I have two of them with the kawi engines. Just under 400 hours on both of em. Absolutely love em. I'll be buying badboy mowers for my business from this point on.👍
I never wash my mower I use a leaf blower to clean it after I mow, and clean the deck by hand with a scraper. My Bad Boy is not the HD version which has a lot of nice options that mine does not have but mine is still a great mower which is a Maverick 60 inch with a 747cc Kohler
I was also considering one of these. I decided against it after seeing it in person. There's SO much plastic on the engine and on the mower- Even the engine cover and air cleaner housing...ridiculous for $9K mower. Plus, these engines being fuel injected means come the day it doesn't start, you can't even fix it yourself because you need a special scanner (not the common automotive ones) to see what the problem is. These things have an ECM, oxygen sensor, MAF, MAP...everything that your car has..and are way too complex (and parts too expensive) to just try and fix by trial and error- and seeing as electronics are especially vulnerable to moisture and dirt, stuff WILL be failing- and the warranty is only 2 years (Which is about how long it'll go until stuff like the electronic fule pump and sensors start failing!). Darn ECM for this mower lone costs over $400..and if they've stopped making it by the time your goes... I've decided to go with a slightly older carbureted used mower, that still has actual metal parts. This is way too much money for a short-lived disposable mower.
Thank you for such a in detail review. Always wondered about the fuel injection and also about the hydraulic filters. Because I was going to add some inline ones. But I'm pretty set on the Maverick. And I've always asked in other videos about the hitch. That wide doesn't these models come with a hitch for aeration for example. Definitely appreciate you sir.
I have the zt elite, 54” with the Kawasaki engine, so far so good, hr meter stopped working, Machine is loud, could be I have a deck bearing going out, I never wash my mower, do not want to get water down in those bearings, I just blow it off,
from what i remember they are sealed bearings. i could be wrong but have had reserves about spraying the engine with water with all the electronics back there. but it gets it so dang clean lol
You can stop tearing the grass up when turning if you don't just stop the wheel on side you are turning to. Pull lever to reverse wheel on side you are turn to. This allow mower to do a mini cycle and not tareup grass. Do it slow at first. You can go faster after you get timing down to turn without targeting up grass. I taught this for 21 year works in demoing mowers.
Just bought my Maverick HD with the honda in a 54 inch as well. Good unit, except what caught me off guard compared to your unit is I only have the left tank and no right tank and I also did not get the stripping kit with mine. Only other mention is that I do not have a black cover on my honda IGVX700, mine is red. Not sure if I have a 2022 model or a 2023. I will be looking to add the right tank in the future as I do like having weight more evenly balanced as well as filling up with less intervals per month. Great video, wish I would have seen this when I bought my Maverick HD as at the time the honda equipped units had almost no videos to them.
I had the options to get the red motor cover in a 2023 but chose not to. And some one mentioned below the gas tanks were on recall so maybe that's why your only had a single
I got the 60 HD Maverick I was told at dealership you need to fill up the tanks together carry 13 gals and it's speed up to 11mph and very comfortable especially for someone has had back problems the seat is worth every 1300.00 of it haul ass nand pick ur feet off deck and it will feel like u cutting in cloud's buy it worth every 10,000 of it you won't regret it cut with a attitude 😅
I love my Bad Boy HD, but to me its really more work to cut the grass. My gas is usually cut to 3 1/2". The cut is great....BUT it leaves about a 1" strip of uncut grass between blade 1 & 2, and between 2 & 3. There is no adjustment for this as this bade spacing is set by the spindle locations, and the blade length. Correct blades are installed and I also put a brand new set of bades on it. The mower still leaves a strip of uncut grass between blades 1&2 and 2&3. Changing cut height does NOT make and difference. So using this Bad Boy means having to cut twice, since after initial pass, you have to go back and move over a few inches and mow it again. Double the time, double the fuel. After 2 months of this problem, and servce that I had assumed would be mediocre since all Bad Boys are sold at Farm Supply and other such stores in this area, none at a lawn and garden or outdoor equipment dealer. Have tried contacting Bad Boy without success. So I'm back to using a 20 year old JD GX335 with 54" deck that makes a beautiful cut.
Sometimes blades say they are a certain length when in fact they are not. I bought some for my Ultima ZT1-50 that said they were 17 1/4 but are really 17 1/16. That leaves a 3/16 space that shouldn't be there.
The HD has some upgrades form the base model I can't remember if I cover them all in the video but I think the better seat, 3200 trans axels, tires, maybe some engine configurations, maybe larger deck spindles I could be wrong on some of that was strictly from memory
Quick question on your honda motor. I have the exact same model amd engine combo. I love it overall. However, i do have one nagging question. Does yours take a bit longer to start than a typical carburated model? Mine has always taken 3 to 4 seconds of cranking to start. My carburated motor on my last mower fired over almost instantly. Is this normal for the fuel injection? Thanks for your video
I liked the fuel injection vs the carb system. All the reviews I read on the honda engines were great. It will self regulate so if your mowing short grass and it doesn't need to run at 100% it will throttle back and if you hit a rough patch of grass it will accommodate accordingly. I may regret it one day but I just seen it as a upgrade and I got this mower with the Honda cheaper than I could buy it with the kawasaki engine.
I have the same mower with the Honda , I love it so far . My old Hustler has a Honda that is still running strong after 16 years. Only negative I have so far on the Maverick HD is the hour meter quit after 8 hours but Dealer gave me a new one . I’m liking the mower so far to mow my 4 1/2 acres . Main reason I bought the BadBoy was because of the build and the option to get the Honda motor.
Those hydraulic reservoir twin filler tanks will crack and leak......its better to have the metal bolt plug in the hydro case....also NEVER wash the mower, ALL bearings are sealed n youll have to pop the seals to regrease bearings...its easy....
Overall yes, a fuel injected engine gives precise fuel measurement and a bit more fuel economy, but is it really worth the extra cost to get it, on a Honda mower. Honda is a good engine, but Kawasaki has been the king with most every brand of outdoor power equipment. Same great warranty. Plus carb equipped engines are not as particular when it comes to a bit or dirty fuel. Lots cheaper to repair, and junk in the fuel is somrthing that is a big possibity with ysing typical 5 gal gas cans to carry fuel.
I had originally planned on getting a scagg patriot so I had that price point in mind and I just liked the idea of the openness of the badboy for doing maintenance and it was cheaper and I liked the reviews on the badboys so basically I just pick something comparable to the patriot. I didn't make a list of other model and prices so I couldn't tell u the price differences.
