Wanting to get back into a Scag

[Sonders]

I liked the overall machine of the Hustler, but the cut quality just wasn't there. I had an 03' TT before it and it would go through anything. Had close to 2k hrs and it blew headgasket so went ahead and sold it.

 

[jekjr]

Don't pussy foot around. Find your nearest dealer that you feel you can work with and get the best deal you can on a new Tiger Cat with the Kawasaki engine. Do I think the Kawasaki is better?...I hope so because that is what's on mine but before that most commercial mowers I used before had Kohler or Briggs & Stratton and were excellent.

The prices I have heard quoted in my area are in the $8300 range on the Tigercat with the 52" deck and the Kawasaki motor.

 

[Sonders]

Same pricing here

 

[Sonders]

Borrowed a buddys mower that lives down the street, Scag Wildcat, to mow my yard until I find one. After being on that Hustler for over a year It took some getting used to again haha.

 

[clay45]

Same pricing here

Sounds about right.

 

[Sonders]

Does the Turf Tiger have wider rear tires than the 61" Wildcat and Tiger Cat? I noticed while using my buddy's Wildcat it wanted to spin and not turn real easy on my hillside thet was no problem for my old Turf Tiger.

 

[kwak]

Does the Turf Tiger have wider rear tires than the 61" Wildcat and Tiger Cat? I noticed while using my buddy's Wildcat it wanted to spin and not turn real easy on my hillside thet was no problem for my old Turf Tiger.

I don't think the tires are wider but I do think the width of the machine is wider. You can look at the two side by side and see that the Turf Tiger is lower slung so I would imagine it has a lower center of gravity which would make it hold hills better.

 

[jekjr]

Bear in mind that the engines on Tiger Cats are vertical shaft and Turf Tigers have horizontal shaft engines. It is generally accepted that horizontal shaft engines live a longer life than vertical shaft engines because of design and other various reasons. Keep in mind that most or all small engine manufacturers have improved the effectiveness of the cooling systems on their engines as EPA emissions requirements have stiffened and the negative affects of ethanol in the gasoline have become more evident.

Turf Tigers and Tiger Cats both have vertical shaft motors I think you will find.

 

[jekjr]

I wasn't comparing those two engines against each other in regards to Hp. Actually just trying to determine Koehler vs Kawasaki on Tiger Cub/Cat and vanguard vs Kawasaki 29dfi on Turf Tiger.

We are running Kawasaki motors on our Tiger Cats. The oldest is now at around 500 hours. It has had no problems. I know several people who have had Kohler engines on zero turns and they had major problems with them. Most of the time they start using oil like crazy.

I demonstrated a Turf Tiger last summer for a few days and it used a whole lot more gas than the gas. It had a Vanguard 35 hp motor. It was indeed a beast though cutting grass.

 

[Sonders]

I figured it should tell me something when the only used Tiger Cats I have seen have Kohlers. The Turf Tiger w/ Vanguard is sold already so that one is off thr radar.