Experiences with stand on mowers?

[AllAmericanlawn]

I was wondering what some of your opinions were on the stander/surfer style mowers. Good and bad experiences. Thinking of adding one to the fleet.

[lawnprosteveo]

I went from running all walk behinds to a mid mount Z (Toro). Then switched to a John Deere Quik Trak. I mow 1/4 to 1/2 acre lawns mostly. The stander style mower IMO is by far the most productive. I wouldnt have anything but a stander style now.

[ed2hess]

We got a Wright stander and it is a little more productive than a WB on small yards but too expensive. We aren't going to buy any more and go back to dual hydro WB units.

[AllAmericanlawn]

How are they on hills and slopes?

[The Elements Group]

hands down, Wright is the best stand on mower for slopes.. ive taken wrights on slopes that i wouldnt venture on with a zero turn.. best of luck

[ed2hess]

I don't know why it would be better on slopes than a WB we seldom use the stander when we are doing runoff ponds. It slides too easily.

[The Elements Group]

well here in north ga , it held the slopes much better than any zero turn and stand on i have been n.. yes there are those slopes that a walk behind would be better .. i would only use a walk behind on extreme slopes i 6'1 250 and the 48 rh held the ground on a dime turning either way and going across with out the front wheels coming off the ground.. both mowers have thier place most definitely .. but to each his own .... how sttep of a slope are you mowing around theses ponds?

[LawnGuy73]

Wright Stander is very productive, compact, and fast!

[lawnprosteveo]

We got a Wright stander and it is a little more productive than a WB on small yards but too expensive. We aren't going to buy any more and go back to dual hydro WB units.
Ed, I compared a hydro wb (scag and toro) to the cost of a Wright Stander and the price difference was only about $1,000 or less. Do you run a lesser expensive brand?

[JS Landscaping]

I had a 48" wright stander with the 17hp kawi. Most underpowered machine I have ever run. It also was not the Rapid height adjustment. So changing the cutting height was not fun. Great machine for small yards when the grass wasnt growing too fast. Bigger yards or tall or wet grass forget it. I think most of the problem was just that it was underpowered. Bought it when they first started to come out around here, and there wasnt the rapid hieght model out yet. Shoulda went with the 19hp. There is no replacement for displacement!

[txgrassguy]

My crews during peak times used to run 4 60" mid mounts, plus three 36" walk behinds.
I tried the Auburn Industries machine and found the 48" was the best all around performer.
Based upon:
1. Maneuverability
2. Visibility
3. Comfort
4. Ease of use
5. Ease of maintenance
6. More compact - easier fit on the trailers
7. Operator will actually get off the machine quicker/easier so debris is picked up and not chopped over.
Now all my crews run is stand on units plus one Navigator for the high end properties.
They mow everything from r.o.w.'s to school grounds, and lower end residential turf sites.
Knowing what I do now, I will never purchase a mid mount rider ztr again. Once the remaining unit is sold off, only stand on units will be acquired.

[ooo]

I have the 19HP 48" Wright and love it. I believe its not quite as good as a walk behind on most hills. I cut everything I possibly can with the stander. I find its a bit quicker than a walk behind and wouldnt buy anything different for my business.

[tha1027455]

What about leaf cleanups? How do you guys with stander go about that? It cant be efficient to keep dumping the little 3-4 bushel bag every two lines right? Thats the main reason i went with ztr.

[krider]

I have three Stander mowers, two 61" with 25 hp kawi and a 48" with a 19 hp kawi. I have two of the turbo 10 grass gobbler catchers with leaf extensions. I have been trying to set up the best system for years for very labor intensive fall clean ups. The best way I have found is to blow all of the leaves out of the beds onto the grass. Then into a windrow and leaf plow them to the leaf vac or woods/dump site. After, come back with the mower and clean up the remaining leaves left from blowing/leaf plowing. I have tried the leaf plow from Jrco and I was not too impressed. The direction I went with was a custom leaf plow for my wheeled Toro Dingo. With the dingo I am able to lift the leaves just as I get to the pile to reduce packing and making the vacuuming process efficient. With the Jrco set up all of the leaves would just pack together and vacuuming them up took three times as long eliminating the time saved by having the plow. I had great luck with this set up reducing fall clean up times in half. Anyway, to answer the question, the stander does a great job of picking up leaves especially with high lift blades installed. It is not very efficient if you have a thick blanket of leaves because you will have to empty the catchers often.

[Busa_bill]

I only have a 32" Wright Stander (small gates in my area), so I may not be much help here. They had a 17 HP electric start Kawasaki option for $300, and I was all over that. Gratuitous amounts of power.

My only complaint has been leaf mulching. It has allot of blowout from under the deck. Grated I have the deck set at max height so it doesn't high center coming off the trailer. I guess nothing is perfect.

[AllAmericanlawn]

Anyone have experience with Great dane super surfer?

[AllAmericanlawn]

No one with any standers other than Wright? Great dane, Toro, etc.

[TNT LawnCare Inc.]

I own all wright standers and wont buy anything else ! I also get the biggest H.P. i can. Unless i find a great deal on a used piece ...

[Horsepower Lawns]

What about leaf cleanups? How do you guys with stander go about that? It cant be efficient to keep dumping the little 3-4 bushel bag every two lines right? Thats the main reason i went with ztr.



Anyone have experience with Great dane super surfer?


I have a Great Dane 52/23. I use it all the time, and love it. It works great on hills. I also use it to pull a leaf vacuum. The only time it use my 36in WB now, is if the gate is to small for the 52in to fit or when I mow at my mom & dads. I can put my wife or dad on the Great Dane & I use the WB.

[ed2hess]

Ed, I compared a hydro wb (scag and toro) to the cost of a Wright Stander and the price difference was only about $1,000 or less. Do you run a lesser expensive brand?

Sorry I didn't get back....yes we bought a Snapper Pro $3900. And I agree if I was comparing to the new scag or ferris or exmark or Toro not bad.

[thompson_lawncare]

I have a Toro Grandstand, 52" with 23 Kaw, love it. I didn't know if it was the right choice when we bought it but we save so much time using it. It handles like a walk-behind but mowes like a rider and much more manuverable. We are probably going to get rid of our rider and use the Grandstands exclusively.

[instyle]

I have 2 JD quick tracs, however I have never owned or used a walkbehind.
Because of the bagging ability i just purchased a walker (dumper).
The JD is absolutly amazinh on hills, I mean I can can across a ditch so steap it feels like the machine is about to flip. It blows the walker out of the water on hills. Not to mention....it is fast and small. I do love the mchines. The downfall is the lack of baggers. I did custom fit 717 powerflos to the deck and I custom mounted triple baggers to the back, worked perfect, but added alot of weight.
Compared to the walker, the stander is way faster, alot smoother (suspension is your legs, lol) way louder, heavier, and smaller.