Tires Tires tearing up grass

tlavergne said:

First time poster. I have a Grasshopper model 124...it's a little one. My lawn is about a 1/2 acre and is flat. I have had this mower for about 5 years and love it. The problem I have, and I assume this is true with all zero turn mowers, is that the tires spin in sharp turns or stopping and starting and it tears up my grass. I have tried to make wider turns, to be careful not to take off too fast or stop to quickly, but it doesn't seem to help much. Would putting on bar (tractor type) tires instead of turf tires help or would that just tear the grass up even more?
I was very happy to find this forum. Love my grasshopper and really like how logical it is put together and the quality of workmanship.
Thanks for all comments.
Tom (In Ohio)

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tlavergne said:

I do that now vs just spinning around a tree or when turning around. This mower has so much torque in the drive wheels that it is very hard to go in any direction from a stop without spinning the wheels. I would think, unless the ground is very dry, I would leave tire marks with bar tires, but I am at a loss on how to stop tearing up the grass. Maybe I just really need to concentrate on a very soft touch on the levers.

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