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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 10:41 AM
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zero turn mowers

Has anyone got a Bad Boy mower that is what it is called if so do you like it
it sure looks heavy duty or what you have and how it is holding up as far as
a zero turn mowers will be cutting grass before you know it
 
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Never haeard of it. Who makes it or is that the companies name? If it looks well built and the price is right whats the availability of parts. Does the dealer stock most? Can you get them overnighted if they don't stock it?

I've had a bunch, Bunton, Gravely, Scags, Exmark, and there's a whole lot more out there. Had the best luck with the Exmarks. The dealer I use stocks just about a whole machine in parts. If they don't have it it'll be there the next day.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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Don't know anything about them excpet that they are sponsoring Mike Skinner in the Daytona 500. . .

http://www.jayski.com/teams/23.htm

Sorry, can't wait for racing season to finally get going
 
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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it'll never replace my 30 year old snapper, now thats a good mower.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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Ive worked for several Lawn Services and I have used the 61" Scag Turf Tiger and a Exmark Lazer Z.

The Scag is not a bad mower for the money but the Exmark was the best ive used. Those mowers will supprise you when you get on the throttle they can fly on a yard.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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we've got one of these where i work and the the mower is great. its pretty quick and reliable. we just grease it every few times we use it.



adam


edit: its a grasshopper mower. they've got a bunch that they make. ours is this size but its a diesel
 
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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There has been a lot of talk about Bad Boy mowers over the last few years among commercial guys, but have yet to run across one in use or even talked with anyone who owns one. I find that a bit unusual. The dealer I bought my Hustler from carries the line, so it's not like they are not represented in the area. Looking at it, there doesn't seem to be anything inherently wrong with it. Maybe the marketing is just not quite right.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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we used toro's at the conservation district and they worked great
 
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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That Grasshopoper design is getting kind of out dated, you should check out the John Deere 700 series 48-72 inch, out does anything i've ever used
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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For good advice on mowers you might want to check out www.lawnsite.com. Lots of knowledgeable people over there.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:22 AM
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we have 2 dixons and we love them. mow great and turning around trees is easy

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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 09:01 AM
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I have three BobCat mowers. Two walk behinds and one rider. There great mowers, had one of the walk behinds for 5 years and have had no problems but rutine maintence.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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Ive worked for a Company that used a Bobcat walk behind and its a pretty nice mower. I like the dark green lines that the Buttons leave on a yard too.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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Cub Cadet makes a line of ZTR mowers, both comercal and consumer. I have used their comercial M60 & M72 mowers. They are mowing machines. Last i heard the M72 is going to come out with a diesel motor option. The one i used had a 28hp gas. With the deck under the mower you can get tighter turns around objects than with the deck out front.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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Iam looking at the Cub Cadet ZTR 48" cut with 10 gage deck what should I pay
for something like this is this a good mower
 
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