r/ZeroTurnMowers

I’ve got roughly 2 acres, mostly flat, a couple of trees. We’re surrounded by family land so I’ve been cutting a little extra around our property with my grandfathers cub pro z 900 72” for the past few years…probably close to 5 acres I’ve been cutting, enjoying it, and it looked great. Due to some family drama, I’m going to be scaling back and going back to cutting just our deeded 2 acres, nothing more, and will no longer have access to the 72” commercial. I haven’t bought a mower in years. I want a zero turn but outside of that, I’m not quite sure where to start. A local shop has a Toro Timecutter 50” with a 22hp Kawasaki out for $2600 that I’m highly considering. I know a Kawasaki motor is the gold standard when it comes to mowers. I’ve got access locally to Kubota, Ex Mark, Cub Cadet, Deere, Bad Boy, the list goes on. Thanks for letting me vent some and for any help!

Looking for some advice as I am torn what to do. I currently have a Gravely ZTXL 54” with the Kawasaki FR730v with power bagger attachment. Bought it new in 2012 or 2013. Hours are fairly low, probably in the 500-600hr range. First mow of the season I managed to bend a push rod which cracked the engine block. Not sure how, maybe it was low on oil, shame on me for not checking. The mower has never had a problem before now.

That all being said, engine replacement quoted at about $2500-$2800.

Would you replace the engine on a machine that old? I would be looking at an ariens apex as a replacement with the power bagger, which I understand is comparable to the Gravely ZT HD. (The current zt xl model has lower end hydros?)

So, worth a new engine in a 14 year old machine or bite the bullet and get new?

(I mow about 1 1/2 acres and bag the whole thing, yard is mostly a continuous slope throughout)

Thanks!

As the title of the post says my mower just died and I'm looking to get another. I have been impressed with my Fastrak SD and want to stick with Hustler. However, I would love to cut down my mowing time. It takes about 4 hours to mow everything due to the many trees and obstacles that I mow around. I am considering a 72" deck but I'm not sure because of some tight spots on the property. Also, not sure if the extra weight is something I need to consider because my yard gets very soupy with a lot rain we get in the spring. I end up needing to mow about every 4-5 days in April-May at times. Can anyone give any recommendations on which model to go with without overkill?

Good afternoon. I recently purchased a 36inch wright stand on and I was wondering when you guys engage your blades, what power would you say you are on? 80%? Lower? Higher? This helps protect the pto no? Just looking for recommendations. Thank you

The price is way low too good to be true, but I always have to ask just in case