Hi Im Luke, I'm 15 and I run a small lawn care business with about 15 accounts. They're all about .5 acre give or take. I've been mowing with a 2005 Snapper 26" walk behind. I'm ready to upgrade and I found a Scag 36" walk behind for sale for $1700 with a sulky with the Kawasaki. I believe it's at least a few years old but in good condition. I've never operated a walk behind like this and I don't want to waste my hard earned money on something I won't be happy with. I'd appreciate opinions on the mower. Thank you in advance.
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Hi Im Luke, I'm 15 and I run a small lawn care business with about 15 accounts. They're all about .5 acre give or take. I've been mowing with a 2005 Snapper 26" walk behind. I'm ready to upgrade and I found a Scag 36" walk behind for sale for $1700 with a sulky with the Kawasaki. I believe it's at least a few years old but in good condition. I've never operated a walk behind like this and I don't want to waste my hard earned money on something I won't be happy with. I'd appreciate opinions on the mower. Thank you in advance.
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My first mower last year was the same in a 48". It takes a little to get the hang of it. But would cut like crazy. I sold it this spring for 2200 to a 14 year old that had 40 lawns. It will be a good upgrade for you. I'd offer 1400 and see I'd they come down.
How is the cut quality?
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Excellent with sharp blades.
Thank you for your input.
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I've been doing this for a few years. One of my first mowers was a 36" Scag. Best cut ever. I used it for many years before I sold it. I liked it so much that I purchased a used one a couple of years ago. It only has around 100 hours on the engine. I plan on using that when I eventually retire on my own lawn. Good choice. The only downside I ever found was that it does not do well cutting in the rain due to being belt driven.
Thank you for your help.
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If it's like my first one, just a matter of lifting the front wheels up and adjusting the washers. I could change the height in less than a minute.
I guess you know about the three position adjustment bolts for leveling the deck.
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My first 36" Scag was a 1995 era machine. Once the deck was leveled, the front wheel washers could get me an inch or two adjustment. Never needed more than that. My current 100 hr 36" is a 2006 model. Much harder to adjust the height with pins. Either way, they still give the best cuts and spread the clippings. So much airflow out of the deck you can use them as blowers. I cut a 3 acre property with my 36" for a few years. Younger legs can take the punishment. Not any more.
have a toro Tbar with the same setup for height adjustment. we put it on the highest setting for the rear wheels then just adjust the front according to the height we wanted. its not "by the book" but it worked great while we had that mower. a properly setup mower deck is a bit lower in the from anyway (1/4" for most) if change the front height washers the most it would be out is about 1", that didnt seem to be a deal breaker for cut quality.
anyway to get on topic, OP that is a good mower, great engine and deck. like someone else said, the biggest con about a belt drive is the rain. we used belt drive toros for a while, light rain didnt seem to be much problem, but moderate to heavy rain and the mower will barely move itself along.
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