I mowed with my FW15 for the first time yesterday. Lawn was a full week of overgrowth as I was trying to grow out some fungus. I cut at 3". I went from using a honda hrx 21" to a 36" Scag walk behind, now to the FW15. I only use it for my yard, and so far I am highly impressed with it. I highly recommend the caster model. Although it easily tips back, having casters made turning and following my bed edges a breeze, I wouldn't want this mower without them. My yard has a fairly steep hill that also is not level across, so i'm battling two pitches. I had no issues with controlling speed on the downhills, and does a good job going up as well. (Even with the full grass packer, although there was a noticeable difference as it filled up) I did need to muscle it a bit on some of the steeper sloped sections in order to keep straight lines, (especially when grass packer was full) this is where a dual hydro would be ideal. I was able to attach a Grass Packer to the side with having to only drill one additional hole. I don't think I'll be keeping that though. I'm not sure how I feel about all the weight on the deck, as its fairly thin compared the scag. It also made turning and holding a straight on the hills way more challenging as it filled up. Really wish Ferris would get the mulch kits out. Thanks for your videos.
@@julian11able I'm not one for making videos, but I'll see what I can do. I'll at least take some pictures. I was hoping to post to the Ferris FW15 thead on lawnsite.com, but I have not been approved.
@@crzyworm623 good thing TH-cam welcome all comers. Videos can't be so hard to make, I've done one or two. If I'm trying to convince you to make videos I really should keep my GoPro around more often too.
I have the same mower and I climb hills with it also. It’s unbelievable how much power it has. It never barks now even going through muddy wet areas. It almost feels like you could put a sulky behind it or something.
Suited for that type of terrain. I live in Texas and we do not have hills like this so no need to sink $3500 into this mower. My Timemaster 30 works just fine on the jobs I do and it's easy to work on them vrs the Ferris or Snapper FW15, yes Snapper makes the same model only the label is different. My only suggestion for people in states that have yards with hills like this is tell the owners to landscape using railroad ties to build up the banks and then have a flat surfaced yard to maintain. Makes it a helluva lot better and a lot safer for lawncare.
OK, I'm jealous (sorry, I had to put it out there,LOL), and utterly impressed by this mower. MAybe even impressed enough to take the plunge, finance it and find few of those larger yards where this mower would make a difference over my Honda 21" and therefore worth the buy and pay itself out... OK, I'm day dreaming a bit, but my god how that beast cuts...
This small of a deck with a gxv390 is overkill power wise, which is awesome. I've been mowing big hills as needed with my 1994 exmark 36" and kawasaki fc420v for 20 years. It's a real monster as it's only pulling 2 18" blades. It's a full dual hydro and I've pulled cars with it up hills. This ferris is sweet. Too bad they couldn't fenaggle some kind of rear bagger on it, if they did I would buy it to replace my exmark 30" (although I replaced the kawi 180cc with the kohler 224 for more power)
Just awaiting delivery of a FW15 with fixed wheel and mulching kit. My 10 year old Kubota BX1860's mower deck needs an overhaul so I opted for the FW15. I was debating between the Honda HRC model or FW15 and went Ferris
I wouldn’t mind having one of these! Looking to get rid of my exMark commercial 30. Scag has a 30 in mower with swivel wheels for 3k and this has allot of advantages over it. One of them being the Honda engine! I just don’t more that much any more. So it’s either something like this or a Honda push mower.
Thanks for the inside look at the mower. My boys are taking over the small lawn service I have and I wanted to get something my youngest could use since he doesn't drive the zero turn yet. Wanted something he could use that was larger than a 21" yet easy to move around. I believe this would be a good fit for him to use, any thoughts based on your use?
I’ll just stick with my Exmark Commercial 30”. It looks like a sweet mower, but for that price I’d rather buy a Scag 36” or Exmark Tracer 36” powered by the FX Series Kawasaki. My Exmark 30” would climb the hill using the same amount of effort used. Good video tho, many people will appreciate seeing that, just as I. Thanks
M e m e L o r d I do agree, I mow the same grass type, my lawn is turf Type Tall Fescue, I mowed it today using The Exmark Commercial 30” actually, hasn’t been mowed for 11 days because I was out of town, mowed on 4.5”, it was boggy.
I was just wondering if it would, thanks for clearing that up. I know the 30X has the bigger transmission, and engine, but about $500 cheaper than the FW15.
Fw15 bags to the side. Exmark rear bags which is ideal for me since i have many obstacles. If you aren't happy with the 30, invest in a kohler cv224. It's literally a bolt-on and the power difference is life changing, especially for wet grass where the fc180 really struggled
I have an FW15 and am looking for gator blades for it. They don't have to be Oregon Gator Blades, could be Fisher Barton Eliminators, Ballard Rippers, etc (none of those make them for the FW15). Do you, or anyone, know where I might find any? I don't want true 'mulching' blades, just something to help shred the leaves this fall. Don't know where else to inquire, thanks in advance.
I buy this mower 3 weeks ago and honestly people overrated this machine I cut my yard and don’t have enough power to put the grass in the bagger also the bagger is a very simple design the controls are not comfy at all I pay $3400 and I wish I not buy this mower If you think this is your mower try before you regret
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I mowed with my FW15 for the first time yesterday. Lawn was a full week of overgrowth as I was trying to grow out some fungus. I cut at 3". I went from using a honda hrx 21" to a 36" Scag walk behind, now to the FW15. I only use it for my yard, and so far I am highly impressed with it. I highly recommend the caster model. Although it easily tips back, having casters made turning and following my bed edges a breeze, I wouldn't want this mower without them. My yard has a fairly steep hill that also is not level across, so i'm battling two pitches. I had no issues with controlling speed on the downhills, and does a good job going up as well. (Even with the full grass packer, although there was a noticeable difference as it filled up) I did need to muscle it a bit on some of the steeper sloped sections in order to keep straight lines, (especially when grass packer was full) this is where a dual hydro would be ideal. I was able to attach a Grass Packer to the side with having to only drill one additional hole. I don't think I'll be keeping that though. I'm not sure how I feel about all the weight on the deck, as its fairly thin compared the scag. It also made turning and holding a straight on the hills way more challenging as it filled up. Really wish Ferris would get the mulch kits out. Thanks for your videos.
What an informative comment. Thanks man.
You should upload a video showing off your bagger for the fw15
@@julian11able I'm not one for making videos, but I'll see what I can do. I'll at least take some pictures. I was hoping to post to the Ferris FW15 thead on lawnsite.com, but I have not been approved.
@@crzyworm623 good thing TH-cam welcome all comers. Videos can't be so hard to make, I've done one or two. If I'm trying to convince you to make videos I really should keep my GoPro around more often too.
@@julian11able I just posted a pretty long review with some pictures here: www.lawnsite.com/threads/ferris-fw15.484398/page-46#post-6034987
This will be the go to video for a lot of people thinking about this mower. Thank you very much for posting it.
That mower is badass! I liked how good it did on this hill. Like how it looks as well.
Yeah, it's a good looking hill indeed!
Nice demonstration. I'm glad I don't have any hills like that, but cool to see
I have the same mower and I climb hills with it also. It’s unbelievable how much power it has. It never barks now even going through muddy wet areas. It almost feels like you could put a sulky behind it or something.
Impressed with the ability to mow thick grass and how far it throws the grass out.
The hedge trimmer was like gold yesterday!
Suited for that type of terrain. I live in Texas and we do not have hills like this so no need to sink $3500 into this mower. My Timemaster 30 works just fine on the jobs I do and it's easy to work on them vrs the Ferris or Snapper FW15, yes Snapper makes the same model only the label is different. My only suggestion for people in states that have yards with hills like this is tell the owners to landscape using railroad ties to build up the banks and then have a flat surfaced yard to maintain. Makes it a helluva lot better and a lot safer for lawncare.
OK, I'm jealous (sorry, I had to put it out there,LOL), and utterly impressed by this mower. MAybe even impressed enough to take the plunge, finance it and find few of those larger yards where this mower would make a difference over my Honda 21" and therefore worth the buy and pay itself out... OK, I'm day dreaming a bit, but my god how that beast cuts...
This small of a deck with a gxv390 is overkill power wise, which is awesome. I've been mowing big hills as needed with my 1994 exmark 36" and kawasaki fc420v for 20 years. It's a real monster as it's only pulling 2 18" blades. It's a full dual hydro and I've pulled cars with it up hills. This ferris is sweet. Too bad they couldn't fenaggle some kind of rear bagger on it, if they did I would buy it to replace my exmark 30" (although I replaced the kawi 180cc with the kohler 224 for more power)
Just awaiting delivery of a FW15 with fixed wheel and mulching kit. My 10 year old Kubota BX1860's mower deck needs an overhaul so I opted for the FW15. I was debating between the Honda HRC model or FW15 and went Ferris
That is a real good mower
Very impressed I must say I have the cash to buy one but there are out of stock so soon as it comes in I'll will pick up one
I said it before and I'll say it again this is my dream mower I seriously dream at night about having a mower like this LOL seriously
I justed got myself one yesterday best walk behind ever..thanks for posting
Very nice
I wouldn’t mind having one of these! Looking to get rid of my exMark commercial 30. Scag has a 30 in mower with swivel wheels for 3k and this has allot of advantages over it. One of them being the Honda engine! I just don’t more that much any more. So it’s either something like this or a Honda push mower.
I highly recommend it
I would’ve finished it with the walk behind lol
Great video to showcase that king of the hill.
For small yards with lots a tight spaces, would you recommend the FW15? Or would a typical self propelled mower be more efficient?
This machine is geared towards daily use, it would be pretty expensive for one small yard.
Have you tried to mow side to side that’s how I have to mow a couple of my yards thank you for this video
Did the same hill sideways, check out the video.
Thanks for the inside look at the mower. My boys are taking over the small lawn service I have and I wanted to get something my youngest could use since he doesn't drive the zero turn yet. Wanted something he could use that was larger than a 21" yet easy to move around. I believe this would be a good fit for him to use, any thoughts based on your use?
Definitely my 13 year old daughter can operate it just fine.
Awesome, will be getting one soon.
Thanks!
wish we could get this in Australia, no good mowers here just domestic crop or 42" ride-ons
Cool mower
I’ll just stick with my Exmark Commercial 30”. It looks like a sweet mower, but for that price I’d rather buy a Scag 36” or Exmark Tracer 36” powered by the FX Series Kawasaki. My Exmark 30” would climb the hill using the same amount of effort used. Good video tho, many people will appreciate seeing that, just as I. Thanks
M e m e L o r d I do agree, I mow the same grass type, my lawn is turf Type Tall Fescue, I mowed it today using The Exmark Commercial 30” actually, hasn’t been mowed for 11 days because I was out of town, mowed on 4.5”, it was boggy.
I was just wondering if it would, thanks for clearing that up. I know the 30X has the bigger transmission, and engine, but about $500 cheaper than the FW15.
Looks to be a much better mower than my xmark commercial 30
I have never used the exmark or toro 30" but people who have seem to think the FW 15 is better.
Fw15 bags to the side. Exmark rear bags which is ideal for me since i have many obstacles. If you aren't happy with the 30, invest in a kohler cv224. It's literally a bolt-on and the power difference is life changing, especially for wet grass where the fc180 really struggled
You're welcome.
was thinking about selling my z1 buying a z2 or z3 and running an fw15 for my small stuff. do you think its worth the pricetag so far?
It is for me, but it depends on how much you need or use either a push mower or a walk behind.
How long does a tank of fuel last ? My 21 inch Honda has a gallon tank. This is .55 with a much bigger mower
I'm guessing it lasts about 2 hrs. I will try to get a better idea when the season starts up.
I have an FW15 and am looking for gator blades for it. They don't have to be Oregon Gator Blades, could be Fisher Barton Eliminators, Ballard Rippers, etc (none of those make them for the FW15). Do you, or anyone, know where I might find any? I don't want true 'mulching' blades, just something to help shred the leaves this fall. Don't know where else to inquire, thanks in advance.
I don't, but are you a member of the FW 15 group on Facebook? That is a good source for information.
Very nice climber. I love a good climber. Are you still running this mower & how is it going now?
Yes, It's still running strong and it gets used every week.
Dude You still have the Ferris cause I still watch this video
Definitely, I have no regrets about switching to Ferris after using John Deere for years.
So these Ferris FW15's can climb hills with minimal assistance. I wish I could say the same for my Toro HDX. Wears me out.
So looks like all I needed to do was re-tension the drive cable on my Toro Turfmaster HDX. I'm peeling out now if I'm not careful. Lol.
Wow
This machine looks like it blows away the Toro and Exmark 30" mowers. Can you share the cost?
$2800
All those ultra high dollar mowers in the trailer only to use string trimmers. LOL
Who taught you how to mow?!
Start at the top coming down horizontally
From a safety standpoint I would never mow down hill foot could slip and has nowhere to go but under the mower.
The second you let go of those bars the blade stops you do realize that right 😂
So why did you switch from the mower to the weed eater?
The bottom of the hill has large rocks on that end, not worth chancing it.
How much does that mower weigh?
280 lbs.
Wow ! That's steep! What's up with that Zero Turn?
Ha ha, that was the loaner while the 52" Z3X got a new hydro fan nut lol.
I would absolutely buy one if it wasnt almost $3k
I wouldn’t buy one if it wasn’t $3,000 because it would just be another toro sub par piece of equipment. :)
It's actually almost $4000 now, Yay inflation
Should of locked casters and seen side to side capabilities
Works just like a push mower with the casters locked.
@@HandyGuy2016 Can you go long ways on this slope or is it to steep?
@@tonyfalcone7212 th-cam.com/video/OxkDBqP-HuY/w-d-xo.html
Oil pressure at 0PSI on that hill.
You need to buy some spiked shoes like golf shoes.
Also there now $3899 dollars for this unit now
Does it come with a catcher
I have one ordered 😁
So the catcher is extra and if so how much money is it ?
Hope you chrage extra that's to much work!
how lazy are you >.
I don’t understand wy he cut hill up
whats the hp and cost? thax
10hp, $2,800
Its a $3.000 mower.
That's a zero turn price point.
That thing looks like it could have like an accelerator bagger or a chute blocker on it, can you verify?
I think it could. I'm waiting on the factory bagger to come in and see how it works.
someone commented that they are using an accelerator bagger on theirs. I pinned the comment to the top.
For over $3K It had better save you some trimming!
Where do you get those hats???
SA Fishing. You can find them on Facebook or online.
@@HandyGuy2016 yes i seen them
Great video for the machine but pretty dumb to push it downhill. If you slip your foot could end up under the mower.
3 grand to push mow??.. can't do it.. rather use the Zero-Turn and trimmer for the 3 grand
It's technically a small walk-behind, and it has made me $$$ 😎
All my yards have narrow gates to the backyard. This would be perfect to fit where a zero turn can't.
@@TaylorLuna-fs9eo that is what I use it for, it's perfect for us.
No bag?
Why bag?
Sorry! This machine has bag?
@@agaan1897 yes th-cam.com/video/2mvyGLvs-10/w-d-xo.html
I buy this mower 3 weeks ago and honestly people overrated this machine I cut my yard and don’t have enough power to put the grass in the bagger also the bagger is a very simple design the controls are not comfy at all I pay $3400 and I wish I not buy this mower
If you think this is your mower try before you regret