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Went looking today at several dealers. The farther away Gravley dealer has 2 last year stock ZT HD 52", Kaw FR691, for $4999. Pretty good deal. Went to some other dealers, just because why not? Only other thing I saw that i liked was a Cub Cadet ZT3. 60" deck, FS730 engine, ZT-3100's, cool...

Looking for a new zero turn, went browsing today and a dealer had me look at ZT3. Looked pretty good and I had kind of written off Cub. Love the FS730 engine and ZT-3100 trans. The suspension system on the front casters looked unique, no idea how well it really works, but something is better...

I wish I could! But that 10 -$15k price tag is wayyyyy out of budget

Thanks for all the advice and perspective. I pretty much have a plan, I've two local Gravely dealers, and one maybe 30 miles away. I'm just going to shop around and see what kind of deal I can get, and try to avoid shopping at Lowes. I don't really need to be convinced that big box stores are...

Thanks for the response! I'm aware that the Ariens is designated as the residential unit and Gravely is designated as the commercial unit. They do both have the same warranty too, in hours and years. But, as you laid out in you're post, it's not very easy to use unless you purchased the mower...

Hello all, So my wife and I recently purchased 5 acres with around 3.5 acres of grass on it that needs to be mowed and have nothing but a push mower. So, I've decided we need a zero turn. So, I narrowed my sights down to an Ariens Apex 60 (991163), I can get one from Lowes for $4999. It has a...