[AT] mower deck coating

[Stephen Offiler]

Claude:

My brother does lawn maintenance and runs a Scag with a 19HP Kawasaki.
 He follows the various Internet forums pertaining to his trade.  He
tells me Kawasaki is the defacto standard in pro lawn equipment.  On
his recommendation I bought a DR brush mower with a 17HP Kawasaki
(these are V-twins, by the way, and very smooth).  I also have a
finish deck and the DR has become my primary mower.  Only a  couple
hundred hours but so far it's a joy to run. I don't think 1400 hours
is really all that much, especially if you trust that it has been
maintained.  The machine overall should tell the tale; the pro
machines are usually served up a real beating by the hired help, and
it'll show in obviously worn and bent parts.  The Kawasaki is the
least of your worries; it'll run forever.   Oh, one more thing:  is
the Scag hydro?  My brother started out with a gear-drive mower and he
raves about his hydro now.  Huge difference.

Steve O.

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 5:32 PM,  <Claudeprintequip at aol.com> wrote:
> Pam?
>
> Everybody loves a smart a ...   I don't really know but...
>
> I have a lawn mower question.
> I'm looking at a used ztr  Scag Tiger Cub,  with 21hp Kawasaki  motor with
> 1400 hours. It's priced OK but has a lot of hours.   I  know the owner who
> bought it new and he said he has always done the prescribed  maintenance and the
> only thing he had to replace was a starter solenoid or  something like that.
> Also there are a couple of dealers in the local  trade area.
> Does anyone know about the reliability of these units? And are they
> maintenance friendly and that sort of thing?
> All answers graciously received, I think.
> Claude
>
>
>
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