Zero Turn Mowers

[Burr]

Originally Posted by teamlund

hey guys, I have been using my new dixon zero turn all summer now and love it...BUT, it has a 61" deck and I am not sure how I should be lining up the next row to mow. When I mow with the tire towards the last cut running in the previous tire mark I lose alot of my deck with for cutting as the over lap of the deck is pretty severe...Yet there isnt any other comfortable way to line any cuts up.. I have tried linign up my anti scalp wheels but I have to basically look to the side of the machine the whole time which is very uncomfortable and actaully alittle unsafe... Am I missing something? or are they designed to have that much over lap? I am guessing I am losing about 12" of cut width if I use the previous tire mark as my guide, maybe even more.... input?

I actually just measured the wheel base of the front tires. 45 inches from outside of each tire.... with a 61" deck I am losing 16" of cutting width..

Your only losing 8" of cutting width with your numbers, one side of your mower is cutting, the other is over already mowed grass.

My suggestion, is that you will drive where your eyes are focused. Look straight ahead/off into the distance, and you will move your mower over to where it will make a full, or full"er" cut. It will take a bit of practice, and you will probably have some skips until you get tuned in and confident.

[teamlund]

Originally Posted by Burr

Your only losing 8" of cutting width with your numbers, one side of your mower is cutting, the other is over already mowed grass.

My suggestion, is that you will drive where your eyes are focused. Look straight ahead/off into the distance, and you will move your mower over to where it will make a full, or full"er" cut. It will take a bit of practice, and you will probably have some skips until you get tuned in and confident.

currently i run one front tire in already mowed grass as a guide... So I am losing the width of the tire (i would guess 6") and the extra width of the deck on that side. I wwill have to try running with the tire just inside on uncut grass and try and keep the outside of the wheel right next to already cut grass...

[golden eye]

I've has a TORO Z42 for 5 years and love it. I mow 3 acres at least once a week.

[Boatnut]

I use an Exmark Quest which is their residential line . They make really good commerical mowers and it flows over into their residential models, IMO. I only mow an acre but lot of trees and some slopes. Beats the heck out of my old Grasshopper.

https://exmark.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProductType=23

[teamlund]

alright fellas, I am getting strips of uncut grass behind my dixon. Its just narrow strips, 2 of them. they are jsut inside the rear wheels. Not only is it uncut grass but its also dumping lines of mulched grass there.... ANy idea?

its a 61" dixon, with a mulch kit, 3 blades, 27hp, ect

[REW]

Team,
Put new blades on the mower.
After putting the new blades on the mower, do your next cutting, varying the speed of the mower. See if your mower speed is part of the equation.

It sounds like the tips of your blades are gone and thus the suggestion to replace the blades.

REW

[teamlund]

Originally Posted by REW

Team,
Put new blades on the mower.
After putting the new blades on the mower, do your next cutting, varying the speed of the mower. See if your mower speed is part of the equation.

It sounds like the tips of your blades are gone and thus the suggestion to replace the blades.

REW

The mower is brand new as of this spring and with the the drought I have probably only mowed 12 to 15 times... I did hit a small stump a few times though... I took the blades to my inlaws and put em on the grinding wheel... No improvement..

[K Gonefishin]

Get rid of that stupid mulch kit.

[teamlund]

Originally Posted by K Gonefishin

Get rid of that stupid mulch kit.

haha I took the mulching baffles off from under the deck per the dealer... The discharge plug is still in.... No changes, still has lines in the grass of uncut grass.

[K Gonefishin]

Should have purchased a Scag or Exmark

J/K of course, no idea what could cause that but one thing for sure I would take it back to the dealer and use that warranty you go when you purchased it.

I would take the plug out/off, couple of my buddies owns a landscape companies and they all say maximum velocity and air flow creates the best cut, keep that air moving, I would put regular blades on it not the mulching blades and let that sucker discharge.

Also don't cut lower than 3 1/2 inches it's bad for the grass, if you got tall grass and your mowing at 2 1/2 to 3 inches with mulch blades at 8mph maybe the mower can't keep up therefore the lines.