going to tip the scales at around 1200lbs the ZG series Kubota goes around 1700lbs. Kubota is like the JD they make some great farm equipment but there mowers fall way short IMO.

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As for zero turns JD and Kubota are not on the same planet in comparison in my opinion.i have dealt with Kubota machines since the 1970's. When I decided to start up my grass cutting business I started looking at the various brands available. I saw the guys that had been doing it for years and years one by one trading off mowers or junking them and replacing them with Kubotas. One in particular who cuts an incredible amount of grass went to ZD 300 series mowers several years ago. He won't discuss using any thing else. I see people often replacing other brands with Kubotas I have seen none replacing Kubotas with other brands.

I have a ZD 326 and a ZG 222 that we run hard. Because most customers we cut for want you to cut their grass only once every two weeks most times it is like we are bush hogging instead of just cutting grass. So far we have had great results with them. At times the conditions ours have operated under have been nothing less than brutal.

Ric said:

Kubota is a good mower but Just because it more expensive doesn't make it a better mower, and your right there built like a tank the problem is they also weigh as much as a tank. The normal 60" mower (Toro Z-Master 5000 / 60") is going to tip the scales at around 1200lbs the ZG series Kubota goes around 1700lbs. Kubota is like the JD they make some great farm equipment but there mowers fall way short IMO.

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The OP, user dude, must not be interested enough to reply and answer some questions so we can assist:0)
I'm with you Ric, for the money I'd buy a Toro Z-Master 2000 or 3000 series commercial(or a Gravely Pro-Turn or Pro-Turn 100XDZ) before I'd spend more on a Kubota. But, don't try arguing with user jekjr, as I have found that he doesn't rate anything else on the market to be equal to a Kubota. They are indeed good machines, but IMHO not the best bang-for-your-buck.

djdicetn said:

The OP, user dude, must not be interested enough to reply and answer some questions so we can assist:0)
I'm with you Ric, for the money I'd buy a Toro Z-Master 2000 or 3000 series commercial(or a Gravely Pro-Turn or Pro-Turn 100XDZ) before I'd spend more on a Kubota. But, don't try arguing with user jekjr, as I have found that he doesn't rate anything else on the market to be equal to a Kubota. They are indeed good machines, but IMHO not the best bang-for-your-buck.

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I like the older Kubota I bought couple of week back T1670. I tried a zg222, didn't care for it that much.

We'll I did it!, and I am happy!

audibink said:

We'll I did it!, and I am happy!


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Looks great...and nice property! :thumbsup:

audibink said:

We'll I did it!, and I am happy!


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audibink,

This appears to be your very first post in this thread.......exactly what "did you do" and why "are you happy":0(
I, personally, cannot discern exactly what the equipment in your attached picture is...can you enlighten us???

djdicetn said:

audibink,

This appears to be your very first post in this thread.......exactly what "did you do" and why "are you happy":0(
I, personally, cannot discern exactly what the equipment in your attached picture is...can you enlighten us???

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It's a Walker MS. He talked about it in this thread: http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/mower-buying-pricing/17408-zero-turn-buying-help-3.html

lawn mower fanatic said:

It's a Walker MS. He talked about it in this thread: http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/mower-buying-pricing/17408-zero-turn-buying-help-3.html

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Gotcha....I couldn't relate his post to the other thread(which I had also replied on about the Gravely XL's...I didn't care much for that particular Gravely series). But that(Wright MS) and the other poster in the other thread(Pocie, that mentioned buying the 23hp Wright MT) had me a little "confused" as I looked at the Wright mowers early on but the price was kinda like Ex-Mark & Kubota(very pricey). I still have the 2012 WRIGHT Commercial catalog and all I see in it(and what I saw at the dealer) is a "VELKE" walk-behind, four stander series("SPORT RH", "STANDER ZK" and "STANDER X") and the zero turn series "WRIGHT Z". I guess I'll have to check out the Wright webpage, cause I sure don't see a mower in the Commercial catalog for 2012 that looks like user audibink's picture. Also, with the other ZTR's he was looking at(price-wise) he must have gotten a "great deal" on that MS or he really raised the budget to get into a Wright if it was a new one. They are VERY nice machines but they are also VERY pricey.

Just lookin at the pic it looks like a Walker, not a Wright. Which would explain why it's not in the wright catalog. Walkers are just as pricey though.

Parkmower said:

Just lookin at the pic it looks like a Walker, not a Wright. Which would explain why it's not in the wright catalog. Walkers are just as pricey though.

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Just going to say that. I said Walker MS. WalkerMowers.com | Commercial Riding Lawn Mowers | Out Front Mowing

Parkmower said:

Just lookin at the pic it looks like a Walker, not a Wright. Which would explain why it's not in the wright catalog. Walkers are just as pricey though.

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Has 150 hours on and I picked it up for $5,400 out the door. Came with a no catch deflector and an extra set of blades. After doing lots of research on walkers It was hard to pass up!

audibink said:

Has 150 hours on and I picked it up for $5,400 out the door. Came with a no catch deflector and an extra set of blades. After doing lots of research on walkers It was hard to pass up!

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You think it will have enough power?

http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/walker-forum/17813-right-walker-me.html

lawn mower fanatic said:

You think it will have enough power?

http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/walker-forum/17813-right-walker-me.html

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ha I just realized I been posting in someone else topic! sorry!

Plenty of power, very impressed!

audibink said:

ha I just realized I been posting in someone else topic! sorry!

Plenty of power, very impressed!

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Good! :thumbsup:

Parkmower said:

Just lookin at the pic it looks like a Walker, not a Wright. Which would explain why it's not in the wright catalog. Walkers are just as pricey though.

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Parkmower(and lmf),

Thanks guys for pointing out my "W" confusion!!! Duhhhh, no wonder I didn't see that model in the Wright catalog(I'm beginning to show the first sign of old age, loss of memory.....I can't remember what the second one is:0)

We Love our Toro 3000 with a 52 in. deck, Its a Beast, we only have 15 hr. and will be putting 3 more hr. on it tomorrow, really give a nice cut

Rat:licking:

LakeRat1 said:

We Love our Toro 3000 with a 52 in. deck, Its a Beast, we only have 15 hr. and will be putting 3 more hr. on it tomorrow, really give a nice cut

Rat:licking:

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Is that the Kawasaki FX691V engine that comes on that Z-Master 3000??? I looked at the 2000 series before buying my Gravely and was impressed. I can only assume the 3000 is a step up and definitely an Industial-strength ZTR!!

:licking:dj I think the main difference between the Toto 2000 & 3000 is in the deck, the 2000 is listed as 7/10 gauge metal, Mostly 10 Gauge, where the 3000 is all 7 gauge plus its 1/2 in. deeper than the deck on the 2000, I don't know how or what one would have to do to bend or damage the deck on the 3000, its built about like a Dozer Blade,

Rat

LakeRat1 said:

:licking:dj I think the main difference between the Toto 2000 & 3000 is in the deck, the 2000 is listed as 7/10 gauge metal, Mostly 10 Gauge, where the 3000 is all 7 gauge plus its 1/2 in. deeper than the deck on the 2000, I don't know how or what one would have to do to bend or damage the deck on the 3000, its built about like a Dozer Blade,

Rat

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Yeah, I kinda looked at both and the 3000 also has unitized 12cc pumps & 14.6 ci motors versus the 200 having the HydroGear ZT-3400 as well as a seat upgrade on the 3000. But I think they have the same engine....I just wasn't sure if it was the same Kawa FX691V that I have on my Gravely(I am impressed with the power, quietness and pretty good "gas mileage" thus far).