The idea is to mow that hill sideways. That is the benefit of the steering wheel model. Then you’re not faced with a need to reverse while facing downhill.
Every hill is different, but it definitely does better sideways than the subcompact tractor due to the lower COG. I actually ended up buying this mower, and with the addition of some more aggressive rear tires it now backs up just fine.
Can you use an app on your phone and check your neighbor’s steepest hills and measure the degree of slope and report back? I checked my front lawn and my slopes range from 25-40
Did not look nearly as nimble as a zero turn. I would love to try it on my hillsides. I don't have real problems until I lose my nerve around 30 degrees slope. Why are dams and roadsides so steep?
They definitely take longer to make a turn compared to the stick version. I guess we'll know which one is really quicker in my yard after I try the stick version! Your local dealer likely has demo units available for you to try.
I think if I were to take the nicest/biggest lawn tractor money could buy with a 60% deck i'd still be 50%-75% faster with this unit. One turn around trees and corners, 180 degree turns at the edge of the flat long straights, and way more hillside confidence.
Going down hills is very controlled. The only problem it shares with regular zero turns is that it can't back straight up. I changed tires to something more aggressive and solved this. The big PRO Z units have an E Brake, but you don't need to use it unless you have an emergency (like a drive belt breaking). If you remember it's there you can use it on the fly. The units transmissions hold it back going down very well.
@@kentonequipment4687 Thanks for all the input! So dealers around here are not great unfortunately. They have a demo proz 554s and they want to sell it to me, with discount.. But they won’t let me demo it because they say “then it’s used”…. But they took my trade for “demo evaluation” lol! They want 8250 for a new proz554s. If it wasn’t for the cheap price I’d run.
Have one Tension Spring for Belts are shit and expensive use Trampoline spring instead Spring retainer is shit make your own cause it will break other wise good mower Because the front wheels are steerable you can mow at steep angles
Love the Tom Platz shoutout!!! Great video thanks!
Great video!👍🏻
Can you please make a overview and test drive video of the Kioti Skid Loaders?
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The idea is to mow that hill sideways. That is the benefit of the steering wheel model. Then you’re not faced with a need to reverse while facing downhill.
Every hill is different, but it definitely does better sideways than the subcompact tractor due to the lower COG. I actually ended up buying this mower, and with the addition of some more aggressive rear tires it now backs up just fine.
Can you use an app on your phone and check your neighbor’s steepest hills and measure the degree of slope and report back? I checked my front lawn and my slopes range from 25-40
I got the same model with 54” deck. I cut my mow time to half 😊 like 2.5 vs 6. Do you know I can get a snow blower attachment for it?
There's no factory model snowblower. Sorry!
Did not look nearly as nimble as a zero turn. I would love to try it on my hillsides. I don't have real problems until I lose my nerve around 30 degrees slope. Why are dams and roadsides so steep?
They definitely take longer to make a turn compared to the stick version. I guess we'll know which one is really quicker in my yard after I try the stick version! Your local dealer likely has demo units available for you to try.
Why are you doing 3 point turns with that mower. You are not going to turf the grass!
Seems to be just as slow as a standard lawn tractor that is much much cheaper.
I think if I were to take the nicest/biggest lawn tractor money could buy with a 60% deck i'd still be 50%-75% faster with this unit. One turn around trees and corners, 180 degree turns at the edge of the flat long straights, and way more hillside confidence.
Thanks for the input. I’m looking to buy one and was alittle worried.
How is it without a foot brake? Especially going down hills?
Going down hills is very controlled. The only problem it shares with regular zero turns is that it can't back straight up. I changed tires to something more aggressive and solved this. The big PRO Z units have an E Brake, but you don't need to use it unless you have an emergency (like a drive belt breaking). If you remember it's there you can use it on the fly. The units transmissions hold it back going down very well.
Keep in mind the PRO units usually have demos available at local dealers. Ask them to try one!
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Thanks for all the input! So dealers around here are not great unfortunately. They have a demo proz 554s and they want to sell it to me, with discount.. But they won’t let me demo it because they say “then it’s used”…. But they took my trade for “demo evaluation” lol! They want 8250 for a new proz554s. If it wasn’t for the cheap price I’d run.
Have one Tension Spring for Belts are shit and expensive use Trampoline spring instead Spring retainer is shit make your own cause it will break other wise good mower
Because the front wheels are steerable you can mow at steep angles