I've been using mines (as well as the other attachments for it) for a couple years now. I use mines with he 12AH battery and it holds up good even in the thick grass patches.
The biggest simplistic improvement to my yard after construction was to get a small plugger to aerate my lawn. I was lucky to find one on sale years ago or maybe rent one . Twice (spring and fall) changed everything.
I like mine it’s probably four or five years old, but I found after working it heavy it just stops running and have to let the motor cool down before it all run again or it only runs intermittently so I bought a new one because I thought the motor might be blowing upand it does the exact same thing batteries fully charged doesn’t matter. It gets hot and shut down.
Just retired my 11 year Ariens Zoom XL 54 and was going to replace it with the Gravely equivalent from a local dealer. Just couldn't do it though, not offering a 54" was a deal breaker for me; bought another brand instead.
I have the same mower and I love it. The one thing I don’t like though is that there is a rattle somewhere when the PTO is engaged. Curious if you’ve experienced that at all? I keep it full throttle when PTO is on, but sometimes there can be a lot of screeching and rattling under there and I just hate how it sounds
Hey bud I appreciate you testing this thing out the way you did. Made my decision clear after sawing some 5” live oak limbs with a manual pole saw today. Been wanting one to trim lanes at the deer camp and I already have 5 or 6 batteries. After watching this I’m sold! Thank you!
Good, honest review man. Considering buying one since I’m already invested in Milwaukee tools/batteries. Makes me want the package combo even more since I need a weed eater, edger and hedge trimmer.
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Will this mower fit on a 5 ft. trailer Tyler? I mean once you lift up the chute. I think thats crab grass.
I have the gravely version- only difference is the color and warranty length. Comercial blade tip speed and weight make it almost Comercial but it is 100% large residential. The anti scalp rollers and desk mechanics works amazing
Milwaukee makes a stronger, faster, more expensive pole saw that’s not quick lock. I like the quick lock version for the money, and I assume it’s lighter as well.
@TylerTryThat no. The engine is probably the only good thing about it. So, where do I start....It's got 192 hours on it and I've had to replace all three spindles, the front forks, both front tires, the front hub bearings on both front hubs TWICE, both brake cables and the material that covers the seat has shrank so much I can't get it back together. I bought it to go through small gates in April of last year and it has been a freaking nightmare since day one. Everyone thinks I'm using it incorrectly. Not true. Ariensco themselves told me that as long as I stayed under 10 hours a week it would handle it. We used it on average, 6.2 hours. Well within their use parameters and it did NOT hold up.
The Ikon is a different machine. Definitely lighter-duty and more residential focused. That still sounds like a lot of work for those hours unless you're using it in a commercial capacity. The residential mowers break down quick with a heavy workload.
@channell11 again, I disagree. Before I bought my Ikon Envy, I ran a 2005 Craftsman z6400, that was 15 years old and had 149 hours on it when I bought it. We ran the dog crap out of that machine for 4 years. It has over 800 hours on it when I sold it. The man I sold it to ran it for 2 years until the engine, a Kohler courage finally lost compression. At that time, it had over 1,000 hours on it. With ALL DUE RESPECT, in the event you don't know, Craftsman zero turns were made by MTD, now Stanley/Black & Decker, the same company that makes lawn tractor for big box stores. My Ariens started showing weakness at 5 hours. At that time, I took it back to the dealer, whom I had been trading with for 22 years. They told me there was nothing they could or WOULD do. That's why I started trading with a different dealer. We were using this Ikon less than 6 hours a week. My first riding tractor that I bought in 2005, a Craftsman DYT 4000, lasted for 3 years. This Ikon is a little over a year old and I've already had to rebuild the whole front end and replace both front tires, among other costly repairs.
i have the 2023 gravely zt hd stealth edition it has the 10 gage x factor 3 deck, and i put the Power Equipment Man air cleaner on mine,really like the mower.
I've had a crab grass problem on a new construction. Had to learn how to take care of it myself from youtube videos. If you want to do the same, I began with tenacity + surfactant. It kills most weeds + crab grass, but it's a bit slower and you might need a second app if crab grass is mature like yours looks. I moved up to using drive xlr8 as its faster and I know what I'm doing so I won't hurt the lawn. I would try learning what grass type you have and if it's a cool season or hot season grass because that matters on what weed killer you can spray for your area and at what time in the season Then when you seed, find a seed that will germinate in your weather. For example, if you seeded Kentucky blue grass in 80 degrees heat, it won't germinate, it likes cool spring or fall. Good luck on taking care of it, I mentioned this because you said you don't like the crab grass.
same as the gravely zt HD series period I own a zt hd 52 wanted the 60 but g friend said to big but in spring the 60 is coming plus I use fisher bartons commercial blades
@@TylerTryThat not at all 52and 60 are absolutely fine 72 is a scalper on uneven ground but 52s and 60s are great I was after a ferris 500s 52/61 but dealers were just a holes and I decided it's gravely time my next ad on is a suspension seat
I mow about half an acre. I know this is overkill but from research, you can’t beat this for the money. Build quality, deck, transmission, motor plus the warranty. Nothing else touches it. I think I’m buying one.
I have an acre and this is the best one i have found so far. I sat on it and it feels great. I am going to at least check out the toro timecutter max tomorrow.
Looks like crab grass. They make some Pre-emergence spread you can put out at a certain time of year to help get rid of it. I'm actually looking a few mowers and narrowed down to this one or the Toro Titan. The only thing that has me leaning (barely) towards the Titan is it has chain hangers for the deck that allow it easily rise up with the anti-scalp wheels. How well does the deck on this one rise when it hits a bump or do you have problems with scalping? Great review and thanks for the video.
I haven't had issues with scalping. I think every mower is capable of scalping in the right (or wrong) condition, especially the bigger the decks, like 60."
Bad Boy 60 in. 26 HP ZT Elite has the same or better specs in every category and the same price, so I can't entirely agree. Two things, in particular, I like much better on the Bad Boy the frame construction and the deck is 7 gauge vs. 10 ga. on Ariens. I would upgrade one more level to the BB Maverick for the I-Beam front axle because of my uneven areas in the front yard.
@TheSpadre Elite seems like a nice mower. I do like the 7 ga. deck and the gas gage. They are very similar in specs but couple things to consider: Elite has a 2 Yr warranty vs. 4 Yr with the Apex, Apex claimed top speed is 8mph vs. 7 for the Elite (I don't understand why the difference, possibly governed), and what exactly makes the frame construction superior for the Elite? I'd say it is a wash without some failure data.
I thought about getting this, but ended up with gas(ECHO PAS). I got scared when I read the review that it fried people's battery. It is what it is, I'm happy with my gas as I have some thick grass, and needed the power to edge it. Kind of Jealous, but I'm fine with it.
Sorry I didn't cover that part. Check out the video below to learn more. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yonF-agmXW0.htmlsi=83EI4YRPwHCaGneI
I've had mine for 3 years minimal issues although i did recently upgrade the battery to a 12AH... I have the trimmer, edger, and I modified a extension pole with the idech power rotary scissors. I've considered getting Ego (I have extra batteries) but instead decided to get a new battery because it seemed wasteful seemed I already owned the Milwaukee. I had no IDEA there was a speed control button lol...
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