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pat_tm 06-27-2016 01:07 PM

Looking at a Z- force sx48
 
Hello all.

I've had my 1882 for a while now and really thinking about getting a newer , faster tighter turning machine. Was looking at the green tractors and then went to the cub dealer. Saw the new Zforce sx48 and 54. Rode one and boy it rode nice. Really thinking about it and the bagger for it to deal with all the leafs I have on the property. I have a good amount of landscaping , pool , pong etc all to mow around also. So the added speed and 0 turn ability will really speed things up. thinking of adding a plow for winter also.
Anyone here have experience with them? Guy at work has one for over a year and loves it to death. But he just mows.. no collection system , no plow.

Thanks

J-Mech 06-27-2016 02:04 PM

If you want a good ZTR mower, get an Exmark or a Scag.

pat_tm 06-27-2016 02:08 PM

I actually wasn't looking for a zero turn at all. I went to 3 dealerships and the last was the cub. I was talking to him about the XT2 series and voiced a concern for having the fuel tank up front and not in the back on the tires on the newer ones. He then showed me the Z force. Said that it would be able to to snow , leaf collection like a tractor , drive basically like a tractor in terms of the steering wheel so I wouldn't need to worry about the "knack" of a traditional stick machine. So It seems like the best of both worlds.

Sam Mac 06-27-2016 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Mech (Post 381134)
If you want a good ZTR mower, get an Exmark or a Scag.

What he said. I'd add Kubota to the list. All of the better versions are pricy but they are well built. :beerchug:

pat_tm 06-27-2016 03:59 PM

Like I said though I wasn't looking for a zero turn. I dont actually like them for what I need one for. I was lured by the way the steering wheel works with the system and what I can still do with it.

Otherwise I guess I might go to the green side. Trying to stay Cub so I was looking for others who have one and seeing if they do more than just mow grass like I am planing to.

J-Mech 06-27-2016 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pat_tm (Post 381144)
Trying to stay Cub so I was looking for others who have one and seeing if they do more than just mow grass like I am planing to.

My granddad has one. They're pretty cheap. Grass killer is all it's worth.

IMHO, stay away from anything Cub Cadet made after 1996.

pat_tm 06-27-2016 04:46 PM

he has this unit?

http://www.cubcadet.com/equipment/cu...016-zforcesx54

J-Mech 06-27-2016 05:26 PM

No, he has a smaller cheaper unit.

Here's the deal. If you want something to push snow with, mow and all that other stuff you need a tractor. ZTR'S don't make good tractors. They only do one job well, and that's cut grass.

Leadslingingdaddy 06-28-2016 07:00 AM

Stay away from the one unit pump and motor systems.... non user serviceable...

pat_tm 06-28-2016 07:13 AM

I believe the non serviceable unit is the s.. thE larger one I drove has filters and has serviceable trans units. He told me that when I looked at them


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