Generally the deck is bigger. The whole thing is bigger. They use more gas. They have more to go wrong. A big ZTR mower probably makes sense if you cut grass for a living. I know people who are making *payments* on a Dixie Chopper that they use once a week. Senseless.
Allan fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: >> OK wrote: > >> In talking to mower repair people and owners, I've been told >> that the ZTR mowers will cut your mowing time in half due to the >> agility, > > I have heard that too. I call "false". For that to be true, one > half of my time on the mower would have to be spent NOT cutting. > > Or maybe the deck is way bigger. > > But still not worth the money to me. I have a very effective > variable displacement hydrostatic drive JohnDeere 140 from the > early 1970 that cost me a LOT for such an old machine - $700. > Why, that's a _car_ price!! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com