In general I can agree with you but the 34 efi may get close to the same fuel usage as your 23 hp FX especially when cutting heavy grass. and the Kubota diesel may beat the fuel usage and with buying tax free diesel the price difference is not much.
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Export threadIn general I can agree with you but the 34 efi may get close to the same fuel usage as your 23 hp FX especially when cutting heavy grass. and the Kubota diesel may beat the fuel usage and with buying tax free diesel the price difference is not much.
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In general I can agree with you but the 34 efi may get close to the same fuel usage as your 23 hp FX especially when cutting heavy grass. and the Kubota diesel may beat the fuel usage and with buying tax free diesel the price difference is not much.
I agree with your post. My dad has the big block vanguard on his mower and the fuel economy is just as good as my 20 hp fx Kawi.
Been following your thread. Previous commenters are right on target....try every one you are considering...feel our the dealers to find the one you trust in. The dealer and my trust in him and the service I get and would get was worth a little extra to me. All the mowers mentioned here so far are in the top group that compares well together and it ends up being personal preference at that point. It was mentioned that Exmark was made by Toro and would be a good mower to consider (which I totally agree). Did you locate a Exmark dealer to take a look at them as well? Very popular and impressive mowers used by commercial residential here in my area.
Went to the exmark dealer and got a bad vibe instead of telling me why the exmark is better the would only tell me why other mowers are not worth owning. Also from my reading on the web the toro should have a better cut in the junk I call grass. I my area toro is king in a 30 mile circle around me I have 9 toro dealers and 1 exmark , 1 scag (2 locations)(also carries big dog and DC) 3 ferris, 1 hustler (motorcycle shop that sells mowers)and 2 bad boy dealers 2 Kubota 1 john deere (4 locations same company) I should be looking at the scag, big dog and Dixie Chopper this week may also try to get to the Kubota the same day
I agree with your post. My dad has the big block vanguard on his mower and the fuel economy is just as good as my 20 hp fx Kawi.
Half the fun is in the hunt and half is in the discussion about what to buy If I go ferris, scag, or bad boy it will be the vanguard big block
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Half the fun is in the hunt and half is in the discussion about what to buy If I go ferris, scag, or bad boy it will be the vanguard big block
You have the right mind set. Please let us know what you went with and happy hunting.
You have the right mind set. Please let us know what you went with and happy hunting.
It may take me until spring to decide which mower I want. (paying off some bill and the longer I wait the more I get rid of) I mow cut grass with a Kubota l3700 su and a 72 inch finish mower so I really am not in any rush and will take the time to get what I want at 54 hopefully this will be the last mower I ever buy.at this point the 2 leading mowers are the toro 6000 with 34 efi at $11,700 otd 48 month 0% and the Kubota ZD326 with 26 hp diesel at$13,500 otd 60 month 0%. so monthly payments are about equal. Toro pluses parts availability, lifetime frame warranty, 5 year 500 hour warranty, paid off a year earlier, cheaper to fix. Kubota pluses 26 in rear wheels, built in maint. lift, less likely to break (wet clutch, internal brakes, shaft to deck) good dealer (bought my tractor there) negatives Kubota warranty is only 24 months, 30+ miles to dealer. Now what I find funny is that the msrp is higher on the Toro but through the equine savings program I get 26% off msrp. I will post more as I check out more mowers
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It may take me until spring to decide which mower I want. (paying off some bill and the longer I wait the more I get rid of) I mow cut grass with a Kubota l3700 su and a 72 inch finish mower so I really am not in any rush and will take the time to get what I want at 54 hopefully this will be the last mower I ever buy.at this point the 2 leading mowers are the toro 6000 with 34 efi at $11,700 otd 48 month 0% and the Kubota ZD326 with 26 hp diesel at$13,500 otd 60 month 0%. so monthly payments are about equal. Toro pluses parts availability, lifetime frame warranty, 5 year 500 hour warranty, paid off a year earlier, cheaper to fix. Kubota pluses 26 in rear wheels, built in maint. lift, less likely to break (wet clutch, internal brakes, shaft to deck) good dealer (bought my tractor there) negatives Kubota warranty is only 24 months, 30+ miles to dealer. Now what I find funny is that the msrp is higher on the Toro but through the equine savings program I get 26% off msrp. I will post more as I check out more mowers
The range of mowers you are looking at are so well built you should not use the warranty as long as you take care of the maintenance.
well I got to try 2 more mowers (driving around a rough gravel parking lot) and I like the scag turf tiger and the scag cheetah I could be happy with either of those mowers with the 35 vanguard motors. the cheetah felt better to me. I wonder how the cheetah would be with the TT suspension seat along with the cheetah suspension platform? I was told around $10,700 + taxes for either mower. my land is 300 ft wide and up to 1900 feet long on one side so I think I could use the Cheetah speed
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well I got to try 2 more mowers (driving around a rough gravel parking lot) and I like the scag turf tiger and the scag cheetah I could be happy with either of those mowers with the 35 vanguard motors. the cheetah felt better to me. I wonder how the cheetah would be with the TT suspension seat along with the cheetah suspension platform? I was told around $10,700 + taxes for either mower. my land is 300 ft wide and up to 1900 feet long on one side so I think I could use the Cheetah speed
If you are looking for speed then you should try the hustler super z. Faster than the cheetah
My problem with the super Z is that the only dealer around me is a Honda motorcycle shop and they only have up to the fast trak sd everything else is by special orderIf you are looking for speed then you should try the hustler super z. Faster than the cheetah