Buying Advice ZTR

[djdicetn]

Mine runs the FS541. Plenty of power to spare and it's a strong running engine. I haven't found anything it wouldn't cut and I've put nearly 200hrs on since July. The GS has a 5 year 1200 hour warranty and a 3 year warranty on the engine from Kawasaki. The GS warranty is better than anything else I've found. That was the biggest reason I purchased it as well as it being two mowers in one.

That 5-year 1,200-hour warranty will be hard to beat. And the Kawa FS series may not be "commerical" designated(like the FX) but is rated as heavy duty and will probably outlast any Kohler or Briggs & Stratton that cost the same. I can't argue very much with Toro commercial mower owners because from what I saw they are top-quality machines(and as pointed out "reasonably" priced for what you are getting).

 

[Lohman mows lawns]

That 5-year 1,200-hour warranty will be hard to beat. And the Kawa FS series may not be "commerical" designated(like the FX) but is rated as heavy duty and will probably outlast any Kohler or Briggs & Stratton that cost the same. I can't argue very much with Toro commercial mower owners because from what I saw they are top-quality machines(and as pointed out "reasonably" priced for what you are getting).

I think am am going to buy a cub cadet cc 760 pull start for $1399.00 at my dealer it has a 33 inch deck is it any good

 

[Ric]

I think am am going to buy a cub cadet cc 760 pull start for $1399.00 at my dealer it has a 33 inch deck is it any good

Now I'm a Cub Cadet fan and I think they make a pretty good mower but I wouldn't waste the money on that on that 760 personally. For a Commercial Business it won't last long.

 

[A_tank96]

Plus it also looks like it is gear driven, which wouldn't be as maneuverable as a hydro, and it seems to be the the mower that I see from sears and places, the Craftsman/troybilt/cub cadet mower made by mtd. If you have 9000 dollars to spend, look into a cheaper commercial maybe around 5000

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Like others said, I would NOT buy the Cub Cadet. In the spring when I was in the market for a larger walk-behind mower, the dealer said that the low-end walk-behind would be the Cub Cadet. Then it would be the Billy Goat HomePro, and then the best buys would be the Exmark Metro and Scag walk-behinds. That makes sense since the last 2 mentioned are commercial. If you have that much money to spend I would get something better than the Cub Cadet. Just my opinion. And this is about walk-behinds...it might be a better investment to get a stander.

:thumbdown: Cub Cadet--not recommended:
:thumbdown: Billy Goat--I didn't like it:
:thumbsup: Exmark--something to think about:
:thumbsup: Scag--something to think about:
:thumbsup::thumbsup: Stander--best investment:

 

[D2hornets58]

I think the best thing to buy would be a stander. They are much more maneuverable then a walkbehind.

 

[Ric]

The thing you may want to do if you don't want to speed a bunch of money would be to look into a good used Commercial mower. Check the Craigslist listings, it's the end of season and you may be able to pick something up with low hours at a good price. I'm like the others I think a Hydro stander would be the best way to go. As D2hornets58 said they are much more maneuverable then a walk behind with a sulky. I can tell you from experience the belt drive walk behinds although a good mower aren't as easy to operate as people would lead you to believe and backing the things up can be a pita. Regardless they all have a learning curve.

 

[Lohman mows lawns]

The thing you may want to do if you don't want to speed a bunch of money would be to look into a good used Commercial mower. Check the Craigslist listings, it's the end of season and you may be able to pick something up with low hours at a good price. I'm like the others I think a Hydro stander would be the best way to go. As D2hornets58 said they are much more maneuverable then a walk behind with a sulky. I can tell you from experience the belt drive walk behinds although a good mower aren't as easy to operate as people would lead you to believe and backing the things up can be a pita. Regardless they all have a learning curve.

I need a mower with a 30-36" deck as a back up and to mow inside gates

 

[D2hornets58]

The thing you may want to do if you don't want to speed a bunch of money would be to look into a good used Commercial mower. Check the Craigslist listings, it's the end of season and you may be able to pick something up with low hours at a good price. I'm like the others I think a Hydro stander would be the best way to go. As D2hornets58 said they are much more maneuverable then a walk behind with a sulky. I can tell you from experience the belt drive walk behinds although a good mower aren't as easy to operate as people would lead you to believe and backing the things up can be a pita. Regardless they all have a learning curve.

Ya i mostly use a belt driven walkbehind with a sulky. I have gotten used to using it and I dont mind using it but I do like using standers much better. Like Ric said it can be tough to back them p. I try not to use reverse at all on the walkbehind unless I absolutely need to. On a stander you can go into tight spots and just back out. With the walkbehind its much more difficult.

 

[Ric]

Ya i mostly use a belt driven walkbehind with a sulky. I have gotten used to using it and I dont mind using it but I do like using standers much better. Like Ric said it can be tough to back them p. I try not to use reverse at all on the walkbehind unless I absolutely need to. On a stander you can go into tight spots and just back out. With the walkbehind its much more difficult.

Do you have the shift on the fly or do you have stop every time you want to shift?