[AT] mower deck coating

[Chuck Saunders]

I have a DR Field mower. It has done well by me. I find that DR stuff is
primarily sheet metal fabrication with of the shelf hardware. Not bad but it
does lose a few points on smooth design that comes from purpose made
castings. Not a lot of plastic though, and it has held up well.

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 8:11 AM, charlie hill <chill8 at suddenlink.net> wrote:

> Steve speaking  of DR.  Have you noticed that they are now making a line of
> zero turn mowers?  They look pretty good but I don't have any experience
> with DR stuff.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 7:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] mower deck coating
>
>
> > 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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