Is it good to have deck lever on the left?

 

That's how the Wrights/JDs are setup, deck height on left and parking brake on right side.

Only thing that would give me pause is reports of total dealer and manufacturer indifference to warranty and post warranty issues.

 

I've read of some of those reports. I try to keep them in context, but some things are somewhat concerning.

 

Just from looking at your pics,how easy is it to adjust the deck height ? I see the handle on the left to do so and the pin / height scale which holds the handle in place. I'm just wondering if you would have to dismount the machine to do so. It certainly looks like a two handed affair, one hand holding the handle, the other placing the pin in the preferred selection. Besides that minor concern, the machine looks like a serious piece of equipment that is narrow enough to snug thru some tight gates. I'm definitely considering this mower and like yourself would like to hear some other comments about it!

 

You set the pin first to the desired height, then drop the handle. It's pretty easy.

Unfortunately you're not gonna find many to review the mower. Seems they have somewhat of a 'behind closed doors' following. They got such a bad rap here years ago that many likely don't even want to be bothered with the naysayers!

 

You are exactly right my friend. It gets old trying to explain to people that a lot of the info they rec'd was from people who never owned, never operated, never even seen a commercial BB in some cases. After a while you just give up.

 

I have a 48, bought last year! Sold my low hour cat diesels, and now wonder why I didn’t have some type of stander!

Rugged machine, cut with the gator type blades is excellent, not too impressed with the factory ones!
My dealer( tractor bobs in okc) is great, this is the 6th bad boy I bought from him! ( and I’m a cattle rancher with a fleet of five “green/yellow” tractors!

my only (small) issue is how they use the rubber hose to facilitate oil changes, other than that I’m quite happy with it!

 

I have a 48, bought last year! Sold my low hour cat diesels, and now wonder why I didn't have some type of stander!

Rugged machine, cut with the gator type blades is excellent, not too impressed with the factory ones!
My dealer( tractor bobs in okc) is great, this is the 6th bad boy I bought from him! ( and I'm a cattle rancher with a fleet of five "green/yellow" tractors!

my only (small) issue is how they use the rubber hose to facilitate oil changes, other than that I'm quite happy with it!

What do they run out the door?

 

And for the naysayers, owned the 35hp cat diesels for 4 years, around 200hrs! Sold them for $1500 less than I paid for them! Same guy bought both!

 

Nice! My other consideration is Wright but the dealer is 35 miles from me and really busy. Place gets covered up for weeks once the season comes around.

 

They did a good job with this, simple and rugged! It’s my favorite and gets me away from push mowing with the 30 turf master!

there first attempt with a stander a few years ago was, well, less than stellar! I feel they learned their lesson and applied a little more thought to the ergonomics of the unit!

understand a 36 was/is in the mix, would like one but need a z sprayer/spreader of some type a little worse!!

 

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Feel free to pm me and I will provide my phone to give you a user feedback on the unit!

 

Mine was $6250

 

7 gauge deck and 3400 hydro's paired with the kawi fx, i'd say that price point is more than fair.

 

I thought the deck was a full 1/4"....may be wrong tho?

 

I bought the Revolt 36 stander and I am very happy with it. So far no issues. It is very comfortable and easy to use. The controls are ergonomic with the exception of the mechanism that holds the deck at transport height when selecting the cutting height. The metal bar that holds the deck up may or may not be in alignment with the catch that it's supposed to engage. It's a hassle to move into place when this is the case. Not a deal breaker but something to live with on occasion. This could be remedied with the install of a few washers.
The Kawasaki engine is powerful and despite mowing tall grass ( three feet tall) I have yet to bog it down.. The engine starts with minimal choke even when cold
The stock grass deflector is made of a steel frame with thick rubber boot. When navigating thru tight places, you have to tip the defector up which places it directly into the exhaust outlet of the muffler which can burn and melt the rubber. Simply curving the exhaust away or adding a curved tip would have solved the issue.
Speaking of chute deflectors, Badboy recently came out with one for the Revolt 36 . I ordered it yesterday, I will see how that works out. I tried a green guard chute system and it wouldn't fit due to the deck suspension hardware interfering.
The build quality of the machine is very solid, it tips the scales at over 700 lbs . The deck is fabricated steel and is heavy duty.
I would prefer to have wider rear tires to better distribute the weight as it can be an rutting issue when mowing wet or recently soaked yards . I have read about some ppl having issues with the machines eating and throwing deck drive belts but I haven't experienced this at all. Another oddity is the location of the fuel tank gauge which is viewed thru a hole in the control panel. The tank itself is located on the other side of the operator pad/bolster. Fueling is very easy with the fill neck on the right side of the machine. There is a clip to hold a water bottle but is suited for larger bottles. A standard water bottle will fall off once you get moving.
Visibility while using the machine is excellent. The rear tires can tear up turf if you aren't careful with your turns in especially in wet conditions.
If you are one to mow and have your phone with you, a USB port is provided to charge your portables.
I seriously considered a Wright stander as my other option but this unit was 800 less.
The major difference being that with the Wright, the engine moves with the deck when adjusting the cutting height. This is to keep the belts inline with all pulleys all the time, eliminating possibility of belts jumping off. So far, I haven't had that occur with my machine. Anyway, hope this helps.

 

I bought the Revolt 36 stander and I am very happy with it. So far no issues. It is very comfortable and easy to use. The controls are ergonomic with the exception of the mechanism that holds the deck at transport height when selecting the cutting height. The metal bar that holds the deck up may or may not be in alignment with the catch that it's supposed to engage. It's a hassle to move into place when this is the case. Not a deal breaker but something to live with on occasion. This could be remedied with the install of a few washers.
The Kawasaki engine is powerful and despite mowing tall grass ( three feet tall) I have yet to bog it down.. The engine starts with minimal choke even when cold
The stock grass deflector is made of a steel frame with thick rubber boot. When navigating thru tight places, you have to tip the defector up which places it directly into the exhaust outlet of the muffler which can burn and melt the rubber. Simply curving the exhaust away or adding a curved tip would have solved the issue.
Speaking of chute deflectors, Badboy recently came out with one for the Revolt 36 . I ordered it yesterday, I will see how that works out. I tried a green guard chute system and it wouldn't fit due to the deck suspension hardware interfering.
The build quality of the machine is very solid, it tips the scales at over 700 lbs . The deck is fabricated steel and is heavy duty.
I would prefer to have wider rear tires to better distribute the weight as it can be an rutting issue when mowing wet or recently soaked yards . I have read about some ppl having issues with the machines eating and throwing deck drive belts but I haven't experienced this at all. Another oddity is the location of the fuel tank gauge which is viewed thru a hole in the control panel. The tank itself is located on the other side of the operator pad/bolster. Fueling is very easy with the fill neck on the right side of the machine. There is a clip to hold a water bottle but is suited for larger bottles. A standard water bottle will fall off once you get moving.
Visibility while using the machine is excellent. The rear tires can tear up turf if you aren't careful with your turns in especially in wet conditions.
If you are one to mow and have your phone with you, a USB port is provided to charge your portables.
I seriously considered a Wright stander as my other option but this unit was 800 less.
The major difference being that with the Wright, the engine moves with the deck when adjusting the cutting height. This is to keep the belts inline with all pulleys all the time, eliminating possibility of belts jumping off. So far, I haven't had that occur with my machine. Anyway, hope this helps.

Slime, I would be all in on the Bad Boy Revolt 36 but those skinny rear tires are concerning. In your opinion why do they use those? Every other 36 stander goes at least with an 8 inch tire if not 8 1/2. Do you think you could stick wider tires on the unit?

 

Good info!

 

How wide are the tires?

 

You are exactly right my friend. It gets old trying to explain to people that a lot of the info they rec'd was from people who never owned, never operated, never even seen a commercial BB in some cases. After a while you just give up.

Good points @StanWilhite. Went to all John Deere this year, only because we were buying tractors for the ranch and packaged the z and standers with them.

my dealer in okc for BB expanded and went heavier into altos and husqvarna. Service guys were good but now swapped because of growth. Good for them but I feel lost in the shuffle, and went in this other direction, mainly because of the service angle. Had the bad boy line for 11 years, and overall was satisfied up until I bought a rogue in 2019.

 

Anyone here run a 36" Revolt? Not a fan of the narrow tires they come with. Could you feasibly put on a bit wider tire or even some Tweels on the rears on that machine?

 

Bump on my question above about the Revolt.

 

Cant answer your question, but, now I never ck’d pricing, but the tires they use look like they are a Bad Boy part only. Unless you replace in sets.
That’s scary. Especially if the dealer is a pirate. ( Psst 75% are. Morons also.)

 

BB shows a 21x7-10 for the rears on the 36" while Wright shows 18x8.5-10 for theirs and the V ride shows 20x8-10. For comparison, my old Exmark Metro 36" WB wore 13x5-6 so I don't think they are too far out of line with their size, certainly have a taller tire on the BB

 

Why the heck does the BB need those skinnier tires though? Maybe they left a little room to put a wider tire on there? Any pics of the trim side and discharge side of the machine?

 

Trim side and straight ahead shot

 

From those pics looks like you could add an inch wider tire on the trim side pretty easy, may give up a tad of trim but not really any sort of issue since we all string trim anyway.
An inch more on the discharge side may protrude by a little bit. Wonder if you can put 8" tweels on this sucker?

 

I just realized the bigger deck machines use 5 lug and the 36 is 4 lug, wonder why that is? Wheel motors?

 

Can't see why any mower would need five lug. There are passenger cars on the freeway doing 80mph on four lug.

 

Just wait til they try the F1 center lug 🤣

 

I guess as long as you had inboard room you could, unless you put found something with an offset or backspacing to clear it.

 

With the price of tires, those look just fine. I’d deal with it when I absolutely had to.
But I dont make landscaper kind of money 🙂