Striping! Gotta love it!!

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i saw that it was upside down I was mowing in Australia that day and used my American camera lol. I like the controls better, the frames are super rigid almost to fault I find them carrying a front wheel a lot. the ride with the scag suspension seat is awesome. they essentially do the same thing though and that's cut a lot of grass. the Scag has its own unique striping which I think is cleaner but I never had issues getting my Dixie's to stripe just had to do more adjusting. I'm not sure they're worth the price difference but I guess time will tell with that. some of my customers acted concerned about my decision to switch over but I think they'll come around to the new color of mower. the little walk behind has an amazing cut quality and doesn't seem to mind a little over grass. still getting used to the controls and length of it though, it the exact opposite of the one we've running for last few years.
 

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i saw that it was upside down I was mowing in Australia that day and used my American camera lol. I like the controls better, the frames are super rigid almost to fault I find them carrying a front wheel a lot. the ride with the scag suspension seat is awesome. they essentially do the same thing though and that's cut a lot of grass. the Scag has its own unique striping which I think is cleaner but I never had issues getting my Dixie's to stripe just had to do more adjusting. I'm not sure they're worth the price difference but I guess time will tell with that. some of my customers acted concerned about my decision to switch over but I think they'll come around to the new color of mower. the little walk behind has an amazing cut quality and doesn't seem to mind a little over grass. still getting used to the controls and length of it though, it the exact opposite of the one we've running for last few years.

What were you doing in AU?

I agree with you with the Scag's, the frames are rigid, The suspension is the best I have had, I think is better than my Exmark's. My Scag's have a cleaner striping too, before I bought my two Scag Turf Tigers, I had two country clippers. They are okay mowers, okay for striping if you know what you're doing. I would recommend them to a beginner or maybe a homeowner.

How are the Scag walk behinds? I want to replace my Snapper walk behind and have been shopping around for one. I want to get an Exmark Turf Tracer, but I do want another Scag product.
 

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i was making a joke because the picture was upside down.

we've always used the better outdoor products walk behinds but they've run into some financial issues in the last couple years and stopped production.

I really like the Scag walk behind so far. it's super fast and the controls are average but the cut quality and ability are amazing. other then that I'd say its like any other walk behind. I think exmark has a more user friendly walk behind. I bought the tiger cat the difference between it and the turf tiger didn't seem like enough for me to justify the cost difference.
 

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i saw that it was upside down I was mowing in Australia that day and used my American camera lol. I like the controls better, the frames are super rigid almost to fault I find them carrying a front wheel a lot. the ride with the scag suspension seat is awesome. they essentially do the same thing though and that's cut a lot of grass. the Scag has its own unique striping which I think is cleaner but I never had issues getting my Dixie's to stripe just had to do more adjusting. I'm not sure they're worth the price difference but I guess time will tell with that. some of my customers acted concerned about my decision to switch over but I think they'll come around to the new color of mower. the little walk behind has an amazing cut quality and doesn't seem to mind a little over grass. still getting used to the controls and length of it though, it the exact opposite of the one we've running for last few years.

It's kinda sad when customers get concerned about mower colors... As long as the job gets done well.
 

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It's kinda sad when customers get concerned about mower colors... As long as the job gets done well.

No Kidding!

Good grief. Ignorance is sometimes so ridiculous it's comical.

I can see it now;

"Hello, XYZ Lawnmowing, can I help you?"

"Umm.... yea, I need my lawn mowed. What color mowers do you guys use?"

"I'm sorry, what are you asking? What are the COLORS of our mowers that we use?"

"Ummm.... yea.... I had a guy that used Red mowers and he did a bad job. So I fired him and got a guy that used Green mowers, and he did an OK, job, but I still fired him and hired a guy that used Orange mowers, and he did a great job, so I want a guy that uses Orange mowers. Do you use Orange mowers?

click

:confused2:
 

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What he was saying is his customers got used to seeing his Dixie mowers for the past couple of years. Now they are seeing the scag mowers.

They are having a hard time seeing the new color mowers because the old ones did a good job.
 

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What he was saying is his customers got used to seeing his Dixie mowers for the past couple of years. Now they are seeing the scag mowers.

They are having a hard time seeing the new color mowers because the old ones did a good job.

thanks carscw, it wasn't that serious a couple have just wondered why we started using a different brand. we are still doing the same quality work just a different color mower.
 

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thanks carscw, it wasn't that serious a couple have just wondered why we started using a different brand. we are still doing the same quality work just a different color mower.

You are welcome.

Sometimes people need a little help to understand things.
 

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anyway I can't say that the scags are the best mowers ever. I can say they are nicer, stripe cleaner, are faster and more comfortable then our Dixie's. the Dixie's where great machines in their own way though.
 

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You are welcome.

Sometimes people need a little help to understand things.

I understood it. Just poking fun at the general public. Nothing surprises me with what customers can say. Lord knows as a business owner, I've heard it all.
 
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