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Hi all,
I am looking to purchase a 48" dual hydro walk behind mower to replace
my aging Byers Gold. I've had the Byers for 8 or so years and was
extremely happy with it's performance and reliability.
As Byers no longer exists I have been scouring the net and making phone
calls for well over a week and have narrowed my selection to one of a
few brands in the $4000.00 range. (I really cannot go higher as even
this figure is stretching my budget by about a grand already)
I know most people will strongly suggest John Deere, Scagg, Exmark and
others but they are simply too expensive for me.
I am considering either a Cub Cadet Commercial or Yazoo Keys 48" fixed
deck, walk behind mower (dual hydro).
Get the floating deck.
I have read a lot of discussion about Yazoos being the same as the
Husqvarna and the Cub Cadet Commercial being built by MTD (maker of
several cheaper line mowers - Toro etc).
I have also read that Cub Cadet may have had a negative review from
Consumer Reports about its reliability. Apparently they rated one of
the Cub Cadet mowers second best after the comparable John Deere but one
of the 10 worst (including Snapper) when it comes to ending up in the
shop for repairs.
Theres two cub cadet one is Cub Cadet Commercial
http://www.cubcommercial.com/BrandHome.jsp
the other is home use
http://www.cubcadet.com/BrandHome.jsp
The commerical ones are pretty good. If i reamber right on there Command Cut
System you can adj. the cut height with a leaver almost on the fly.
The big thing with any brand mower is the dealer. If your cub dealer is
great I wouldnt even worry about it so long as were are talking about
commercial.
Im running a Gravely Hydro Drive, with Electric Start, 17 HP Kawasaki Twin
Engine, 48" Floating Deck.
and for a back up i have the a byers gold 48" 17 Hp kohler belt drive.
The Cub Cadet looks like it has most of the features I want but I am
cautious about talk of it's reliability. I'm not quite sure what the
'electric PTO' feature is all about. It sounds as though it could run
extra implements but perhaps it is simply how the blade belt is powered.
The electric pto is just how you engage the blades. On your byers is was a
pulley that you where moving in place to make the belt tight.
Im not sure how the electric pto works but I just asume is some type of
clucth that is engaged with a solende(sp).
I do know that the electric clucth is expensive to replace if it where to go
bad.
Heres one more mower for you to look at. Its the one I was going to buy but
it wasnt in stock that day and I couldnt wait.
http://www.hustlerturfequipment.com/...s/superwb.html
and there smaller one
http://www.hustlerturfequipment.com/products/hydro.html
both are the easiest to steer out of all mowers. They say its like steering
a bike.
I hope I have helped some.
Any other questions just fire away.