Zero Turn Mowers???

I'd just be sure to look up the recall & see if the mower is subject to it or not

As for the decks, rust is the enemy & that's generally caused by stuff sticking to it & trapping moisture. Consider treating the deck with something to prevent that. I use Blaster Dry Lube with Teflon & that works great, but I have smaller mowers (a 21" and a 46") and am just mowing a large yard, not acres. People have been using a variety of sprays for this, just do a search on youtube & you'll find plenty to consider
 
I have a commercial grade Hustler Fastrak SDX 54 inch cut. And it has a Kawasaki motor. have had it about 7 years and almost 1,000 hours. Only thing I have had to do to it is change the oil, replace the deck belt a few times and change spindle bearings a few times. Keep good blades on it and mow.

If you are mowing residential areas, anything over 54 is usually too wide as it won’t fit in or around a lot of places. If the ground is unlevel the 60+ inch cuts will end up scalping one side or the other. If you are mowing big open area, the wider decks will save a little time. If I have to have a “next” one, it will be another Hustler.
 
ran commercial for a couple summers trying to help my cousin build up his mowing business. we can bobcats for the most part, an exmark for about half a season as well.


these days i have a toro timecutter 50" but it works awesome for my small yard. my dad treated it like a ride on brush hog around our farm for about 5 years before i got it. nice homeowner grade model.

dad's since upgraded to the titan max 60" - which is the big homeowner/light commercial model toro broght over from their ExMark commercial lineup. this thing is a beast. i cover 2x the ground the old timecutter 50 was capable of in the same time.


the one big advantage zero turns have over many other options is ground speed. they eat up the long runs like they're not there. big tip for efficency - keep that thing moving straight for as long as possible. its the turns that slow you down.

like with handguns, when turning - slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

you have to *stop* the mower before you make a tight turn, or you will tear up grass with your inside tire.

once you bring the machine to a halt, slow reverse the inside turn tire - that side of the machine needs to start its swing first! - then move the outside turn tire in the forward direction to swing the machine. so to turn left - both sticks to neutral, then slow back left stick, then forward right stick.

as you complete the swing, slow your outside turn tire down to almost nothing, and slowly bring the inside tire from backwards to forward. once it starts moving forward, accelerate both sticks forward to full.

with a little practice the move will look like the machine never stops, and you wont tear up your turf at the end of every row :)

hth
 
I have a John Deere and love it. Got it last year, and it's the first 0-turn I've had. Changed my life. :LOL:

Although JD doesn't advertise it, mine has a Kawasaki engine, per the serial number. Zero issues with it so far.
 
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