Welcome aboard. So many Z's to choose from. What are the local lawn mower crews using for mowers ? Around me it is Toros.
What Mower Dealers are close to your new place. These are things to consider also.
You are so right so many Z's to choose from!!
To answer your question about the dealers around me there is John Deere, Huskuvara, Skag, Kubota, Cub Cadet and Gravely and Spartan to name a few! So I have a wide array of choices to deal with.
I like the looks of the Spartan mower but since they haven't been around very long it's hard for me to spend that kind of money on something that's not really established IMO.
John Deere is more than likely out of my price range but man those machines was really nice!
My buddy has a 48" Husky and seems to like it.
I've heard nothing but good things about the Skag brand but heard it takes like 3 hours to change the blades.
I haven't really heard anything about Cub Cadet or Kubota I guess there just not as popular as the other brands. And I actually drove a Gravely and it seemed like for the price and features it was the best bang for the buck so to speak.
So that lead me hear to see what all the members of this forum had to say about the different brands. After my research and listening to dealers it seems like the Kawasaki motor is hands down the best motors for ZTRS!! and as far as cut I'd like to be around 52" or so.
Thanks for all the responses and I look forward to doing some more research before I make my decision.