Justin Ashley (14 Viewers)

[65 Goatboy]

My John deer has a v twin Briggs, been solid for 5 years so far

Bought a X380 last spring with a V twin Kawasaki and I love it.

 

[GumbyWVU]

Actually I do not think there is an actual Toyota racing there either unless you count stickers............

I think you're right - when I mentioned in another thread about a manufacturer - say Toyota - buying one of those IHRA tracks for their development work, it was pointed out that Toyota pulled out at the end of 2025. At least that was my understanding from the thread.

That being said, if you Google "official car of NHRA" it comes up Toyota. So who knows?

 

[TSK]

I’ve had my Bad Boy 60” ZTR for over 8 years. Plus, their factory is only about 75 miles from my house.
It’s got a Kohler engine. Everything still works great. Well, except for the spindle bearings. The OE bearings lasted about two seasons. I replaced them with Timken bearings but they didn’t last much longer. I’ve since gone to bearings I found on Amazon and they hold up OK.
We mow a little over 5 acres.
I’ve gotten pretty good at replacing bearings.
At Epping in 2024 I went by the SCAG booth and looked at their mowers. I’ll buy if my Bad Boy ever decides to quit.

 

[GumbyWVU]

I’ve had my Bad Boy 60” ZTR for over 8 years. Plus, their factory is only about 75 miles from my house.
It’s got a Kohler engine. Everything still works great. Well, except for the spindle bearings. The OE bearings lasted about two seasons. I replaced them with Timken bearings but they didn’t last much longer. I’ve since gone to bearings I found on Amazon and they hold up OK.
We mow a little over 5 acres.
I’ve gotten pretty good at replacing bearings.
At Epping in 2024 I went by the SCAG booth and looked at their mowers. I’ll buy if my Bad Boy ever decides to quit.

I've seen the Scag vendor booth at races and their stuff seems very heavy duty, very well made. Would be overbuying for my needs but if you have 5 acres, it would be a good investment I'd wager. Although I did see a nice push mower they had, was intrigued.

Would you buy gas or diesel? I've wondered how those diesel mowers hold up.

 

[ironpony]

I’ve had my Bad Boy 60” ZTR for over 8 years. Plus, their factory is only about 75 miles from my house.
It’s got a Kohler engine. Everything still works great. Well, except for the spindle bearings. The OE bearings lasted about two seasons. I replaced them with Timken bearings but they didn’t last much longer. I’ve since gone to bearings I found on Amazon and they hold up OK.
We mow a little over 5 acres.
I’ve gotten pretty good at replacing bearings.
At Epping in 2024 I went by the SCAG booth and looked at their mowers. I’ll buy if my Bad Boy ever decides to quit.

My St. Bernard bought me a Bad Boy ZT 60", Kohler in 2009 for Fathers Day and I have mowed 4 acres since, mower is 100% original except the deck belt. I even use it to plow snow in the winter. Bang for the buck you can not beat them.

 

[z28]

I've seen the Scag vendor booth at races and their stuff seems very heavy duty, very well made. Would be overbuying for my needs but if you have 5 acres, it would be a good investment I'd wager. Although I did see a nice push mower they had, was intrigued.

Would you buy gas or diesel? I've wondered how those diesel mowers hold up.

for a guy that only uses it to mow their own property Diesel would likely be overkill. A good gas engine with regular maintenance will last for you. I've seen some diesel Kubota's used every day run forever.