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Genre: Howto & Style
Date of upload: Mar 3, 2024 ^^
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I retired as an OSHA fatality investigator and have done a couple of deaths involving zero turns. ROPS systems are so important that I would never mow on any type of slope or by any ponds without one. My last death investigation was a young man mowing an apartment complex that had a small pond in the center of the buildings. The employee ended up having the bank of the pond cave in, causing the mower and him to flip over in the water. Even though the water was just over 2 feet, the mower pinned him under the water, causing him to drown. The other fatality was an employee mowing a slope, and upon turning around at the top of the slope, the mower slid sideways down the slope, causing it to flip over several times, crushing the guy. If either one had a ROPS (Roll Over Protection System), both would have not died.
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35 years ago I purchased a Gravely G series garden tractor.
1200 lbs / 50" deck moved by a single cylinder flathead 12 hp Kohler Magnum. Still makes a beautiful cut and never lacks power. Seems like all these home owner jobs are just selling a big hp engine with some lightweight sheet metal wrapped around it!
I wouldn't trade my Gravely for anything new these days!
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One thing you left out about the dealer is that your riding mower will be properly assembled and adjusted correctly.
Thankfully I had worked in the equipment field for about 8 years and had no problems correcting the issues on my brand new mower I purchased from a big box store. This was my first and last time to purchase power equipment for a big box.
Thanks for all the great videos.
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I bought a Toro Titan MX6000 10 years ago June from our local family owned dealer and couldn't be happier. I mow about 5 acres in about half the time as my old mower. I have a few steep banks that the zero turn can't handle so I finish that with my almost 40 year old Wheel Horse from the same dealer. Nothing wrong with the big box stores but the local dealers are worth the little extra investment every time.
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I can honestly say my 5 year old Cub LTX 46 has been a workhorse....I have cleaned up a 3 acre pasture with it with only one spindle change due to barb wire getting to it....22 hp Kohler is a hammer. I have been looking into the bad boy z turns to keep the pasture clean in less time....thanks for all you do...those 2 spindle 46" Cubs ain't that bad.....
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