Have a Bad Boy Maverick 60" 27hp and its an awesome machine. $6k . Only feature i would like to see would be a flip up deck to wash and change out blades
I have been looking for the last few months and have seen this advice over and over. The problem is any used commercial mower with 200 or even 400 hours is priced so close to new machines.
The other thing I question is the 3-5k hours you mentioned. You look at enough dealers and many have a quite a bit of units 2-4 yeas old in the 1100-1400 hour range. It is pretty evident that these were used in a commercial manner. Why would they be trading them in for new machines if they only reached 25-45% of there life? I am sure there are machines that have that many hours without a doubt, but to get to that point how much $$ in new parts and maintenance is needed? I have no idea just a thought
Trading a machine off with 25 to 45% of their life equals more trade in value. Same goes with trading in a vehicle with 70K miles versus 120K miles.
I have been looking for the last few months and have seen this advice over and over. The problem is any used commercial mower with 200 or even 400 hours is priced so close to new machines.
The other thing I question is the 3-5k hours you mentioned. You look at enough dealers and many have a quite a bit of units 2-4 yeas old in the 1100-1400 hour range. It is pretty evident that these were used in a commercial manner. Why would they be trading them in for new machines if they only reached 25-45% of there life? I am sure there are machines that have that many hours without a doubt, but to get to that point how much $$ in new parts and maintenance is needed? I have no idea just a thought
FYI, you may think they're priced close to new but as mentioned, my 472 was $5k cheaper and my 152 was about 3k cheaper than new. Just gotta wait for the right deal, they're out there!
John Deere z540r 60 inch deck for $6500 or less. 2.8 acres in 53 min. Great machine for price, commercial is over priced imo.
Find a good used ExMark commercial mower and don't look back. Commercial grade is the way to go if you plan on mowing a fair amount. Deeper deck = less trash sticking underneath, better blades, better spindles, heavier hardware.
I am picking up a new Gravely today. They are made in Wisconsin
Come on man, there's a lot of good things made in Wisconsin. Beer for instance.
Was in the same boat a few years ago. I decided instead of zero turn to go the JD X 380 54" rider route. Reason being was for the fact I have a lot of area for snowblowing. The 44" blower attachment is a beast when comes to moving snow. Just food for thought...
name one good sconni beer????