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    Default A question re ride ons,,

    A friend on a fishing forum asked me this question,,i don't use ride ons has anybody got any advice that i can pass on to him ? cheers,,

    As you are a lawnmowing contractor I thought you might be able to help me as I am looking at buying another ride on mower.I have MTD yardman that is a 12.5hp 38" deck that is about 9 years old and getting a bit tired. My backyard is relatively flat and doesn't have any trees or difficult to get at areas but is does have a leach drain under a part of the kikuyu lawn which I sometimes let get up to a foot high or more when the bream are beckoning or its bloody raining when I want to mow it. My mower can do the job but I have to use only half of the deck on the first cut as 12.5hp is not enough power.When I have cut the grass I use a sweeper that I tow behind the mower to pick up the grass clippings. I am looking at either a John Deere D120 or a Cub Cadet 1042 which are both approx 20hp 42" machines with hydrostaic transmissions. I have done some research on the internet and it seems that they both have problems but the JD may be more reliable. I have considered Husqvana as well.Do you know anything that would help with making a decisionor if there is something better for 3500.

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    Default Re: A question re ride ons,,

    Huskies r good but i would spend more than $3500 on one to get into the better models also look at cox and greenfield. Make sure the dealer he buys from provides good service as that could sway the decision as to which brand to buy. Can he demo the models on his lawn?

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    Default Re: A question re ride ons,,

    A Cox Stockman would suit him by the sounds of it...

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    Check out the Dixon ztrs. They are a tough machine.
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    Default Re: A question re ride ons,,

    Cheers fellas will let him know,,

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    Default Re: A question re ride ons,,

    He has a couple more questions if anybody can help out ? cheers,,



    Thanks for the info. I have increased my budget to $5500 and am now looking at ZTR mainly Ariens Zoom 42" (Kohler Twin 22hp) and Hustler Sports 42"(Briggs single 18hp) Can you post this on the mowing forum to see if they have any opinions or any other ztr around the same money.

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    Default Re: A question re ride ons,,

    I looked at the hustler sports, I was so close in buying it, it had a 42" deck fabricated and a 22kawa motor he wanted $5600, but I wasn't sure how good these models are so I didn't purchase it until I knew it was a good model,,

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    Default Re: A question re ride ons,,

    You can't go wrong with a Hustler. I started off with a Hustler Fastrak and it was great, it's in retirement now my brother has it for his 3 acres.

    Quote Originally Posted by Greenie View Post
    I looked at the hustler sports, I was so close in buying it, it had a 42" deck fabricated and a 22kawa motor he wanted $5600, but I wasn't sure how good these models are so I didn't purchase it until I knew it was a good model,,
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    A v twin is heaps better in many ways than a single cylinder. I replaced a bs single with a kawa twin and it uses less fuel,doesn't work as hard to do the same job and is a lot quieter..it's worth the extra if looking at a new ztr.
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