Good price on a Tiger Cat II? Striping Kit?

[BobbyV43]

Now that spring is almost here, I need to buy a mower and the Tiger Cat II is what I decided on. I haven't gotten into talking price with any dealers yet, and before I do, I'd like to know what price would represent a good deal.

Also, is it worth it to buy the striping kit?

 

[Darryl G]

Scags stripe pretty well without a striping kit.

 

[BobbyV43]

First dealer I spoke to gave me a price of:

Kawasaki - $8799.00
Kohler $9499.00

This is the first dealer I reached out to and I haven't spent time trying to put a deal together. Can I do better? is the the 22hp Kawasaki enough for my flat mowing?

 

[Darryl G]

For a well maintained lawn the 22 kawi should be fine. That engine does well on my 52 inch Bob-Cat. Granted the Scag is a heavier machine and has a different style transmission so it's not an apples-to-apples comparison, but unless you're going to be running a vacuum bagger all the time I think you'll be fine.

 

[BobbyV43]

I won’t be running a bagger. Is $8500 put the door reasonable?

 

[Darryl G]

Price seems good to me for a machine of that caliber but I have no knowledge of Scag pricing, and even if I did prices tend to vary by region so they wouldn't really be comparable between our locations.

 

[BobbyV43]

I made a deal for $8599. I don't think I could have done any better than that.

 

[John R]

You got a good deal at that price

 

[Sweats]

Good that you were able to get a decent deal. A year or so from now maybe you'll say you'd have paid more and still been okay with it. You'll see what I mean. It's a really nice machine! Enjoy!

 

[John R]

You got a better deal than I did in 2016