Attachments Trailer with Zero Turn
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Ztr not meant to take trailers. you can damag e the transmission assy.
But if you still wish too just make a bracket for the back with a hole to take a pin but not really a good idea to tow.
I wouldn't be towing anything heavy. I mow some yards in my neighborhood with a lawn tractor now so I just carry a blower, edger, weed whacker and a gas can. Would a zero turn be able to tow that with out damaging anything?
The Ferris dealer that I bought mine from says that there is a hitch attachment option available for the Ferris ZTR's. I have seen at least one trailer being pulled by a ZTR mower while on a motorcycle trip. It had a wide single swivel wheel similar to the front wheels of the mower. I almost turned around and asked where he got it.
I love my Ferris ISP 500 52" . I mainly bought the Ferris initially because of the spring suspension and the heavy built frame and deck. I tried out a Snapper, and a Cub Cadet model of similar size over rough ground, and there was a noticeable difference in how smooth the Ferris was. With that stiff suspension on the Ferris, I thought initially that I wouldn't see that much difference in ride quality. With my bad back it was a big plus. It's one thing to be able to go fast, but another to be able to stand the bumps while doing so. Here are the negatives;
The smaller size mowers are only available with a rigid mount front axle that pivots in the center. While there are springs and shocks on each end, they do little control ride. You have to go up to a larger mower to get 4 wheel independent suspension.
The seat had solid rubber cushion mounts that did little to help ride. I replaced them with a set of springs from a junk mower.
The mower only came with the B&S engine as a power plant. I would have liked to have had a Kohler Command as an option.
Other than that, I have no other complaints. The mower does everything that I ask of it as far as mowing. I even do some of the work that I used to do with my tractor and bush hog.