Ken Garlock
05-12-2003, 5:16 PM
Last week I spent a lot of time at the computer and and traveling around the Dallas area looking for a lawn mower which can easily handle 1 to 2 acres.
I drove into Dallas to a shop which was supposed to handle Dixie Choppers only to find that they had dropped the line. The next closest dealer was in Arlington some 65 miles away. That killed the Dixie Chopper as an option.
I spent time at the Kubota dealer looking at various configurations, the same with the John Deere dealer. I stopped at Lowe's and looked at the Husqvarna ZTR, and as you know I asked about it here on the forum.
Some people suggested I look at a Kubota tractor and finish mower. That sounded good, but as much as I drooled over the BX2200 and B7800, I just could not see spending $10K to $15K.
So yesterday I spent time researching yet another brand. I liked what I saw and this morning my LOML and I drove to the lawn mower shop and bought the SCAG TIGER CUB ZTR. It has a 19 HP Kawasaki gas engine and a 48" deck. It is the only machine I saw that has a 3 year warranty. This is a commercial quality machine, with a commercial quality price, but fortunately the factory was having a $1000 off sale. That was what finally pushed me into the Scag court.
I will be delivered in the morning, and I am ready to hit the weeds.:)
I drove into Dallas to a shop which was supposed to handle Dixie Choppers only to find that they had dropped the line. The next closest dealer was in Arlington some 65 miles away. That killed the Dixie Chopper as an option.
I spent time at the Kubota dealer looking at various configurations, the same with the John Deere dealer. I stopped at Lowe's and looked at the Husqvarna ZTR, and as you know I asked about it here on the forum.
Some people suggested I look at a Kubota tractor and finish mower. That sounded good, but as much as I drooled over the BX2200 and B7800, I just could not see spending $10K to $15K.
So yesterday I spent time researching yet another brand. I liked what I saw and this morning my LOML and I drove to the lawn mower shop and bought the SCAG TIGER CUB ZTR. It has a 19 HP Kawasaki gas engine and a 48" deck. It is the only machine I saw that has a 3 year warranty. This is a commercial quality machine, with a commercial quality price, but fortunately the factory was having a $1000 off sale. That was what finally pushed me into the Scag court.
I will be delivered in the morning, and I am ready to hit the weeds.:)