Just wondering who has purchased a 0 turn mower from Kubota gas or diesel . What do you like or don’t like about it. I know every machine has their issues , just want a general idea of how you like your machine . Deere wants me to buy a machine and I told them I’ve got options before spring . Thanks
Pros and cons to Kubota 0 turn mowers
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I dont own a ZTR but I think your question depends a lot on your budget.
I see lots of commercial landscaping companies in our area and very few have anything green on their trailers.
Red or yellow is probably the most popular color. Some brands sporting Kubota diesel engines.
Orange seems to be trailing green and usually owned by what looks like a one man operation.
Dan
On this farm all my big tractors are Green. I have the MX6000 and I really like it. I have owned a couple Green mowers and won't own any more. I am on my third Grasshopper Zero turn with Kubota engines in it and I really Grasshopper zero turns. My Bobcat skid loader has a Kubota engine in it. My side by side is a Kubota with a diesel engine. I like the Kubota diesel engines. Buddy runs a smaller lawn service and they run Kubota zero turns with diesel engines and really like them. Not a lot of Kubota dealers in my area so the big guys seem to run Scag, Exmark and some grasshoppers. Plenty of dealers.
I’ve had a ZG127 54” and now have a ZD331 60”. Both bought used.
What’s your intended use? Residential or commercial for a lawn business?
I had small issues with the ZG but nothing major, it just seemed like every year during the summer I would have to fix something small. Starter, a few spindle bearings, deck belt, crankshaft bolt kept coming out and dropping the PTO clutch.
I grease the ZD about every 10 hours, other than a full service when I bought it. Which I do on anything I buy used. The fuel usage on the ZD is great. The ZD is definitely overkill for my yard and I definitely couldn’t justify it to buy a similar model new so I found this one at a good price, it was listed for sale in January.
Commercial users especially that have multiple mowers tend to run the mowers until the warranty is up and trade them in. To have less down time with broken equipment and for tax purposes. I’ve seen on other forums there they are likely to swap brands biased on the service during that warranty period from a dealership more so the actual brand of equipment.
What’s your intended use? Residential or commercial for a lawn business?
I had small issues with the ZG but nothing major, it just seemed like every year during the summer I would have to fix something small. Starter, a few spindle bearings, deck belt, crankshaft bolt kept coming out and dropping the PTO clutch.
I grease the ZD about every 10 hours, other than a full service when I bought it. Which I do on anything I buy used. The fuel usage on the ZD is great. The ZD is definitely overkill for my yard and I definitely couldn’t justify it to buy a similar model new so I found this one at a good price, it was listed for sale in January.
Commercial users especially that have multiple mowers tend to run the mowers until the warranty is up and trade them in. To have less down time with broken equipment and for tax purposes. I’ve seen on other forums there they are likely to swap brands biased on the service during that warranty period from a dealership more so the actual brand of equipment.