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Steve18643

Hello Forum. I am researching which ride on mower I am going to buy. I have it down to four mowers: the Toro Grandstand, the Toro Titan MX5480, 54", Toro Z Master 2000 and the Titial Z Master 6000. I am mowing 3 acres with a three rail fence that surrounds the entire property. New looks good particularly because of the 0% interest Toro is offering. I would go for a used one if the piece was in good shape. Please let me know if anyone has done a comparison of the units I mentioned. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Which unit do you like best.

PS: Since I am looking for a good unit should I be considering a diesel engine? Please let me know.

Thanks Very Much

Steve 18643


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Shughes717

Steve18643 said:
Hello Forum. I am researching which ride on mower I am going to buy. I have it down to four mowers: the Toro Grandstand, the Toro Titan MX5480, 54", Toro Z Master 2000 and the Titial Z Master 6000. I am mowing 3 acres with a three rail fence that surrounds the entire property. New looks good particularly because of the 0% interest Toro is offering. I would go for a used one if the piece was in good shape. Please let me know if anyone has done a comparison of the units I mentioned. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Which unit do you like best.

PS: Since I am looking for a good unit should I be considering a diesel engine? Please let me know.

Thanks Very Much

Steve 18643
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Why would you want to spend 9000 plus on a mower for 3 acres? The toro Titan or z master 2000 would be plenty of mower for that job. The z master is a commercial mower if you want something heavy duty that will last for years. The grandstand would be fine too, but I would only prefer it if I had a steep slope to mow. The z master 6000 is way over kill. If you have the money and want a mower capable of mowing ten acres in under three hours then go for the z master 6000, but I don't see the need to spend that kind of money.


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Steve18643

Thanks for the reply. The Toro Grandstand is my preference. You are right the 6000 is way to much mower for my needs. I'm starting to look for a used Grandstand in the Easton area. If I cannot find a good used piece then I will pick a new one up at the Toro dealer.

Thanks for your help,

Steve 18643


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Shughes717

Steve18643 said:
Thanks for the reply. The Toro Grandstand is my preference. You are right the 6000 is way to much mower for my needs. I'm starting to look for a used Grandstand in the Easton area. If I cannot find a good used piece then I will pick a new one up at the Toro dealer.

Thanks for your help,

Steve 18643
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Any time. I would recommend trying all three of the others and going with the one you like best.


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diamatron

I recently bought a Snapper zero turn. One of the reasons was the high reviews of the Ferris ICD mowing deck. And it really does lay down a great looking cut!


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Shughes717

diamatron said:
I recently bought a Snapper zero turn. One of the reasons was the high reviews of the Ferris ICD mowing deck. And it really does lay down a great looking cut!
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I completely agree. I love the cut my snapper pro leaves.


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diamatron

Funny this is I mowed last thursday fir the first time. And I didnt notice any striping. But now looking out at the yard their js some slight striping lines oit there. I assune because my grass was so high that the heavy discharge covered my yard too much to see the it last week.

Unless it rains I will be mowing tonight to see how it does.


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Shughes717

diamatron said:
Funny this is I mowed last thursday fir the first time. And I didnt notice any striping. But now looking out at the yard their js some slight striping lines oit there. I assune because my grass was so high that the heavy discharge covered my yard too much to see the it last week.

Unless it rains I will be mowing tonight to see how it does.
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That can happen, when grass gets tall and is cut down to the desired height you will have more stem than blade and it will not look as green. After a couple of scheduled mowings the grass should start to green back up and then is when you should start noticing stripes. At least that's how it is in my area


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Ric

Steve18643 said:
Thanks for the reply. The Toro Grandstand is my preference. You are right the 6000 is way to much mower for my needs. I'm starting to look for a used Grandstand in the Easton area. If I cannot find a good used piece then I will pick a new one up at the Toro dealer.

Thanks for your help,

Steve 18643
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The Grandstand is a good mower. I use the 36" for the business, great for gates and slopes up to 20 degrees and a lot more productive than a ZTR. Which or what size are you looking at buying?


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LakeRat1

Hi Steve >< I bought a Toro Z Master 3000 ( Which is Just about the same as a 2000) with 52 in Deck last June, I now have 120 hours on it, I cut 4 ac. with it and have had no trouble at all, I went with the 52 in. Deck because of some of the tight place I need to get in to, this mower replaces 2 JD Riding mowers, I had a JD LT 445 with a 60 in. cut and a JD LT 160 with a 46 in. cut, I had to have the smaller mower to get to places the Larger mower could not get to, this mower is able to take care of all my mowing needs


Rat


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Shughes717

LakeRat1 said:
Hi Steve >< I bought a Toro Z Master 3000 ( Which is Just about the same as a 2000) with 52 in Deck last June, I now have 120 hours on it, I cut 4 ac. with it and have had no trouble at all, I went with the 52 in. Deck because of some of the tight place I need to get in to, this mower replaces 2 JD Riding mowers, I had a JD LT 445 with a 60 in. cut and a JD LT 160 with a 46 in. cut, I had to have the smaller mower to get to places the Larger mower could not get to, this mower is able to take care of all my mowing needs


Rat
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How long does it take you to mow that 4 acres LakeRat1? I bet you cut your time in half when you went with the zero turn.


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LakeRat1

Shughes >< it take me 3 Hr. to cut it, my cutting time was not cut quite in 1/2 because the JD LT 445 with a 60 in deck was quite a Grass cutter, now I cutting with a 52 in. Deck, when I was using the 2 JD mowers, if I had My Bride on the Smaller on we could cut it all in a Hour and a Half, if I was doing it all it would take me about 4 hr. by the time I had to switch mowers to cut the hard to get to places, This Toro Z Master 3000 is a Grass HOG >< It Loves to Cut Grass, It don't care if it Rains and we miss a few days getting to cut, Good Sharp Blades will cut 6 in. grass the same as 2 in. grass, It just don't care how tall the grass gets, Just turn it Lose and Let it Eat >< LOL

Rat


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Shughes717

LakeRat1 said:
Shughes >< it take me 3 Hr. to cut it, my cutting time was not cut quite in 1/2 because the JD LT 445 with a 60 in deck was quite a Grass cutter, now I cutting with a 52 in. Deck, when I was using the 2 JD mowers, if I had My Bride on the Smaller on we could cut it all in a Hour and a Half, if I was doing it all it would take me about 4 hr. by the time I had to switch mowers to cut the hard to get to places, This Toro Z Master 3000 is a Grass HOG >< It Loves to Cut Grass, It don't care if it Rains and we miss a few days getting to cut, Good Sharp Blades will cut 6 in. grass the same as 2 in. grass, It just don't care how tall the grass gets, Just turn it Lose and Let it Eat >< LOL

Rat
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I hear you. I have 4.2 acres to cut with my snapper pro with a 48" deck. Everyone kept telling me it would take me 4 to 5 hours to mow that lawn before I purchased the house. First time I mowed it it took me 3 hours. I cut some low limbs out of the way and the second time took me 2.5 hours. My best time is 2 hours and 15 minutes so far. Plan on cutting a few more limbs to see if I can get to 2 hours or less.


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LakeRat1

Shughes >< I hear U about them Dam Limbs, we Have 18 pecan trees, at the start of the season I hauled out 3 trailer loads of trimmed off limbs, now that they are loading up with Green Leaves & nuts, I have more low hanging limbs, I call them Hat Knockers, there is nothing I hate more than having to dodge low limbs, it raining cast & dogs here right now but as soon as it dries up I am going to get the Pole Saw after them,

Rat


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