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"Tiege" wrote in
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I was wondering if anybody out there has had any experience with
ethier
the Kubota ZG20 or the ZG23 zero turn mowers? Cant seem to find much
about them on the groups. Any info would be appreciated.


I Have the ZD28 and I love it. Diesel is the way to go. You will find
that
out when you look at the maintenance schedule. Kubota builds great
machines
and they last. ZG20 and 23 are gasoline as goes the prefix ZG as
opposed
to
ZD. Gas engines require much more maintenace than diesel but I will
say
they are generally more expensive to buy and to repair if it ever
breaks
down.

Can you describe the "much more mainenance" that gas engines require?



It is the amount of time that a Diesel engine will run before it requires
maintenance. Ex: the first service on the diesel is after 50 hours of use
and then every 100 hours thereafter. gasoline engines require much more
frequent maintenance I believe it is after the first 15 hours and then
every 30 hours thereafter. Unless you are very handy at doing this type
of maintenance it can get quite expensive. I live in Florida and I have
approx. 9 acres of property to mow. I would be performing maintenace on a
ZG engine more than I would be mowing the lawn. ZG is cheaper but ZD will
run longer and harder.

What sort of maintenence are you referring to? I think diesels are longer
lived, but they cost much more than gas engines so the actual cost per hour
of use may not be very diferent.
Maintenence as far as I know is about equal.
Can you be more specific about the maintenence and interval needed by the
two cases in question?
And your comment about spending more time maintaining than mowing is just
BS. I mow about an acre twice a week and use a gas powered Craftsman mower.
Engine maintenence in 4 years of ownership has amounted to cleaning the air
filter twice a year and changing the oil and filter once a year as per the
owners book.