ZTR for slope?

Carscw said:
This is what the end result when try to push a mower beyond what it was made to do <img src="http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18265"/>
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Doesn't seem that the slope was the issue. Looks as if the operator go too close to the ditch line which looked very muddy and the right wheel which still had traction forced the mower into the ditch.
 
I have a Hustler Super Z HD and it does well on slopes but Hustler also makes a ATZ that is rated for a 25 degree slope, kind of pricey in the 13000 dollar range
 
We live on 14 acres of which the nine or so that we mow has many slopes. I've used our 2001 Kubota ZD21 for eleven years on slopes with no problems. Look for a ZTR that has wide rear track--most do--and exercise a bit of caution. I do not mow in the rain or right after a rain, but the Kubota seems safer to me than our gasoline engined 48-inch deck riding mower.


Bluesbob said:
Hi! New member here, with a new home and new problems.
We have a little more than 5 acres and about 4 of those acres will have to be mowed soon. Our property is on a hillside. Although not really a steep hill, would I be better off with a regular garden tractor like the Huskervana 2654 (top speed 5 mph) or can a ZTR do a sloped hillside? I really would like to use a ZTR to spend less time mowing. I looked at the Ferris is700z with the Kawa 23.5 hp motor (top speed 10 mph) and kind of want one.
I don't know if this has been asked before, but TIA for any info.
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Bluesbob said:
Hi! New member here, with a new home and new problems.
We have a little more than 5 acres and about 4 of those acres will have to be mowed soon. Our property is on a hillside. Although not really a steep hill, would I be better off with a regular garden tractor like the Huskervana 2654 (top speed 5 mph) or can a ZTR do a sloped hillside? I really would like to use a ZTR to spend less time mowing. I looked at the Ferris is700z with the Kawa 23.5 hp motor (top speed 10 mph) and kind of want one.
I don't know if this has been asked before, but TIA for any info.
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I have the same issues with my property in Hickman County, TN. I use a JD LX188 with 48" belly mower and a JD 5225-with-3PT 6'-wide finish mower to cut about 5 acres. They do the job but I would like more speed to reduce mowing time. My steepest slopes are up to 25 degrees, so that rules out a ZTR. I don't want to buy a mower that can't do it all. So I'm shopping for a used one with a front-mounted deck: JD and Kubota make them; maybe there are other brands I'm not yet aware of.
 
Creekpaddler said:
I have the same issues with my property in Hickman County, TN. I use a JD LX188 with 48" belly mower and a JD 5225-with-3PT 6'-wide finish mower to cut about 5 acres. They do the job but I would like more speed to reduce mowing time. My steepest slopes are up to 25 degrees, so that rules out a ZTR. I don't want to buy a mower that can't do it all. So I'm shopping for a used one with a front-mounted deck: JD and Kubota make them; maybe there are other brands I'm not yet aware of.
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Look for a 4wd model of Any manufactures. Personally I've used toro groundsmasters and Jacobsen turfcats and would recommend both.
But new your looking at $25-$35k
 
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