Picked the new mower up today and cut 4 acres on approx 2 hours with it. That is an awesome mower.
jekjr,
I took a look at the specs for that ZTR......nice machine!!!! I'll bet that set you back $8k-$9k but hey you get what you pay for and you have a growing business that relies on quality/dependable equipment.
Actually a ZD 326 is closer in the 13k range. The ZG in the 200 series with air cooled gas engines are in the $8 and $9k range.
Kubota commercials don't come cheap but they are like tanks. In our part of the world a lot of the guys that cut grass for a living have gone to running them. Seems like you see folks trading other stuff off and getting them more and more.