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Old 07-03-2018, 10:52 AM
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Default Picked up a new Z-Force

After a few choice words with my 1200 for giving me grief for the 3rd time in as many weeks while mowing, I finally decided to bite the bullet and get a new mower. It has been my intention all along to get a nice mower once I had my lawn in order (we just built, and it required lots of excavation), and for the most part it is. I was going to wait until next spring, but the 0% deals made me reconsider that.

I went in with the intention of getting an XT2 with the differential lock, as I have a lot of hills. The salesman insisted I'd be better off with a Z-Force after I explained what I wanted from the tractor. I wanted a zero turn to begin with, but my concern was the hills, he offered to bring a demo over and show what it can do. He was smart enough to load a new Z-Force S 54 on his trailer too... After he did a couple 360s on the steepest hill I have, I was sold.

And I LOVE it.

What used to take at least 1.5 hours with my 38A deck on my 1200 or 1650 took 45 mins on my Z-Force. I'm glad I pulled the trigger and bought it now instead of waiting til next year.

Hopefully I won't be needing much help with it for quite sometime. I'll take any tips anyone has on mowing steep hills, as I have a couple, but this thing seems super stable on anything I've mowed thus far.
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Old 07-03-2018, 08:47 PM
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Nice looking mower. Hope it holds up well for you. If I ever get more money than common sense, I want a Tank for some reason
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Old 07-04-2018, 12:11 AM
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Congrats on the Z-turn.
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Old 07-05-2018, 10:30 AM
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Thanks everyone!!

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Nice looking mower. Hope it holds up well for you. If I ever get more money than common sense, I want a Tank for some reason
It seems pretty sturdy, the frame is stiff and most of the structural metal is heavy gauge. The Z-Force come with fabricated decks. I actually like that the plastic trim around the sides (you know the stuff you're gonna rub on trees etc) is the same material you find on car bumpers and wheel wells. It may fade, but it's not gonna crack in a few years. Just about everything else is metal, including the steering column.

I debated going to the commercial series, but I was already spending MUCH more money than I anticipated right now.

With proper maintenance and the fact it's only going to be a mower for me, no towing, pushing snow etc, I don't foresee getting anything less than a decade out of it.
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What are they using for engines these days??
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What are they using for engines these days??
The Z-Force either comes with a Kohler or Kawasaki.

the S 54 that I got has a 7000 series 25hp Kohler. I believe the 48" has a 24hp engine.

The SX series has a Kawasaki engine.

Some of the tractors have a Cub Cadet EFI engine too called a PowerMore. But they also offer Kohler engines on the tractors.

https://support.cubcadet.com/s/article/10706-1

I'm pretty sure the rest of the zero turns either have Kohler or Kawasaki engines.
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Congrats on your new mower.
Thanks!

I keep hoping for rain so my grass will grow
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