Kubota Kommander

[LazyP]

Anyone own one of these? Been looking for a zero turn and I love my mx4700. Want to keep it Orange!!

 

[85Hokie]

Anyone own one of these? Been looking for a zero turn and I love my mx4700. Want to keep it Orange!!

Not going to knock ol ORANGE, but the newest thing with zero turn is the steering wheel rather than the two handles, if you have a fairly flat ground the two levers system is great, you can spin around in a tight place and even on a dime, but the big drawback is traveling on a hillside. Since the front wheels are free to pivot, the machine needs to be cheated up the hill, a little more left or right stick, and sometimes the wobble can be a problem. The newer system with the steering wheel allows one handed, not that it is important but the front stays put. I have cut many a dozen athletic field with a zero and it is great, then I have had to cut a few hillsides and it kinda sucks......
this is also the first machine that Kubota has given a "name" - heard good things about it so far!

 

[LazyP]

Thanks Hokie, I have all flat land here in NE Texas, it's the first ztr kubota has offered I could afford, was just wondering if anyone had put one to work yet. Been looking at the Exmark and Bad Boy in comparison

 

[76_Bronco]

Thanks Hokie, I have all flat land here in NE Texas, it's the first ztr kubota has offered I could afford, was just wondering if anyone had put one to work yet. Been looking at the Exmark and Bad Boy in comparison

I considered the Kommander, it's a very good looking mower. But they only offered the Briggs and kolher 7000 series engines, and 36 month 0% financing. So I narrowed it down to the Bad Boy ZT elite, Dixie chopper Raptor, Hustler Fast Track, and Ferris IS600z, all offered the Kawasaki engine and 48 month 0% financing. I chose the Ferris because it has independent suspension, and the Kawasaki FS engine instead of the RS. It also has a 4 year 500 hour warranty, and it was cheaper than the Kommander. I've mowed 3 times with it and I couldn't be happier with my decision. P.S. Bad Boy only has a 2 year warranty

 

[Old Sprint Fan]

I have the Kommander with the Kohler engine, I haven't been easy on it but it does a great job of mowing. as far as staying on level ground I mow ditches with it and haven't had a problem. We have 2 zero turns, a John Deere and the Kubota, the Kubota goes faster and does a nicer job. We mow 2 yards that usually takes us 5 to 6 hours to mow.

 

[KBorange]

First off, zero turns with a steering wheel suck IMO. Not nearly as fast as a traditional type. Secondly, i recently shopped all the brands and the engine choices kept me away from Kubota. I ended up going with a Dixie Chopper with a Kawasaki motor.