E & K Outdoor Services said:
In a previous post, i said im looking to buy a new mower for the 06' season. Ive decided on getting a ferris is3000. but i was at the dealer the other day, and they mentioned that, they will be carrying wright products this season. I was wondering if anyone who uses' those mowers could provide any feedback for me. looking for some info about the stander 52" perfomance,engine, and if its hard to operate or not.. on their site i also saw they have a newer version comming out also the Stander RG.
I've used a 52" Stander for about a season and a half. When I first started working for the company, all they had was 52" Standers and 21" push mowers. I thought it was stupid not to have a small walkbehind. However, to my amazement, we hardly ever use the 21" mowers. Maybe 5 times a week, and that is attributed the 52" Stander's versitility. They will go just about anywhere. We mow any kind of area you can think of, big and small. The first time I got on one it took me about 2 minutes to become very comfortable operating the machine. At the time I did have a Gravely 260Z, so I was already comfortable with the "zero turn mower" . It's very easy to use.
The downsides to the machine are not being suited for large areas, the ride, which after about an hour straight I'm about ready to get off, but if you're going from lawn to lawn it's not bad at all. Also, it's now available, but the Stander we use you can't adjust the height in a timely manner, like job to job. Now they make the rapid height stander, which is great.
The Standers we use are the older versions before they increased the blade tip speed. These mowers all have 20HP B&S engines, which are underpowered. If I were buying a 52" Stander, I'd get it with the 25HP Kawasaki. The cut is decent, but with the higher blade tip speed on the current models, I would think it would be a great cut. Striping is great with no striping kit.
If I didn't have a couple accounts (softball fields) that required a ZTR, I would probably buy a 52" Stander. I highly suggest getting a demo on a Stander to see if it's what fits you're needs and accounts.