Wright Stander Vs. Super Surfer... Which is Better?

[Perry's Lawn Service]

Wright Stander Vs. Super Surfer... Im currently looking at a wright stander 52" and ive had people tell me that great danes are better, then others that say Standers are the way to go..Please.. Ill take and info you guys have out there on these two machines Thanks

[Lawn Cops]

I have not used either one but I would consider the dealers...which one will give you better service, give you a loaner, have more parts in stock, etc. Demo both of them on some yards that you do and then chose which one you want. Also do a search and see what other members have posted about them.

[Itsgottobegreen]

Stander. If you want a reliable machine. And they now have a rapid deck height adjustment. If you want a unreliable Great Dane.

The stander can hold hills better than any machine. The Great Dane is even worse than most ztrs on hills.

[CharlieBingo]

What's the deal with the
rapid height adjustment?

[LorentzLawnSnow]

i have owned both and i would say go with the stander. when great dane switched to the floating deck, the machine can no longer take hills. the stander is one of the best machines i have ever run on a hill. plus now the standers do 10 mph.

[skiingx101x]

Stander. If you want a reliable machine. And they now have a rapid deck height adjustment. If you want a unreliable Great Dane.

The stander can hold hills better than any machine. The Great Dane is even worse than most ztrs on hills.

hey im lookin to by a used wright stander sentron and i was told its a "problem child" I would really apriciate it for some advice on the product.
Thanks!!

[NLS1]

Just go try the two back to back, and you will likely want to buy the Wright.
Thats what I did and easily wound up with the stander. Love it, will be buying a 32 or 36 in addition next year. Amazing on the hills. Way lower center of gravity and smaller footprint than the Surfer.
Good luck!

[NLS1]

Thought it said 9-20-2007, but it was from two years ago!:hammerhead:

[Cooter]

How is the Deere quik trac on hills, since it is essentially the same as the Great Dane?

[hackitdown]

I have a 48" Super Surfer, and it does not hold hills as well as an Exmark 52" Lazer HP. But the Great Dane is a secondary machine, so it isn't as important to me. Price was important, I paid $5500 new from Lesco (I'm not a big Lesco customer, others may do better on price). The Wrights with floating deck were quite a lot more, almost $7K. One complaint...no striping kit!

My options within my budget was either a hydo WB, or the Surfer. I went Surfer and I am happy.

[ed2hess]

What's the deal with the
rapid height adjustment?

It is a hand operated lever for raising the deck. It has detent positions and you can raise the deck for various cut heights or for curb hopping and loading on/off trailers so the deck don't drag. It raises the deck and the motor. It is simple four bar linkage mechanism.

[GrasshopperL&P]

It is a hand operated lever for raising the deck. It has detent positions and you can raise the deck for various cut heights or for curb hopping and loading on/off trailers so the deck don't drag. It raises the deck and the motor. It is simple four bar linkage mechanism.

If you were mowing along at a decent clip and hit a large object, rock, etc., and hit the object with the deck very hard, I'm wondering if this would bend the linkages as opposed to hitting the object with a floating deck or fixed deck, any thoughts on this??? Thanks....

[ed2hess]

If you were mowing along at a decent clip and hit a large object, rock, etc., and hit the object with the deck very hard, I'm wondering if this would bend the linkages as opposed to hitting the object with a floating deck or fixed deck, any thoughts on this??? Thanks....

I wonder about the same thing....so far we are in our second year and haven't broken anything yet. I need to check to see if the detent device is designed to allow the deck to move up....The weight of the motor is also on this deck.

[GrasshopperL&P]

I wonder about the same thing....so far we are in our second year and haven't broken anything yet. I need to check to see if the detent device is designed to allow the deck to move up....The weight of the motor is also on this deck.

Thanks for the reponse!