61" or 52" stander?

[scott's turf]

I am demoing a 52" stander this friday and plan to buy one if all goes expected. My question to you guys is there much difference between the 52" and 61"? I currently have 2 54 wb that I use on all my properties. I will keep one on the trailer and plane on using the 61" stander as the primary mower. The difference in cost is around $100 so I want to get the most machine I can for the price. If it is a little too big I can still use the 54" wb's I have. The 54" wb I have now are fixed decks and do fine for me. Will a 61" fix deck cause me many more problems. Opinions please. Is anyone running the 61" stander? Thanks.

[scott's turf]

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

[luv of green]

i just purchased a 52 ich stander with a 23 kaw , i have demoed the surfer 61 & 52 and the 61 stander the most efficient machine for me is the 52 i mow mostly residentials of all shapes and sizes these machines are really stable on hills as well the dealer had all 19hp machines but i researched the stander sight and they offer the 23 hp in the 52 also it was only like 150 dollars more for four more hp i am very pleased with my machine i have never striped this awesome , i will admit if u r worried about transport speed this is prolly ot the best machine but as for me i am on and off the trailer really close to start mowing mine runs 8 mph from factory and cuts awesome around 6 or 7 mph thatb is plenty fast for me there is a speed up kit available but the mower cuts well and plenty fast now hate to mess with a good thing my mower just turned 31 hrs good luck josh

[LAWNGODFATHER]

What are you concerned about? buy the 61" you have the smaller mower already.

Only major problem I can see is discharging Springs excess growth.

But we run may 60" ZTR's and can double cut quickly if needed.

[dmk395]

I just bought the 52, with 23hp kawi,and am very happy so far.

[scott's turf]

Thanks for your help. I am still demoing the 52" on friday. I am not expecting the 61" to be all that much different of a cut but I did not know for sure. Does anyone run the 61" now? It doesn't seem all that popular.

[MacLawnCo]

dont forget that the 60" has blades that turn at 19000 fpm, while the 52" is somewhat lower, i think arround 17000.

Jason

[sheppard]

I'm very happy with my 52" Stander. Some of the reasons why I purchased it were: same blade size as my 36" Snapper ( no confusion when changing blades); had my dealer tell me that 52" cuts better than larger deck, especially on manicured lawns. On some lawns, according to him, 60+" show a dip in the grass on turns with the deck. Not willing to debate this with any body- just what I repeatedly heard.

I'll think of other points as soon a s I finish this and send it into cyber-space.

Cordially,
Sheppard