MTD Pro ZTR ??

[mowohio]

Does anyone have any experiences with the &quot;new&quot; MTD Pro ztr? They look like a well built machine with a reasonable price.<br>Thanks.

[Evan528]

i would not touch any commercial equipment made by mtd... i have owned several peices of mtd equipment and it is built so dam cheap. the machanical parts seem to be alright but its the cheesey controls and small parts that are built so flimsy. when i started my buissness i used alot of mtd because it was what was cheap.... enough said. got rid of it all very fast! for a 1000 bucks more you can get a quality ztr like a exmark, toro or bobcat. stick with one of them and you can go wrong.

[ZYAL8R]

or SCAG, try the Turf Tiger, the rest are all good mowers too.

[Lazer]

When you are earning your LIVING, your family's source of income, why would you want to aquire less than the best equipment?<p>It would be paramount to shopping for a surgeon based on price.<p>Shop around, sure. Compare prices and features, sure. But to settle for anything less than the best seems crazy.

[sunrise]

MTD bought out Ferris in December

[fireball]

I think your are wrong on MTD buying out Ferris. I think that Ransomes the parent company bought Ferris but is allowing Ferris to exist as a totally seperate unit(in other words they can continue to paint the mowers red until they run out of paint)<p>What was said earlier about buying the best is true but the best for you might be that MTD. It not price alone that you have to consider but also dealer service too

[Keith]

Simplicity bought Ferris

[Evan528]

your right, i just read about 2 days ago in lawn and landscape magazine that simplicity bought out ferris.

[sunrise]

I am not always right,butt I am never wrong.<br>

[Grassboy]

Hey MowOhio, <br>Where in Ohio do you live???? I live in Hudson.<br>

[PLS]

MTD and Lesco are in together on the equipment. I'm not sure of the arangement. But I know they are all built in the same place. I can't remember if Lesco bought MTD or if it is some other kind of deal, it all took place three or so years ago.<br>

[mowerconsultant]

ferris was bought by simplicity, and they have no plans of changing the comapany..<br>mtp pro is made by a company called commercial turf products, it is a comapny jointly owned by mtd and lesco....therefore you will find the units in mtd red and in lesco green...poor quality in my opinion...there hand help products are made by jap company called shibura (correct spelling ???)<br>just some of the facts... hopes this helps..

[PLS]

At one time Lesco hand held power equipment was Echo painted green. Don't know if that's still the case.

[mowerconsultant]

at one time it was echo equipment, you could go to your echo dealer and he had books to look parts up under the lesco name....<br>not the case anymore though....most of it is now the shibura product...

[southside]

Would not touch mtd with a 10 foot pole.<br>They seem to fall apart on a regular basis.

[yardsmith]

how does that saying go......<br>If Huffy made a plane-would you fly in it?<br>Anyways, I have demo-ed the MTD pro, & I would consider buying it only if you're just starting out, & don't like used equip., or if you or family works there & can get it at a discount. <br>My preference would be to buy a good name (like bobcat, scag, exmark, etc) used mower for the same amt. of $$. The quality is better from the start. Like bicycles, would you pay $150 for a new huffy or a good used schwinn? <br>Remember, &quot;the bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten&quot;. Try to save up for a better brand mower.<p>----------<br>Smitty ô¿ô<br>

[lawnman]

lesco's/mtd' can't be that bad if a co. sells all 15 exmarks wbs and 6 choppers for them??? I talked with a worker and he said they have had no problems with the lesco's at all with them at all.

[EDL]

I have had Lesco/MTD mowers, blowers and a snowblower, all have had bolts just vibrate off. I feel most of the equipment is not built for the commercial user.

[Eric ELM]

A friend of mine got a Viper last spring and it spend about as much time in the shop as on the turf. He is sorry he bought it. Deck problems, wheel motor, pump, you name it, it went bad.<p>----------<br>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.townserver.com/elm/&quot;&gt;Eric@ELM&lt;/a&gt;<br>

[curlawngreen]

Look in &quot;Lawn and Landscape Mag.&quot; Or type in same. They have an ad for CHOPPERS for $6000