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WHICH ZERO TURN?

42" cut? Just buy a 42" Craftsman tractor unless it is for a commercial application.

How many acres and how often do you plan to mow? Are you buying new or used?

0 turns are for volume cutting 16 hours a day. 60" to 72" swaths.

They use smaller walk behinds for trim or narrow gateways. You need a narrow deck if the yard isn't relatively flat. A wide deck won't cut everything.

I would go with the Husqvarna, Dixie Chopper or LazerZ but atleast a 60" cut.

Anything less wide and it is just bling for the neighbors to gawk at.

I suppose anything is ok for a homeowner. I think Husgvarna makes a tractor with a steering wheel that will turn a 0 radius. Toro and Snapper can't be too bad.

Do not buy a Dixon 0 turn. Replacing cones, chains and bearings is about $600 for parts. They might have changed the design from mechanical transmission to hydraulic.

Avoid buying anything with the Kohler CH22S engine. There is a flaw with some of the crankshafts and the crank gear cracking. Only way to repair is to take chances with a new crankshaft. The replacement engine is a larger engine.
 
A lot of that question is best asnwered with, what dealer do you have in the area that you trust and feel comforable with? I am very biased toward Toro, have sold them since about 1987 at differant places I have worked and have very good luck with them.
The only one I would not consider, if it were me chosing , would be Husquvarna,everything about the low end ones are just that, low end equipment.
 
I have a Country Clipper 48" cut. It has a joystick control instead of the 2 levers. It is easier to use once you get used to it. It is a heavy well built mower with a welded deck. Also the deck tilts up for cleaning and sharpening blades.
 
Hmm. I always hear great things about the Husqvarna chainsaws and figure the qaulity was used in the mowers too. I have never used or worked on one tho.
 
as JT said the Husqvarna zero's are less than great, they bought Dixon as few years back, up until that time I had been a Dixon dealer for 10 years great mowers the cone drive did require service in 5-10 years of normal use yes but they had dropped all cones by then anyway in 10 years I filed two warranty claims both were paid no questions asked THEN Husqvarna came into the picture sold two of the "mid" grade units both had the LH rear wheel hub come loose on the axle before they had 15 hrs on them I replaced the hydro unit complete as it had worn both hub and axle before they were noticed ( owners called with in a day of each other) three year warranty on them they refused to pay a dime to me said I should have welded the hub to the axle and sent them out the door sorry brand new 3000.00 dollar mower with no hrs to speak of I would not do it cost me almost 500.00 each for the hydro units with freight and that made my profit on them go into red zone I never sold another one the Husqvarna sales rep came by to see me one day about taking on their line told him if he paid me for the loss on the hydro's I would think about it he drove off not saying another word use to be a great company with great products now I am not sure I would buy a used saw with their name on it sorry for the rant
cnt
 
G1355
If you have a Walker Dealer in your area , look at them . They are made by the Walker Family in Fort Collins , CO. . I not related to them in any way , I worked on them for several years. They are put together for the consumer to be able to repair themselves.
Since they are Family owned they can make running changes to improve the unit , without Shareholders approval. They also put out update kits you can purchase to upgrade your machine.
John
My E Mail Address is [email protected]
 
How big is your yard? I've got 2 acres. We ended up with a Husqvarna with 46 inch deck (RZ can't remember 4236 or something like that). Literally cuts the mowing time in half. I drove a Gravely, Toro and Husqvarna. Did not bother with Cadet or John Deere. The Toro I felt was very CHEAPLY built for what they were asking. The deck makes me a little nervous on the Husqvarna but the Toro just did not seem well built at all. I don't think Husqvarna is offering a 42 inch deck right now. I would consider the Gravely or a Ariens (same company I think). They are a nice unit but again I did not like the small casters and there was just not enough room on the platform for us. They have Kawasaki motors which from my experience are very good.
 
I always look at what professionals use. Here at work I see a lot of ex-mark, hustler and Gravely, all seem like well built machines. My neighbor just bought a cub cadet, looks nice, but obviously cheap compared to the high end brands.
 
yes, and have had very few issues since dealing with them,the new seperate trannies in the dixon line up are really smooth and bullet proof from what seen so far. What people need to really be aware of is no matter what brand you buy 95%of the units out there have the SAME WORKING PARTS UNDERNEATH. Dixon tractors have went over real well also. you pick the seat and color you want ride on,cause whats under your seat will all be the same
 
I have a Husquvarna CZT1742 in the shop right now, less than 300 hours on it and the left hydro is nor responding, belt tension is tight, have not looked any farther, the right hydro is growly and noisy, kinda sad for a machine with less than 300 hours to have one hydro out and the other not sounding too good. The only salvation on this one, it does have a good Kohler command engine on it.
 
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