Dealer demonstrator

[jekjr]

Well let us know how they both work after you demo them.

Oh and why does everyone get on a two week cut down there?
We have the argentina bahia grass here and you folks have the copperhead, rattlesnake, and cottonmouth so isn't that thick bladed grass on a two week cut even better hiding place and attractant to those devils?

Most get a two week cut cause they don't have the $$$ to cut it sooner.

 

[jekjr]

I picked the demo up this AM. It is a 60" Turf Tiger with a 35 hp Vanguard motor. I really like the mower. It handles great. Cuts Bahia better than my Kubotas. I do not like the Vanguard 35 hp. It drinks gas mightily.

I really believe the next mower I buy will be the Turf Tiger but probably will have a Kubota diesel.

 

[djdicetn]

I picked the demo up this AM. It is a 60" Turf Tiger with a 35 hp Vanguard motor. I really like the mower. It handles great. Cuts Bahia better than my Kubotas. I do not like the Vanguard 35 hp. It drinks gas mightily.

I really believe the next mower I buy will be the Turf Tiger but probably will have a Kubota diesel.

That sounds like the best of both worlds....Scag ZTR and Kubota diesel(for your Kubota fix:0)

P.S.

As an aside....with diesel fuel being SO MUCH more expensive per gallon(it costs more than Unleaded Premium), even if it uses less fuel couldn't it end up still costing you more. I know the benefit of durability/longevity of a diesel, but for gas consumption wouldn't a Kohler Command Pro with EFI or a Kawasaki gasoline engine really be less costly in the long run????? Yeah, the Vanguard is definitely not the stingiest engine on gas but I'd bet it lasts as long as one of the diesels(it's not uncommon for a B & S Vanguard to see 1500-2000 hours and still be running strong).

P.S.S.
Another tidbit I picked up recently(may not apply universally, but most likely does)....I had tried "heeling my deck" after installing a mulch kit, trying to see if it would stripe better. The Gravely Owner Manual simply stated: "Certain cutting conditions require the deck to be pitched with the rear of the blades lower than the front. Heeling the deck this way requires more engine power but can provide better cut quality". In another thread a user asked me to ask Gravely what "Certain cutting conditions" meant. When I asked, the Gravely Support Specialist said...."the only condition that we recommend heeling the deck for is when you are cutting Bahai grass". Maybe this is something you need to ask the Scag dealer about(whether Scag recommends heeling their deck for Bahai). You may end up making those Bahai lawns look so good you'll have to beat off customers with a stick:0)

 

[jekjr]

That sounds like the best of both worlds....Scag ZTR and Kubota diesel(for your Kubota fix:0) P.S. As an aside....with diesel fuel being SO MUCH more expensive per gallon(it costs more than Unleaded Premium), even if it uses less fuel couldn't it end up still costing you more. I know the benefit of durability/longevity of a diesel, but for gas consumption wouldn't a Kohler Command Pro with EFI or a Kawasaki gasoline engine really be less costly in the long run????? Yeah, the Vanguard is definitely not the stingiest engine on gas but I'd bet it lasts as long as one of the diesels(it's not uncommon for a B & S Vanguard to see 1500-2000 hours and still be running strong). P.S.S. Another tidbit I picked up recently(may not apply universally, but most likely does)....I had tried "heeling my deck" after installing a mulch kit, trying to see if it would stripe better. The Gravely Owner Manual simply stated: "Certain cutting conditions require the deck to be pitched with the rear of the blades lower than the front. Heeling the deck this way requires more engine power but can provide better cut quality". In another thread a user asked me to ask Gravely what "Certain cutting conditions" meant. When I asked, the Gravely Support Specialist said...."the only condition that we recommend heeling the deck for is when you are cutting Bahai grass". Maybe this is something you need to ask the Scag dealer about(whether Scag recommends heeling their deck for Bahai). You may end up making those Bahai lawns look so good you'll have to beat off customers with a stick:0)

My dealer mentioned lowering the front of the deck 1/4" to cut Bahia grass. I intend to try that as well on my 326. I love my ZD326 Kubota because it is like a tank. It will run twice as long on a gallon if fuel as that 35 HP Vanguard will or it appears so. I filled it full today (the Vanguard) to see for sure for tomorrow. Normally off road diesel will be about the same price as unleaded.

 

[jekjr]

I bought a Scag Tiger Cat with the 52" deck and the Kawasaki motor. It is awesome in Bahia Grass compared to anything else I have run. If you had tried to tell me two weeks ago that it would out cut my 326 Kubota I would have laughed in your face.

 

[djdicetn]

I bought a Scag Tiger Cat with the 52" deck and the Kawasaki motor. It is awesome in Bahia Grass compared to anything else I have run. If you had tried to tell me two weeks ago that it would out cut my 326 Kubota I would have laughed in your face.

Well, at least it is "almost" the same color as your Kubotas so you should feel right at home on it:0)