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Ferris Z turn
Harvey,
Three years ago I purchased a ZTR for trimming. What a mistake. Ended up parking the tractor and RFM! The ZTR with a 20 inch narrower deck cut my mowing time by 25%. Where the ZTR is not good is wet or slick slopes. Also if the dirt is wet not good on the turf when turning sharp.
Really enjoy our ZTR which is a Bush Hog Brand. At that time looked at almost every brand in my area. The Ferris I did not consider for one reason was hearing rumors the dealerships were dropping them. Not sure that happened. But at that time either the Toro or Ferris (same dealership) twisted their belt coming off of the motor. That has got to be a wear issue with makes no sense when they could have used a vertical shaft motor and not needed to. Again I was looking for a trimmer machine and the Ferris was higher price than others that impressed me as well. Part of that was due to the dealership no doubt. Not sure on Ferris but some of these companys make more than one product line, commerical and then a lighter duty one. My Bush Hog is Homeowners model and has served me very well. It cuts about 3 acres most weeks and our mowing season begins late March and runs until middle October normally. Can tell you in the three years, there has been a lot of lower price machines at such as TSC and models changed on all brands that I have noticed. Think at that time Toro had a stand to hold the front end up for changing blades. That would be a nice option. One big advantage a RFM has over a ZTR. One big difference to me was spindles. Some were sealed and not greasable and some had to be greased from underneath (dealer for one of those told me due to dirt on the fittings those bearings ran a short life as there were often not cleaned prior to greasing) and others (one reason I went with BH) from the top side with easy quick access. kt
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Harvery, you will enjoy it. As to those turns, Cutter's idea is how I try to turn but don't let one tire not be turning even in reverse it will do much less damage than just being a pivot point. kt
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