Posted by ChrisB on November 18, 2009 at 15:20:45 from (97.95.187.61):
In Reply to: Best zero turn mower posted by fudpucker on November 18, 2009 at 10:11:31:
I have a Bob-Cat (not affiliated with the Skidsteer company) and it has been fine. Nice and well built and heavy with a welded deck. Motor on the other hand has not. B&S has crapped out twice within 400 hours. I should of upgraded to the Kawasaki.
Careful on sticking with the welded steel decks. While it is true that they are more commercial and definitely heavier duty, the advantages of a stamped steel deck are starting to come through. They have better suction, lift, vacuum or what ever you want to call it, of the grass before cutting. Granted the stamped steel is thinner but some commercial mowers are switching to stamped steel decks for the more refined cut they leave. If you are looking as a homeowner, there is nothing wrong with a good quality stamped steel deck. Even more so if you are looking for a manicured looking cut. I used one of my neighbors stamped steel decks on my lawn and was impressed. Sort of the reason that JD is working hard on making a better stamped steel deck as someone previously mentioned.
Also, weight is not everything. While heavy duty steel is nice the less pressure your mower puts on the lawn the better. That is why you see a lot of the pros using walk behinds.
I just have a heavy duty, welded steel deck commercial mower as a homeowner and learned some of the disadvantages of them.
BTW a trick I was taught about frame stiffness. If you mow a lot with the mower and see one of the front wheels come completely off the ground while traveling over bumps (easy to notice the way the front wheels work on a zero turn) , the mower is indeed very stiff.
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