Gravely / Ariens Website - Check it out [Archive] - LawnSite.com™

65hoss

02-01-2002, 12:02 PM

I like the site. Looks good.

Suggestion 1: Put the blade tip speed in there.
Suggestion 2: Have it were you can click on the different mowers and get a close up view.

GLS

02-01-2002, 03:06 PM

Up To 13 MPH Top Speed
Liquid-cooled engine options make it the fastest zero-turn in the industry. (gravely.com)

Top speed of the Hustler Super Z™ is 15 mph, making this the fastest z-rider on the market. (hustlerexcel.com)

jason2

02-01-2002, 05:54 PM

Site looks good. Was looking at your ZTR's, why did Gravely lose the swiveling casters on the decks? I always thought that was a great idea. In fact I plan on purchasing some and retrofitting them to my Lazer.

The new walk behinds look like winners, and when I am in the market for a new wb I will definetely be taking a serious look at them.

rwleigh

02-02-2002, 08:33 AM

DIXIE CHOPPER runs at 14mph
HUSTLER SUPER Z runs at 15mph
BLADERUNNER runs at 15mph
BAD BOY runs at 14mph

MOW ED

02-02-2002, 10:58 AM

http://www.gravely.com/Pherowalkbehind/

Who is that handsome guy?

Great site Barry. You gents are First Class.

Eng Mwr Guy

02-02-2002, 03:42 PM

FWIW, I will be looking into the claim of speed. We tested all of the above mowers side-by-side in a race. I am not sure what happened as I am only the walk guy not the ride-on guy.

If this claim is false I will make sure it gets changed.

Barry
Ariens/Gravely Guy

jack D.

02-02-2002, 09:35 PM

Poor design on the website. Took more than 5 seconds to figure out where to get the specs on the WB models once getting to the WB main page.

summitgroundskeeping

02-02-2002, 10:28 PM

dang, 8.5mph on a w/b. I thought 7 was fast

Eng Mwr Guy

02-03-2002, 11:39 AM

Ask Ed aka MowEd what 9.5 feels like.

Barry

MOW ED

02-03-2002, 12:33 PM

Real quick.

KirbysLawn

02-03-2002, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by jack D.
Poor design on the website. Took more than 5 seconds to figure out where to get the specs on the WB models once getting to the WB main page.

LMAO!! The site is poorly designed because it took your eyes longer than
5 seconds to see the models listed an 1" from the top of the screen? http://www.3dpcgame.com/cwm/s/cwm/cwm/crying.gif

Give me a break, very nice site even if some of can't read as fast as others. Maybe they should add an arrow for our slower friends...

jack D.

02-03-2002, 06:03 PM

Alot of people are going to miss the specs page. The model #'s are to small, & not easily identifiable, especially if not familiar with Gravely models. They should be below the text with a small pic.. The arrow would definately improve the site.

http://www.gravely.com/Pherowalkbehind/?crm_cookie=check

GLS

02-03-2002, 07:08 PM

I'll admit that it did take me a second to find it, it is not a poorly designed site. I thinks it's great.

KirbysLawn

02-03-2002, 07:32 PM

Sure Jack, I'll agree to that, just suggest it, that's what he was asking. One simple adjustment does not make a poorly designed site.

jack D.

02-03-2002, 08:23 PM

Originally posted by jack D.
Poor design on the website.

Kirby you should read the posts before hopping on your high horse. Never said the whole site was poorly designed. Perhaps our slower members should take a second to try and absorb the context of a post before responding.
One's eyes follows the text down & then is left with no link to the specs.

The Gladiator

02-05-2002, 08:58 AM

Originally posted by jason2
Site looks good. Was looking at your ZTR's, why did Gravely lose the swiveling casters on the decks? I always thought that was a great idea. In fact I plan on purchasing some and retrofitting them to my Lazer.

The new walk behinds look like winners, and when I am in the market for a new wb I will definetely be taking a serious look at them.

Gravely discontinued the swivels because of the sever damage they receive when hitting roots, sidewalks etc. They just could not get them to live and still be cost effective.

The Gladiator

02-05-2002, 08:59 AM

Originally posted by rwleigh
DIXIE CHOPPER runs at 14mph
HUSTLER SUPER Z runs at 15mph
BLADERUNNER runs at 15mph
BAD BOY runs at 14mph

The Gladiator

02-05-2002, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by rwleigh
DIXIE CHOPPER runs at 14mph
HUSTLER SUPER Z runs at 15mph
BLADERUNNER runs at 15mph
BAD BOY runs at 14mph

I recently ran the Gravely PM272 31hp Diesel side by side with a new Hustler Super Z and the Dixie Chopper XF2500 and the Gravely was faster than the Chopper and approx .3 mph slower than the Hustler. I confermed with the Gravely engineers that the PM272 diesel was running at 13 mph.
Either the factory setting of 15 mph is wrong on the Hustler Z or they are advertising misleading information. I wonder which?

eslawns

02-05-2002, 12:24 PM

Kirby you should read the posts before hopping on your high horse. Never said the whole site was poorly designed.

You didn't?

Quote from jack D.: Poor design on the website.

If you didn't mean the whole website, YOU should have said so.

Perhaps our slower members should take a second to try and absorb the context of a post before responding.

Maybe we should try to understand how what we post comes across to somebody else. Remember, you know what you meant, we only know what you posted.

Clewsew

02-06-2002, 04:10 PM

I'll agree that it would be nice to see a close up pic of the equipment. The pics are just a little too small. Maybe you could make a link that would show a pic in a seperate window.

Doug

mowingmachine

02-06-2002, 08:53 PM

Nice site. Very professional looking. One suggestion. I would make thumbnail pics of the different models below the intro of each product catagory. Most peoples eyes are drawn toward colorful pictures first. The first thing I noticed when opening up the different product catagorys was the picture. I then continued down and looked for a list of models but did not find it. It took me a couple seconds to realize that they were above. Even then it looked more like a list than a link. Just my 2 cents otherwise I like it.

mowingmachine