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Hey guys,

Have two Exmark 30" walk-behinds, as well as a few larger machines.

Looking at a 32 stander, fell in love with standing after getting my Ferris WB & Z3X.

Looking for quicker productivity and speed on smaller homes.

How do you like the 32" standers? I understand the Wright doesn't have a quick changing deck, is this a pain?

Gravely Pro-Stance does, just not sure where I can find in Ontario Canada.

Wondering if the 32 makes a big difference in fatigue and overall cut time compared to slugging 30" walk-behinds. I guess one of the down-sides is you need to tow them with your trailer versus lifting them in and out like the Exmark 30's.

Thanks!
 
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Personally i love my wright. Its a 52" stander x but im pretty sure you can buy a stander i 32" that has a quick change deck height and such.
 
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Jake the grass guy said:
john deere has a 36inch stand on which is based of the wrights design. havent used it but it looks like it has the quick change deck height.
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yeah when i was researching them i found out that they jd looks identical!! though if you were forced to get a 36 in the wrights stander1 has a floating deck. btw the floating decks are so much easier unless you are just using a walk behind or something that you dont use that often!!
 
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AS for the Wright stander 32 your options are Stander B or SF stander which is a fixed deck.

I have both.

I went from a 30" timemaster, prior to that I had a 36" WB toro unit but could not get into all my gates. The timemaster was ok, but man was it a lot of work and underpowered.

The 32 has been my best business move to date. Not only can I shred backyards limted by gate size, but I can do most lawns as well.

My old SF 32" wright is a beast and it still runs perfect, but after using it for this past season I decided I wanted the luxury of adjustable height and E start, looking forward to running the stander B 32 this season!
 
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Very nice bro!


I am doing some equipment juggling this year and have to decide between going with a Exmark stand on aerator or a Wright 32 B.

Current setup is 61" z3x, 52" IZ700 and 48" FW35

Plan is to sell the zero turn, barely used it last year after I fell in love with standing. Either getting the aerator or smaller mower, have a mix of large properties and a few smaller ones.

Decisions, decisions.
 
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Imo it ranks 1st Scag 2nd graverly 3rd wright
scag, graverly and the fixed deck wright 32” have a deck clearance of 32.5”.
The Wright stander b has a deck clearance of nearly 34” so make sure you’re ok with losing 1.5” in clearance if you pick the stander b.
 
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The Prostance is garbage. Mine has about 800 hours and is only used as a backup. The engines on them are a higher end residential engine and are meant to be used for a part timer or weekend warrior, not a full time operation. Same as the Stander B's from Wright (they even say this on their website). The prostance parts are also cheap and will break down on you. Everything from the ignition switch down to the bushings inside the handle to raise the deck. It's well worth it to spend a few grand more and get a much better machine. This was the reason I switched to scags.

Hopefully this isn't too confusing: The productivity on smaller properties doesn't increase, but your daily productivity will. We can only mow a smaller property so fast, but when operating a stander all day, we are less tired at the end of the work day. How much of a daily increase? Who knows, but probably not a significant amount. It probably adds up over the course of the week.

For what it's worth, I have 4 scag vrides and 1 prostance. We only mow smaller properties under 1/2 acre.
 
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grassmonkey0311 said:
The Prostance is garbage. Mine has about 800 hours and is only used as a backup. The engines on them are a higher end residential engine and are meant to be used for a part timer or weekend warrior, not a full time operation. Same as the Stander B's from Wright (they even say this on their website). The prostance parts are also cheap and will break down on you. Everything from the ignition switch down to the bushings inside the handle to raise the deck. It's well worth it to spend a few grand more and get a much better machine. This was the reason I switched to scags.

Hopefully this isn't too confusing: The productivity on smaller properties doesn't increase, but your daily productivity will. We can only mow a smaller property so fast, but when operating a stander all day, we are less tired at the end of the work day. How much of a daily increase? Who knows, but probably not a significant amount. It probably adds up over the course of the week.

For what it's worth, I have 4 scag vrides and 1 prostance. We only mow smaller properties under 1/2 acre.
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Can you show me on the website where it alludes to the "residential weekend warrior"?
 
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WarriorLandscaping said:
Can you show me on the website where it alludes to the "residential weekend warrior"?
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" The all new Stander® B gives the operator the performance that Wright Standers are known for, in a much higher value package! Designed with the entry-level landscaper or part-time professional in mind, the Stander B is compact, maneuverable, easy to use, and low maintenance. "


Watch the video on the link, he also says it's mainly meant for someone "running 30 to 35 lawns per week" and calls it "entry commercial".

On the same link, go to the "Specs" tab and it also has it listed as Entry Commercial.

It also comes with an FS engine which fits the appropriate amount of use the manufacturer is saying the machine is mean for.
 
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Ive got 45 customers and running nothing but stander b units this season.

Zt3100 hydros, the fs engine that will go 2k hours no problem, 7 guage deck, and the solid wright controls. If anybody thinks its a homeowner mower they dont know what they are talking about.
Especially when you are talking about the 32 and 36 gate buster models, theyll laat as long as any of the others. Get into the 48 and larger deckw and you may realize the zk or x or i are a heavier unit.

The stander b is not referred to for werkenf warriors.
 
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rippinryno said:
Ive got 45 customers and running nothing but stander b units this season.

Zt3100 hydros, the fs engine that will go 2k hours no problem, 7 guage deck, and the solid wright controls. If anybody thinks its a homeowner mower they dont know what they are talking about.
Especially when you are talking about the 32 and 36 gate buster models, theyll laat as long as any of the others. Get into the 48 and larger deckw and you may realize the zk or x or i are a heavier unit.

The stander b is not referred to for werkenf warriors.
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I mean to be fair, when i first started i was using a MTD 42" lawn tractor and was smashing through waist high overgrown lawns. But that doesnt mean it was a commercial machine.. Its not really a question of performance. Its a question of durability.

The stander B doesnt have the durability that their other lineups have. and its marketed as such. You'll find that your parts will start failing earlier then if you got a full commercial wright. But as a solo guy who looks after his equipment and has 45 accounts, i doubt you'll really run into many issues with the stander b.

As far as "homer owner mower". I dont even think a home owner version of the stander exists in any brand? The stander is a niche product designed purely for the contractor. You'd be hard pressed to convince a home owner that standing up is better then sitting down.
 
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Agre with almost all of that. Homeowner isn't the word for the stander B. I can think of plenty of commercial mowers that come with FS engines, especially standers and walks as well as zt3100 hydro's, that's a fairly solid middle of the road commercial hydro. Wright did make the deck on the big b's a bit less robust with it only being 11gauge. The small b's carry that heavy 7 guage deck, flat free front tires also.

Technically, according to Ed Wrights multiple videos on the big B and the small B's, neither have an aerocore deck. They aren't labeled that on the mowers and they technically aren't quite aerocore although certainly they are based on the aerocore decks there are some differences that he points on in his videos. You will find when you compare the stander B mowers on their website it does in fact list aerocore for the b's, but again, they aren't labeled that from the factory, don't have the sticker, and aren't exactly the same as the other aerocores.
 
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