Does anyone have a ZTR Mower or Reviews

[Tom Henry]

I am in the market for a ZTR riding mower and have it down to these 3.

Toro Z5000
Cub Cadet RZT 50
Husqvarna Z4824

Anyone have any input or reviews?

Thanks
Tom

[Greg Cole]

Tom,
I've logged many, many hours sitting on a few different ZTR's... but ones your average "Joe" won't buck up for. Cut alot of grass a few summers in what gets dubbed as "landscaping"? The commercial stuff gets the absolute hell beat out of it....
Personally, I've had great luck with Toro, so there's my $0.02.

Greg

[Tom Henry]

Funny...that is the one I am leaning toward. Someone told me to go with the Cub but then I read some really bad reviews on it. I haven't seen anything bad about the Toro...yet!

[Ken Garlock]

Hi Tom. If you want the last mower you will ever need to buy, get a Scag Tiger Cub.
I bought mine back in 2003, and all I have done is oil change, grease the mower deck spindles, and blade sharpening on a regular basis. The Scag mowers are the orange ZTR you see on large company lawns. They are built like the proverbial brick outhouse. My Tiger Cub weighs in around 1200 lbs.

About the only thing it has real trouble with is 5 ft high Johnson grass, that takes about 4 passes to subdue it.

One big problem is that the initial purchase price is high.

[Tom Henry]

I don't want to go commercial grade. I have under an acre so I don't need to go crazy...It is bad enough I am looking at machines that are targeting the 2-3 acre market.

[Rob Bodenschatz]

Tell you what, Tom. Go ahead & get one of those commercial grade mowers & I'll let you come over & do my lawn too.

[Dennis Peacock]

Cub Cadet is made by MTD.

I'd go with the Toro.

[Tom Henry]

Bump for the poll.

[Tom Henry]

Tell you what, Tom. Go ahead & get one of those commercial grade mowers & I'll let you come over & do my lawn too.

Rob-

I don't hear from you in how long and now you want me to cut your lawn!!!

[Jim Creech]

I bought a Gravley two years ago and love it. Cut my mowing time in half from the old "traditional" lawn tractor. I have just a little over one acre. 16 hp, 40" cut.

[James Suzda]

I am in the market for a ZTR riding mower and have it down to these 3.

Toro Z5000
Cub Cadet RZT 50
Husqvarna Z4824

Anyone have any input or reviews?

Thanks
Tom

Before you go too far on your ZTR mower choice is your lawn flat or do you have to cut on some hills? You should be aware that ZTRs can be tippy if you try to turn on a slope.
BTW, I've got a John Deere SST, but JD doesn't make them any more.

[mark page]

I have a friend that has a Cub and he has had nothing but trouble with the deck hardware with it. My father always had to have good equipment and he used a Dixon. I used to watch him run it and it seemed he mowed at 30 mph, lol. Personally I have not the need a larger mower so don't have any personal experiences to share.

[David G Baker]

Didn't see any mention of the Kubota. Not sure if they sell a ZT mower but I have had super service out of one of their 42" riding mowers.

[Keith Outten]

My personal opinion on mowers is to either purchase a high quality commercial machine or the cheapest model you can find. The mowers in the middle of the price field are generally overpriced and not worth the investment.

A high quality commercial machine will be the last you ever need to purchase. The cheap machines are disposible, junk them when they are worn out.

I own a Dixie Chopper with a 72" deck. I have a six acre lawn and enjoy the time saved cutting at ten mph. Any of the commercial mowers will serve you well. All of the cheap machines are made by MTD.

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[Tom Henry]

Well the Cub is made by MTD and that one is the last on my list right now. The other 2 make the commercial end machines so I would think they are higher end quality for a home owner. Like I said, this is over kill for the amound of lawn I am cutting but I believe this will cut my time in half so I think its worth the extra $$$.