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Scag vs grasshopper

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. All are sold or died so I'd like to get a bigger mower for my acre instead of the temperamental robot and push mower I have. Probably a bit crazy but I'm thinking commercial but I wonder if their 20hp is the same as a craftsman rider 20hp is? The only conversion of a commercial mower I've seen is a dixie chopper and that used a really big motor but was used in commercial duty. I'm hoping a quick replacing the motor so wonder if I need alot more than the etek or two one deck one transmission like the one I used in the 42" rider I had. I think most of it is just lifespan and reliability not raw power. The machines are heavier but a bit more rugged and perhaps more efficient.

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I need a zero turn mower ASAP. Which of these 4 brands would you recommend or avoid? Flat, wide open property, no hills, few trees, primarily wire mesh fence lines. Mowing now 8 acres. We have paid money to have it repaired hitting stumps and bending blades etc.

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. And which do you like or dislike most? I have an exmark and have been pretty satisfied except for having to do a lot of double-cutting in tall bahia grass and weeds. I know Scag has a good reputation for being solid and very dependable with good performance in that type cutting environment. My local Grasshopper dealer really talks highly of his machines, and the Grasshopper price is a little more attractive. I just wondered if anyone has used both and how they compare. I'm looking at the Grasshopper and Scag Wildcat, both 52".

Scag vs grasshopper

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions. What are you cutting? What models are you looking at? Which dealer is better? In my area GH mowers along with Exmark have priced themselves out of the market. See lots of JD and wright and bad boys.

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Sign up. AVS Forum. Short term plan is to clean it up and work on the surface rust issue and weld a few pieces of sheet metal then paint it. We bought our first ZT back in March for our 4. If i go dual eteks I could either just get a pulley to drive this belt only or skip the whole drive shaft and mount the motor up front where the PTO shaft is on the mower. Scag has some really good decks, the may not be as thick as John Deere in the back but I think they are deeper and have better suction. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Do this a few times here and there as they break in and you're good to go. Look at a Walker. I really like it! It is not a tapered roller yet you can adjust the pre-load. The metal on the decks tend to be heavier grade and the depth of the deck is normally deeper. I will buy another one, I would like to trade mine off this fall for a new one if the dealer will give me a good trade in price. I bought a Exmark from a golf course.

Only very few people are loyal to one brand alone. I find it amazing when I meet people who attest to the fact that they only buy products made by a brand.

That's just from my experience with Grasshoppers. I got one recently, and have only managed to put about 8 hours on it so far. Buying Advice. I had found a Ztrak the problem was it looked like it was stored in a swamp for a year and was without a motor so I couldn't test to see if the rest of it worked at all. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Log in. Please consider creating a new thread. I'm looking at 42" deck or less for about an acre and a half. Finished 5 under the first and fell apart on the last at 3 under. Recommended Communities. Use enough Lithium batteries to mow several hours. My friend has a diesel Scag. Much less expensive than the ones you cited as well. I do not see a lot of 20 year old Scag machines, but I do see a lot of 20 year old Grasshoppers. When I bought mine, front and rear reciever hitches were standard the front hitch would take a Bulldog jack that was fitted with the male part of a standard reciever hitch.