djdicetn
Lawn Addict
Re: I'm shopping for a ZTR 60" --- Here's what I'm finding, your thoughts please
tso,
One thing I really disliked about the Grasshoppers(I did look at them when I was shopping) was that it is VERY difficult to get any pricing on them except at a dealer(their website doesn't give eny MSRP prices). I do not see a 225 series anymore on the Grasshopper website, just a 220, 223 & 227. The 227 must be the current replacement for the 225(it's the only one in the 200 Series that comes in a 72") and it shows a 27 hp, 2-cylinder, Kohler Command PRO engine. How did you determine that a new one like the 2003 model costs $10K(if the dealer told me that, I'd have to find a second opinion)??
P.S.
A 72" ZTR is a whole lot of mower(like I mentioned before, a smaller deck ZTR out-mows a much larger lawn tractor). My father-in-law spent $11k on a Kubota diesel and he mows 4-5 acres. When I mentioned that to dealers when I was shopping they said he 'overspent" and would have done fine on that much area with a 54"-60" in about the same amount of time. Like I said earlier I am GLAD I didn't get anything bigger than a 52" for my 1.5 acres and I too really "overspent" and would have been fine with a 48" for that much yard. Maybe other users will chime in to confirm/or deny my recommendation. With your 2-3 acres weekly and occaisionally an additional 3 acres a 60" would most likely be plenty for that.
tso,
One thing I really disliked about the Grasshoppers(I did look at them when I was shopping) was that it is VERY difficult to get any pricing on them except at a dealer(their website doesn't give eny MSRP prices). I do not see a 225 series anymore on the Grasshopper website, just a 220, 223 & 227. The 227 must be the current replacement for the 225(it's the only one in the 200 Series that comes in a 72") and it shows a 27 hp, 2-cylinder, Kohler Command PRO engine. How did you determine that a new one like the 2003 model costs $10K(if the dealer told me that, I'd have to find a second opinion)??
P.S.
A 72" ZTR is a whole lot of mower(like I mentioned before, a smaller deck ZTR out-mows a much larger lawn tractor). My father-in-law spent $11k on a Kubota diesel and he mows 4-5 acres. When I mentioned that to dealers when I was shopping they said he 'overspent" and would have done fine on that much area with a 54"-60" in about the same amount of time. Like I said earlier I am GLAD I didn't get anything bigger than a 52" for my 1.5 acres and I too really "overspent" and would have been fine with a 48" for that much yard. Maybe other users will chime in to confirm/or deny my recommendation. With your 2-3 acres weekly and occaisionally an additional 3 acres a 60" would most likely be plenty for that.
