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My other threads were starting to get cluttered up so starting a new one. I have narrowed down my list to a 12' Scag Tiger Cat with 61" deck and 600 hrs, a 13' Hustler X One with 60" deck and 620 hrs and a 12' Snapper Pro S200 with 61" deck and 75 hrs. All 3 have Kawasaki FX730 engine. All right at same price. What do you guys think? I like all 3. Only bonus factor is Scag and Hustler have suspension seats but the Snapper doesn't. I like the Turf Tiger mentioned in my other 2 posts, but with 1500 hrs I think one of the above 3 would be better choice.

Sonders said:

My other threads were starting to get cluttered up so starting a new one. I have narrowed down my list to a 12' Scag Tiger Cat with 61" deck and 600 hrs, a 13' Hustler X One with 60" deck and 620 hrs and a 12' Snapper Pro S200 with 61" deck and 75 hrs. All 3 have Kawasaki FX730 engine. All right at same price. What do you guys think? I like all 3. Only bonus factor is Scag and Hustler have suspension seats but the Snapper doesn't. I like the Turf Tiger mentioned in my other 2 posts, but with 1500 hrs I think one of the above 3 would be better choice.

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You will get a different opinion from just about everyone who posts on this thread, but as someone who has used all three I can tell you that all three brands are quality mowers. I know you have tried hustler before and was not happy with the cut quality compared to scag. If you are most comfortable with scag and it is priced pretty close to the others, then I would suggest you go with the scag. I do really like the cut quality of the icd deck on the snapper pro mowers, but I like the cut quality of both the other brands you mentioned as well. You should go with the one that you like best of the 3.

The X One has newer style VX4 deck. I have a buddy who has one identical and he loves his. I'm torn, don't know which one to go with. I ran a brand new Snapper S200 at the dealer where the Hustler is at and it was real nice too. Logically the Snapper is probably best decision and add a suspension seat later. Thing I dislike about the Scag compared to the others is the stiffness of steering levers. Hustler is super easy to move, and the Snapper is halfway between the Hustler and Scag. I like the design simplicity of the Hustler. Whole lot more stuff in the way on the Snapper and Scag. The Snapper I ran at dealer had FX80 engine though, so slightly larger than the one I'm actually looking at used, but I doubt enough to nake any difference.

Sonders said:

The X One has newer style VX4 deck. I have a buddy who has one identical and he loves his. I'm torn, don't know which one to go with. I ran a brand new Snapper S200 at the dealer where the Hustler is at and it was real nice too. Logically the Snapper is probably best decision and add a suspension seat later. Thing I dislike about the Scag compared to the others is the stiffness of steering levers. Hustler is super easy to move, and the Snapper is halfway between the Hustler and Scag. I like the design simplicity of the Hustler. Whole lot more stuff in the way on the Snapper and Scag. The Snapper I ran at dealer had FX80 engine though, so slightly larger than the one I'm actually looking at used, but I doubt enough to nake any difference.

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A co worker of mine has a hustler x one with the vx4 deck. His is the first x one I ever got on and it cuts great as well. I really liked operating it, and Its a very well built mower. However, it doesn't leave any nicer cut than my snapper pro. I am very happy with my mower. I have not used an s200xt with the fx730 engine. The s200xt my father owns has the 32hp big block vanguard. That engine seems unstoppable. If the snapper pro you are looking at was actually a 2013 model you would notice that they made it much easier to get to things, such as the top of the deck.

I'm going to go look at the Snapper tomorrow in person. Really need to make decision tomorrow as the Hustler and Scag are currently on hold for me......

Sonders said:

I'm going to go look at the Snapper tomorrow in person. Really need to make decision tomorrow as the Hustler and Scag are currently on hold for me......

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Let us know what you decided on, why you chose the one you chose, and your first impressions.

Downside to the Hustler also is it will need new rear tires before too long.

Sonders said:

Downside to the Hustler also is it will need new rear tires before too long.

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Well that will at least be another $200.

I think I've about ruled out the Hustler; it's in the worst condition of the three. I'll probably end up with the Scag but the Snapper is pretty close; really like it. Went tonight and looked at the Scag and Snapper. I think the only downsides to the Snapper is no suspension seat and it's actually a 12' model so every panel is bolted on and hard to get to. I like how it handled the best though. Tomorrow is going to be tough making this decision. I believe the Snapper is actually wider, so should hold hills better.

Ruled out the Hustler, called dealer and had them take my name off it. Still can't decide between the Scag and Snapper though.

I am trying to post some photos of the pond bank at my grandmother's house that my dad and I just mowed with our mowers (mine 48" s150xt his 61" s200xt). my grand father purchased a 72" dew eze slope mower to do the job a few years ago before he passed away. A neighbor had been mowing it for my grandmother with her dew eze mower (very cool machine), but one of the fuel injectors started leaking about two months ago and he stopped mowing. She mentioned to my dad that it needed mowing, so we went today and took care of it. Grass and weeds were between 3 and 4 feet high, so we had to mow it twice in several places. You can see how tall it was in some of the pictures where we stopped mowing. There are a few. Sorry lmf is only letting me post one at a time. I hope this will help show you what the s200xt is capable of.

I can't get anymore of them to load. I'm not very iPad savy. He never raised his deck when he was mowing the slopes, and only mowed the steepest parts once. The big block vanguard is very powerful. I, admittedly, had to mow twice everywhere I mowed, but the grass was so high that we really should have bush hogged it. I did slide once while mowing around the pond. In that first picture you will see a spot that didn't get mowed near the pond. That's where I slid. Thank goodness for rip rap, or my mower could have been used as a trot line anchor.

I got the guy with the Scag to give me another day to think about it. Luckily the 2 mowers are pretty close to each other, so I'm planning to go back and run the Scag tomorrow and decide. If I don't like it that much then I'll head over and pick up the Snapper. I still can't believe I'm considering a 600 hr machine over a 75 hr machine. Anyways, bringing a mower home tomorrow. So will update later tomorrow. If the Snapper had a suspension seat I probably would have already bought it, but just knowing I'm going to have to turn around and spend another $300-400 for a seat is making me drag my feet.

Sonders said:

I got the guy with the Scag to give me another day to think about it. Luckily the 2 mowers are pretty close to each other, so I'm planning to go back and run the Scag tomorrow and decide. If I don't like it that much then I'll head over and pick up the Snapper. I still can't believe I'm considering a 600 hr machine over a 75 hr machine. Anyways, bringing a mower home tomorrow. So will update later tomorrow. If the Snapper had a suspension seat I probably would have already bought it, but just knowing I'm going to have to turn around and spend another $300-400 for a seat is making me drag my feet.

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You can get a suspension insert for the s200xt for about $150. My father purchased one. It works well.

I've seen those. The seat on it is a chinsy piece of crap though. Such a nice mower then they finish it off with that, not sure what they were thinking.

Sonders said:

I've seen those. The seat on it is a chinsy piece of crap though. Such a nice mower then they finish it off with that, not sure what they were thinking.

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The seat on my dad's mower is pretty comfortable. I didn't pay attention to the seat when I pulled it up on Craig's list. I just pulled it back up. The seat is different than his. The seat on my mower is nicer than that as well. As a matter of fact, I have never seen a cheapy seat like that on a snapper pro mower. That has to be an after market seat. Even the s50xt has a better seat. The original owner must have swapped seats.

Must have, don't know why though. Everything else is still like new on it.

Sonders said:

Must have, don't know why though. Everything else is still like new on it.

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My guess is he purchased an expensive suspension seat and he wanted to keep it for his next mower. It may have come with the mower, but I have never seen one with a seat like that. I have seen a lot of snapper pro and ferris mowers.

Ended up with the Scag. I was intending to look at it and actually decline and go buy the Snapper. Well on the way there the truck freakin broke down and the guy who had the Scag was nice enough to come help is out. Felt bad if I didn't buy it at that point. So thats what I brought home.

And here it is in it's new home.

I don't think you will be disappointed with the tiger cat. That snapper pro looked nice but I remember your other thread about wanting to get back into a scag. If your anything like me, you may have questioned that purchase down the road.

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I don't think you will be disappointed with the tiger cat. That snapper pro looked nice but I remember your other thread about wanting to get back into a scag. If your anything like me, you may have questioned that purchase down the road.

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I agree. Sonders has had good experiences with scag in the past. It was probably the best choice for him. I'm glad everything worked out. Let us know how you like it after you have cut with it a few times.

Will do, gotta wait until Tuesday before I get a chance to even use it. I'm sure my decision was fine; resale value alone is good factor.