What company has the biggest zero turn? Heaviest,longest ect. I did sit on a Ferris 5100 z (72")(2200lbs) and this machine was huge. It made a hustler super Z look like a little toy. I have noticed some wide dixie choppers .Will a bigger machine handles bumps and slopes better? Since having a wider wheel base?
williams lcm
I was in rural king the other day and there was a Massey Ferguson zero turn, had to weigh 2000 lbs. Biggest bulkiest unthoughout machine I've ever layer eyes on, and then they stuck a little stamped deck on it likes on jd zero turns at Lowes.
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I think this is it, has a price tag to match. http://www.lastec.com/lastec2/Products/ZeroTurnMowers/4520120Cut.aspx
Have friend that used to mow in Western KY, he run a couple of these on loan from the Lastec R&D department, he told me they are great machines just heavy and high dollar.
IMO the 35 hp Cat on Ferris 5100 with only a 61" deck is waaay overkill (at least in most cases). I just don't see it....but, "to each his own".
Maybe you've seen it, but there's a video on YT of a guy one a Deere 777 IIRC, mowing down bamboo for crying out loud, and it's actually doing pretty well considering the size of the trees he's mowing down.:hammerhead:
That 5100 oughta do really well LOL
You're refering to the MF mower, way over sized for what it is. I was talking about a Lastec mower, a bit of overkill for the average LCO but a really nice machine.
What size tires did the Ferris have?, that mower with a 61 inch deck makes no sence. You would need those big tires to keep it from getting stuck.
Those tires should be on all 60 inch plus Z's.
Used to work for a company that uses 72" Dixies. Awesome machines and they used them where ever they could.
Would hold hills really good.
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Would hold hills really good.
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I always wondered what percentage of the time that was actually necessary? I mean, if you really needed that much hp shouldn't you be using a bush hog?
What's your take on that?
Thanks, Stan
Yeah... in the spring we used both motors a lot just because when you're cutting that much grass (74" across) the mower would start to cut weird especially if it was long and wet.. But in the summer when everything is burnt (the point where you know you're just going through the motions) we used one motor. It was a fast machine speed wise! (20MPH NEW) The dual motors were just to compensate for the high speed that it has.
I bought it just because we were using it to cut school baseball diamonds and community parks (Mostly wide open).
Honestly there were days where we got there at 5 and just FLEW though the schools yard with 3 of these machines. Cutting at 17MPH! Cutting at every 4" They dont care about what it looks like. Follow the patterns til you're done.
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