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Kordoba
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I call it the best of both worlds!
Keeps the ants in check too!
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Robostyle
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Goth Lawn lol
JTyson
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311boogieman
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You guys have some nice rigs but I'm just not a fan of zero turn mowers despite the ease. Something about being behind the motor and having a steering wheel 
JTyson
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ZTRs are a pain in the ass to do anything deeper than regular maintenance on, and even some of the grease fittings on the shaft u joints are tough to get to but you have to keep them up or you will predictably be in repair hell.
Regular front engine mowers are easier to keep up and work on and cost less up front too.
If it’s stupid hot where you live having all that heat from the engine behind you is kinda nice as opposed to driving through it constantly.
It really comes down to how much do you need maneuvering ease of a ZTR vs a regular front engine mowers, if you are cutting open land with little obstacles I wouldn’t get a ZTR, but if you have lots of stuff to cut around they are tough to beat. We are cutting roughly 11 acres that is heavily wooded on more than half of it, so it is well worth it. If it was a square lot with few things to go around it would be kind of a waste of money when a front engine would do fine, and is easier to keep up. The ZTR’s have to be blown off a lot to keep shit from gathering up on the hydrostatic cases or the hydraulic oil will break down faster from the added heat they generate when it can’t escape. You can choose not to do it but you will be changing fluids and filters faster.
Everything is a trade off
Regular front engine mowers are easier to keep up and work on and cost less up front too.
If it’s stupid hot where you live having all that heat from the engine behind you is kinda nice as opposed to driving through it constantly.
It really comes down to how much do you need maneuvering ease of a ZTR vs a regular front engine mowers, if you are cutting open land with little obstacles I wouldn’t get a ZTR, but if you have lots of stuff to cut around they are tough to beat. We are cutting roughly 11 acres that is heavily wooded on more than half of it, so it is well worth it. If it was a square lot with few things to go around it would be kind of a waste of money when a front engine would do fine, and is easier to keep up. The ZTR’s have to be blown off a lot to keep shit from gathering up on the hydrostatic cases or the hydraulic oil will break down faster from the added heat they generate when it can’t escape. You can choose not to do it but you will be changing fluids and filters faster.
Everything is a trade off
MadAsAHatter
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Every problem has a solution if you get creative.
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