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Zero turn decision
Posted on 7/20/22 at 10:04 am
Posted on 7/20/22 at 10:04 am
Looking at the 54" bad boy with the 22 horsepower Kohler from tractor supply. Could go and pick up myself today.
Or the 60" Toro timecutter with the Toro 24.5 horsepower. Would be delivered by a Toro dealer and set up etc.
I am closer to a Toro dealer than bad boy for repairs. Leaning to Toro for that reason alone.
Thoughts or experience with these 2?
Or the 60" Toro timecutter with the Toro 24.5 horsepower. Would be delivered by a Toro dealer and set up etc.
I am closer to a Toro dealer than bad boy for repairs. Leaning to Toro for that reason alone.
Thoughts or experience with these 2?
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Posted on 7/20/22 at 11:13 am to BoogaBear
Bad Boy, simply because of the Kohler motor. "Toro" engines were sourced from china in the past. Not sure if they still do.
Posted on 7/20/22 at 11:32 am to SmokinBurger
If you have slopes/hills you're not going to be fond of a 60" cut
Posted on 7/20/22 at 12:45 pm to BoogaBear
I have that BB. Love it 0 complaints seems heavier duty than the other at that price point
Posted on 7/20/22 at 2:15 pm to BoogaBear
My 2 cents... My local dealers work and service what they sell, if you didn't buy it from them they'll work on it but you're at the back of the line. Bad Boy's main design engineer left them several years back and started Spartan mowers, he just sold Spartan to Toro. Not sure if that matters. Toro has been golf course industry standard for years, but those won't be confused with a residential model.
Posted on 7/20/22 at 3:25 pm to BoogaBear
How many acres are you cutting?
Posted on 7/20/22 at 5:30 pm to Bayou
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If you have slopes/hills you're not going to be fond of a 60" cut
This is quite true. You will either find yourself scalping or creating major scars in the sides of berms or becoming a zero turn turned post turtle.
Don't ask me how I know this....
This post was edited on 7/20/22 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 7/20/22 at 7:55 pm to Pepperoni
Don't buy one of those cheap stamped decks. Go to a local dealer and get a nice thick welded deck.
Bad Boy has the best bang for the buck. I love mine.
Bad Boy has the best bang for the buck. I love mine.
This post was edited on 7/20/22 at 7:55 pm
Posted on 7/20/22 at 8:30 pm to tenderfoot tigah
Very true.
Posted on 7/21/22 at 8:41 am to MasterJSchroeder
Have 20 acres total, my guess is probably 3-5 of it needs to be mowed. It does have slopes and hills.
The Toro is a welded deck. I can't find the 54" bad boy in stock anywhere near me. They have the 60" bad boy avenger in stock.
Avenger 60"
Toro 60"
Bad boy 54"
These are basically my options
The Toro is a welded deck. I can't find the 54" bad boy in stock anywhere near me. They have the 60" bad boy avenger in stock.
Avenger 60"
Toro 60"
Bad boy 54"
These are basically my options
Posted on 7/21/22 at 9:27 am to BoogaBear
Local dealer that will service what you buy. Don’t buy from the box stores!
Posted on 7/21/22 at 9:41 am to BoogaBear
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my guess is probably 3-5 of it needs to be mowed
dude you should be bumping up into commercial mowers and finding something that goes zoom zoom.
Posted on 7/21/22 at 10:35 am to BoogaBear
Don’t buy it from TSC. They won’t help you repair it when it breaks . Buy from a local dealer that will be there when you need parts or service. Also, a good suggestion of buying one with a welded deck and not the cheap Lowes stamped version.
Posted on 7/21/22 at 12:17 pm to BoogaBear
I'm not sure about Bad Boy mowers if they have a residential crap version like Toro does with their box stores. I wouldn't buy a commercial mower from a box store. With the amount of land you're mowing, you're going to need a commercial mower.
For commercial mowing, I would consider a Scag, John Deere, Toro, Bad Boy, Dixie Chopper, Kubota (if they fixed their transaxle problems). But all from the actual dealer. Don't buy anything from a box store. Usually they only sell inferior products.
For commercial mowing, I would consider a Scag, John Deere, Toro, Bad Boy, Dixie Chopper, Kubota (if they fixed their transaxle problems). But all from the actual dealer. Don't buy anything from a box store. Usually they only sell inferior products.
Posted on 7/21/22 at 12:26 pm to OU812ME2
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For commercial mowing, I would consider a Scag, John Deere, Toro, Bad Boy, Dixie Chopper, Kubota (if they fixed their transaxle problems). But all from the actual dealer. Don't buy anything from a box store. Usually they only sell inferior products.
I'd recommend adding Walker to that list of quality commercial mowers.
Posted on 7/21/22 at 12:55 pm to notsince98
And Hustler and Gravely... From a dealer
This post was edited on 7/21/22 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 7/21/22 at 5:02 pm to BoogaBear
I have the Bad Boy 54” Magnum residential with the Kohler engine. Ten years old and still going strong. For eight of those years I was mowing 4+ acres. We sold that place and now I’m mowing a little less than two acres. With the acreage you mentioned, you are solidly on the line between residential and commercial.
Posted on 7/21/22 at 9:16 pm to High C
I ended up getting the bad boy avenger 60" from tractor supply. Welded deck, called local dealer who said they will 100% service regardless of where I purchased. It's part of their being a bad boy dealer.
Runs great, like it so far. I cut grass for a local municipality for 6 years in college and rode Toro commercial mowers. Drives different, great cut, plenty of power.
Runs great, like it so far. I cut grass for a local municipality for 6 years in college and rode Toro commercial mowers. Drives different, great cut, plenty of power.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 7:57 pm to BoogaBear
Beleive it or not, I have had great luck with the John Deere 48"....6 years and zero repairs.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 9:05 pm to BoogaBear
Find you a Spartan dealer local to you and you won’t be disappointed
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