Mower selection advice...

[Ric]

I tend to agree with user ghessler26 that for around $4,000 a Gravely ZT HD 44"/48" or an Toro Titan ZX or MX 48" would get my money.

The mowers you are talking about, both are running from $4899 to $5200 before tax depending on the package you buy. The OP said he didn't want to spend over $4000. The other Thing about the Dixie Chopper is the warranty is an all around better warranty than either the Gravely or Toro.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

To begin with I don't buy a mower based on looks.

I agree with you on that!

 

[Ric]

I agree with you on that!

YA know you would be surprised the number of people who buy a mower based on looks and color. If I lived in the woods and had to buy based on color I'd buy this one

they would never see it to steel it. :laughing:

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

YA know you would be surprised the number of people who buy a mower based on looks and color. If I lived in the woods and had to buy based on color I'd buy this one

View attachment 12484 they would never see it ti steel it. :laughing:

Yeah I know I have seen that before.....it's pretty cool! :thumbsup: And if I wanted to buy the ugliest mower I would probably buy this one:

(http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t503/98Murray/yardman_zpsdd3c4144.jpg)

 

[Ric]

Yeah I know I have seen that before.....it's pretty cool! :thumbsup: And if I wanted to buy the ugliest mower I would probably buy this one:

(http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t503/98Murray/yardman_zpsdd3c4144.jpg)

Yeah that's one ugly mower, it kinda reminds me of a toy my kid use to push around the sand box. Actually I think the colors they used were chosen to fashion the mower towards the JD.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Actually I think the colors they used were chosen to fashion the mower towards the JD.

Yeah well I don't think they did a good job with the colors! :laughing:

 

[Old Goat]

YA know you would be surprised the number of people who buy a mower based on looks and color. If I lived in the woods and had to buy based on color I'd buy this one

View attachment 12484 they would never see it ti steel it. :laughing:

Where's the gun rack?

 

[ghessler26]

Gravely ZT XL or Toro Timecutter MX

 

[Ric]

Gravely ZT XL or Toro Timecutter MX

The Gravely is more money and the Toro is less mower IMO because it has the 2200 transmission which is that EZT I believe

 

[djdicetn]

The mowers you are talking about, both are running from $4899 to $5200 before tax depending on the package you buy. The OP said he didn't want to spend over $4000. The other Thing about the Dixie Chopper is the warranty is an all around better warranty than either the Gravely or Toro.

Ric,
I hadn't really thought about the 2013 price increases....my Gravely dealer was going to sell me a 54" ZT HD for right at $5K, but like you pointed out the 44" has a $4,899 MSRP and the 48" has a $4,999 MSRP for 2013. It may be difficult to get a dealer to sell one for $4,000 OTD(especially with the mowing season coming up). The Toro dealer was gonna sell me a 54" Titan ZX for $4406 so I figured a 48" would be close to $4K. I went by a dealer this morning(looking at utility trailers) and he did have a 2012 48" Titan ZX on clearance for $4199, but that was probably his low price without tax. It may be pretty difficult to find any ZTR with "near-commercial" quality for $4,000.....so that Dixie Chopper may well be worth looking at. I'm sure glad I bought my Gravely in the fall of 2012(I would have paid almost $1,300 more for it today:0(