Id say bobcat is better then third. Also I did not know they were made with briggs, either the motor has been replaced or it is old. They currently do not offer any with briggs as far as I know. The bobcats with kawis are amazing.

Cheers
Jeff

 

this mower is still in crate i will have to wait for it to be serviced, i was told that these mowers have come with the briggs engine for four years now. they also have a kohler engine and KAI series, but that drives the price way up i am trying to stay cheap but get a good mower i know that sounds dumb but i am still really samll on the account side and i will be using it for 4-6 ours a week so i think this mower will be a wide purchase. anyone else who can give good or bad about this mower please lets hear it.

 

Check out the Scag 36 w/b belt drive . This is what i use can't remember what i paid for it but . The new ones down here are a round $ 1,500.00 or so

 

skag in md dealer were like 2699 for last years model in a 32" gear drive model. they seam high but ill keep checking around.

 

Sounds sketchy. Check out bobcatturf.com and look under walk behinds, doesn't say anything about briggs. Sure they arn't selling you a bunton?

Cheers
Jeff

 

Bunton? never heard of them

 

they also have a bob cat walk behind with a 15 kohler for 2399 it that a better model?

 

The Briggs and Kohler came on the Classic models. Those have been discontinued. Basically the old heavy duty model with the Kawasaki engine and the "Classic" model have been combined into a single model.

They put the Kawasaki engine and double wheel drive belts on the "classic" and are calling it the "Classic Pro". The old big tire one and the "classic" are gone. Doesnt mean there is anything wrong with them.

I sold a pair of 15HP briggs 48" Classics this year. The distributor dumped them for a good price...One I sold to a friend at a discount the other went for 1999.

Definitely a good starter mower. When the briggs dies, put a kawasaki on it. It has single belts but thats nothing bad either. Unless you plan to run the mower in pouring rain when its really too wet to be mowing the grass anyway...

 

they also have a bob cat walk behind with a 15 kohler for 2399 it that a better model?

No, same exact mower with a Kohler engine...Save the 400, put that toward a kawasaki when the briggs engine dies.

 

depending on how many accounts i pick up and if the time ever comes for one can i use a velke on a single belt model? i dont plan on killing this mower for the use its goona have very little hours on it mantanace will be tip top on any of my equipment, i am torn between the briggs or the kohler i feel that the briggs for the price is a steal for a bob cat mower. and if the engine goes i will but a new mower or a new kawasaki for it. i just want a mower that will stand up to being loaded and unloaded on a trailer, thanks for any help, please keep the opinions coming i want a little more ground to base my decision on. thanks again DS

 

I have 2 bobcat vari speed walk behinds (very old). Would I buy another bobcat, in a second. Sounds like a good deal to me. Like pugs said, save the $400 now and by the time th brigs dies (long before the rest of a decently kept bobcat will) you should have the money to replace it with a kawasaki.

 

thanks for all the advice guys i think i can make my decision i do have one more concern about the electric PTO is this good or bad i not used anything like this before any good pointers? thanks again DS

 

Bob-Cats are great mowers. You wont be dissapointed in your purchase we have 48's and they cut and stripe very well. Iam not sure of the briggs model,were have you shopped for a mower.

 

thanks for all the advice guys i think i can make my decision i do have one more concern about the electric PTO is this good or bad i not used anything like this before any good pointers? thanks again DS

Single belts are fine with a sulky...again as long as conditions are dry. When it gets wet it might be more prone to slipping than the double belts...but any belt will slip if it is wet enough.

I have been selling Bobcats for 6-7 years now...when we got started it was the 933010 and 934010. Then they came out with the 933010A/934010A which just had fancier handles. All of them have had electric clutches. I have yet to replace an electric clutch on a Bobcat walkbehind...or any of the Bobcats we have sold for that matter.

Follow the instructions and it will last a long time. Run the engine to warm it up, put the engine at half throttle, engage the clutch, move throttle up to full and start mowing.

 

The Bobcat mowers are nice machines. I'm not so sure of that Briggs engine on it but the machine itself is a nice unit!

 

I've been running Bob-Cats since 1978. At one time I had fourteen of them. I currently have a 70s era Bob-Cat on my trailer. Obviously, I've been happy with them.

In the 70s, they were made by a company called Wisconsin Marine, and they came with 10 HP Briggs engines.

In 1981, they began putting 11 HP Hondas on them.

A few years later, 12.5 Kawasakis replaced the Hondas and Ransomes bought the right to make Bob-Cats. Kawasakis came with electronic ignition, replacing the old points and condensor ignition. They were very reliable engines and became a quick favorite.

I believe the Kohler engines also became available in the late 80s or early 90s, as well as the Kaws.

Meanwhile, IIRC, I think Briggs had a restructuring. They might have filed bankruptcy. Anyway, they redesigned their engines, made them more reliable, and manufacturers began putting them on mowers.

Last year, a guy who worked at the dealership told me the manufacturer (Ransomes) was purchased by a company in Europe. I haven't confirmed this yet, but you might want to investigate this, as I'm not sure if this will affect the ease and availability of finding parts down the road. I've already found that I'm not able to get certain parts for some of the older machines.

Hope this helps.

 

Bob Cat does make a 36" Gear Drive Classic with a 15hp B & S model #933012