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GP, I bought a Ferris 61" Z3X stand behind zero turn last Friday, and used it for the first time Sunday. Wow, I managed to finish in two hours what usually takes me 4 days to mow with my walk behind field and brush mowers! And it is fun to use.

FERRIS ISX 3300 is a good choice. Buy a good quality commercial mower should last us old folks a lifetime. I forgot to mention on your last video. The shot you got of the doe walking with the lake as a backdrop was good 👍

Good Evening GP. It makes me smile when I see you and Guy working together. Friends like Guy makes life so much richer. And FUN. Hahahah Oh and think his dog approves of you to. 😉 Keep up the great videos my friend. Be safe and kind as well. Cheers.

Gord, you and Guy obviously enjoy being around each other. So neat to see.

Now this is a fine piece of grass mower equipment! It cuts really nice

Looks like Guy has a new landscaper! Haha. A tall guy like Guy looks comfortable on the Ferris!

You had both fun and poor little puppy dog left alone 👍😊🤭 Cheers 👍

My ISX3300 is a beast what a cut ......

Guy certainly has a nice piece of property Gord . He's living my dream . Using that Ferris sure beats using the tractor . Looks like a faster and nicer cut with the Ferris . Good to see Guy getting out . Take care .

Great video GP! You have created a monster! Just don’t let neighbor Bob get on the Ferris! You’ll never get it back. Great to see Guy out having some fun, and running the drone too! Cheers!

Good morning Gord and Guy . You both were having a lot of fun on the Ferris Mower. It sure is a good looking machine and the way you take care of your equipment it will last a life time. Each time you cut you’ll do something just a little different , just the nature of the thrill you get from mowing! Really enjoying your channel. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred.

I bet you never knew before how addictive mowing grass could be.

Hi G.P. practice will make perfect. Just like when we were kids one gets a new toy and everyone wants to play with it. Another great video thanks for sharing

It's getting hot here in southeast Texas so one needs a fast mower to get it done as quickly as one can. I told you several videos ago that you would get the hang of it, and it sure looks like you have done that. Thanks for another interesting video. Cheers!

You boys are having to much fun on the Ferris. Time to get cracking on filling Guy's woodshed.

Thank you for the video GP, if I would have thought far enough I would not have bought the mid mount mower on my B2601 and bought a Ferris. The mower on my tractor works very good and but I can’t get under the Apple trees like you could with the Ferris. Live and learn but as I age the mid mount will last my life time. Thanks for showing what the zero turn can do! Wayne

Since ya both have subcompact tractors an big areas to mow ya should check out a Finishing mower for the tractors GP

Dang GP watching your videos is making me think I might start enjoying lawn care!?!....NAH, I'll just enjoying watching you do it...hahahahaha...Nice work, heck of a machine! 👍🍻

Hey there GP, fun video! I remember those days back when I was put on the trimmer for hours and hours and hours before ever being able to operate the zero turn, lol! Then finally the time came when I was the guy on the zero turn all day long mowing acres upon acres. In fact it actually got to the point where I was mowing around the lake at some condos in every week I would fall asleep at the same place 😂, almost put the mower and myself in the lake many a times! 😩. So yeah I see my comment on here regarding ditches and how to mow them. I don’t typically give my opinion on social media but this might be of worth. Years ago when I was cocommercial mowingnd And was taught, I later picked up on some things and figured out a way I like to cut. So what I would always do is two complete circles around the property with the shoot facing in and would overlap the second round so that it would be striped. If there was any ditches or gullies , I would stop at those first and mow parallel with the ditch starting at the bottom working my way up with the shoot pointed up the whole time this way it won’t scalp. Then I would finish my circle around it and the two passes around the entire property. Any trees that I would come to ,split them in half versus doing for all circles around them. This saves on that inner wheel pulling up the sod. Far as the stripes go. I would always pick the widest point of the property that I was Cutting and line up with something across the property and shoot straight across for it. If that first stripe ends up a little crooked you could always straighten it out with the next one. The bright stripes are always going away from you. And if you really want to get the stripes to brighten up when you’re all done, raise the deck up a couple notches and run back over each stripe in the same direction lining your tires up. Anyway I know you get a lot of comments and have probably already seen this procedure on other videos but just thought I’d throw it out there! I do miss commercial mowing it was always a blast but a ton of hot work! And then when the Z turns were out of service for repair I would have to run all day on foot behind a 48 inch walk behind! It was crazy exercise! Be blessed GP!!! 😉

Good job, I am thinking my next mowing tractor will be a Ferris. I've seen good reviews on these, and a local Contractor in our area has two Ferris mowers. Their awesome GP thanks buddy. Tall grass doesn't bother it at all. Thats great.

Hey Gord, I m coming over with my rake and baler. LMAO

G P and Guy get I almost could smell the grass you and Guy are always fun God Bless All PaK

Greetings Gord, Lee here, WOW, my ride on mower (21 HP) would never cut that tall grass like that, Guy even blew a cut of grass into some tall stuff and then came back and mowed it and that did not even fizz that mower. I am really impressed with that mower. Keep well, later

Ferris needs to send of those for Guy to use as well. Also, see if they’ll send one to me! 👍 Keep on tractoring!

The Ferris is some great mowers! Enjoyed the video GP! Have a good one!

That Ferris is an amazing machine.

You have it pretty much figured out now. The fuel tanks on my ferris are 25 litres each and I run about 5 to 6 hours on each

I think you gonna miss that Ferris when come time to take it back because you and guy having a blast driving it

I see the zero turn mower is becoming the envy of your neighbours. Won't be long before we'll see a sign up for GP Lawn Care service and a new youtube channel of the same name. LOL

Not sure if this will find you, but I bought a new Ferris ISX 3300 two years ago. About six months ago, out of nowhere, the spindle bolts holding the blades in place started to shear off. I've always cut at the same depth, 3.5 inched, and haven't hit anything in significance that would shear a bolt. I've lost 4 in total, one just yesterday. I had the mower in the shop last week because I couldn't remove a sheered bolt. Although all the blades had less than 10 hours, I had them replace them all. They couldn't remove the sheered bolt, so they had to install a new spindle. That, As you can imagine, I was pretty upset after losing another bolt when I called the dealer they're insisting I'm hitting something. It's just not true. I'm leaning towards an issue with the deck. I've never lost the middle bolt/blade. The mower has 53.4 hours on the PTO, and 67.8 on the engine. Do you have any thoughts on why this continues to happen?

Nice video! Ferris is an excellent top notch ZTR. My question is (since you are a Kubota man) did you consider the F series (F2690) front mount mower which has a 25hp Kubota diesel in 60" or 72"? The Kubota F series has been around for many years, especially used for commercial applications like schools and municipalities. I have a friend who has a very old one with a ton of hours on it, never had an issue with it. Also good for people who don't care for (or necessarily need) a ZTR. Take a look and tell us what you think! Keep up the great work, I enjoy your channel.

Hey Gord, it's been a while as we've been busy here in Ireland trying not to get Covid 19 😎 what a beautiful piece of machinery. I've got a Kubota ZD326s but it's not quite as sexy as that Ferris. You are so lucky that side discharging works so well for you in Canada during summer. Your light wispy meadow grass just flies out of the side chute about 3 meters in places - I was actually worried for Guy's GSD there at one point. Our grass here in Ireland is simply too green, dense and lush for anything other than mulching (which is ultimately feeding this grass of ours) and collecting - I know you've other challenges that we don't here but.... collecting grass is a real pain.

The secret to not damaging the sod is to slow down when you do your three point turn. Don't get in a hurry. Also there is a striping kit that consists of rollers that you tow behind your mower.

I think Koda wants one with a pet seat.

That almost made work look fun 👍🐾🐾🐾🐾😎

... The NEW sport ! Lounge Mowing....... Cheers....... and bee kind.

Tell Guy it was suggested (by a crazy sub) for him to consider grazing a couple head of beef. All he would need would be some T posts, a little wire and some sharp butcher knives for late fall when the grass goes dormant. LOL. Guy ain't no dummy...he saw an opportunity and he straddled it and took off to see for himself !! Down this way the big lawn care companies advertise for guys that are proficient at cross hatching with zero turns or sulky mowers. Its definitely a skill that requires hours of practice.

Now your gettin that turn down, you'll have it mastered in no time.

Great video GP , and I love Guys dog . I bought a zero turn last week , it does take some getting use too . You must be getting close to that first oil change , that would make good video also .

Makes me wish I had some grass to mow :)

Hey buddy get some gator blades you will love them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you leveled the deck? The right front turnbuckle has about 1/2 more thread showing than the left front to get 4 inches. I think that is too much of a difference.

Nice mower!

I think they make a roller bar that you mount on the back to flatten the grass so it makes stripes.

How's she goin'? The mower is a hit eh!!! No wonder. It sure makes mowing the grass pretty easy!!! Nice drone work and varied camera angles. Take care!!

As well as practicing your striping you need to practice minimum overlap. Watching the Drone view I see the same problem I've seen for 20 years with people on a zero-turn is they overlap way too much they're for wasting a lot of mowing ability of the machine. 2" overlap will provide a clean cut and maximum production

Sounds like Grand theft zero turn to me... have a great week GP. Cheers

Good video. Nice mower

Koda is a very good boy.

Nice piece of property....

My discharge chute will not stay up on its own but for the life of me I can't figure out what was keeping it up before??

I was looking at the 31 hp kawi engine on these and if the 40 bogs on some grass as others have said I don't see how a 31 will ever be sufficient?

Awesome! Still hoping my kubota has a long steady life and continues to cut true, but maybe not as fast, lol Ps, Guy mows like me

That is impressive!

Does this mower do poorly while turning on a slope? Seems like it would compress the suspension on one side and have an uneven cut.

Just lipping off with no expertise. I often wondered if a guy could mow in a pattern like the Ice Rink conditioner machines use. You circle once around the edge and then cut the mowing area in half. Then you swipe the edge of each half on each pass. This way you never have a tight turn, never stop, and never back up. Also eliminates the pivot divot. Just curious.

Great video - amazing how watching you cut the grass puts me in a relaxed mood! I love the drone footage - what drone are you using?

No offense, but you sound almost exactly like the county agent from the tv show Green Acres. His name was mr. kimball on the show. 🤣🤣🤣

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That’s a biiig mower!

What part of the country are we looking at .........Mark from Alaska

Believe me, you don't normally use a string trimmer in the middle of a open flat field.

Hello Gord, when cutting thick tall grass, only use 2/3 of the width of your deck and also travel slower. This will allow the blades to clear, and cut better. Also loop all your obstacles and cut your parameter first, then work your infield. If you still have a lot of clipping forming “ corn rows” , raise deck 1/4 inch and re-mow. St keep from tearing up the grass, slow down before your turn, and be easy on the controls coming to each stop point. As you said it will take some time, but you will get there. Also find an area you don’t mind tearing up some, water it down to make it slick! Then get the feel of the mower in a slide condition. I’m not telling you to be abusive with the mower, but just like driving a car on ice, you should know how it will act so you can react!

Hello again Ford! May I ask what model chainsaw you have? Mine bit the bucket...grrr...lol. Thanks for any help. All the best from my family to yours!

How are your garage plans coming? Winter will be here before you know it. BRRR

I knew Guy was no dummy! haha

keep both wheels moving it will help it to not rip up the grass

Where’s Waldo, erh ah Guy! Cheers

Mowing on flat ground is one thing,..but,....How about mowing across a slope Gord,...how do you manage that with a Zero Turn Ferris Mower,...:) or any zero turn ? While you're in an 'educating mode',..it should soon be time to sharpen those blades,..show me/us how that is done please.

nice job one question look at a DR TRIMMER YOU WON'T REGRET IT I DO HOME FORECLOSED AND ABANDON AND IT REALLY SAVE ME TIME

Well, it's your fault for leaving the seat empty. :)

Much too heavy for residential. Hate it!

I guess the true question is does Guy still hate mowing

Fellow RU-vidr question. What’s the purpose and benefit of numbering videos? Happy to chat offline if you like. Thx. -Ed