@@danielpritchett336 yea I do alot of overgrown stuff so that would work well for me. How far will it discharge put the back? What's the farthest you've thrown something?
wow the rear discharge is super nice, I have the 725k (side discharge + gas) and it does great but I end up eating more dust than you can imagine. In this example the diesel has the advantage of having more torque but also not having to mow over your mulch from the previous cut
Glad I found this was wishing it was TALL green grass AND two mid-mounts, so I am assuming you prefer the Diesel over the gas?? Would you say it is a hands down on the Diesel?? BIG QUESTION HERE: I have a the LITTLE 1994 Ford Ranger automatic V6, I would have to transport on a trailer a 72" Mid-Mount about 2 times a month ONLY 10 miles one way, do you think such would be too much for my truck?? On your used units, can you post pros & cons of your experiences? Total hours on your machines? Service issues? Does the Diesel require MORE service? ANY help appreciated cause I'm trying to make a decision in the next couple of weeks. I'm 65 and have 25 acres to cut, you think this would be the LAST mower I would have to buy??
Radiator clogging is the biggest problem I run into down here in FL. I have a diesel Kubota and it maybe can go 2 hours before heat becomes a problem but I also have a Deere 455 and it wont go 30 mins before dust has it clogged off. I am starting to think about a demo of one of the Grasshoppers just to see what happens. Like that rear discharge deck but in heavy grass does it cause a lot of clumping?
sounds like from reading the comments a diesel with side discharge is the way to go for me, not having much tall stuff to cut shouldn't have a problem clogging up radiator, i hate stopping to refuel too. thanks
You can and do get dirty. But it is different and cleaner then a side discharge. And no the stuff doesnt blow back in our face. I honestly wished more dealers informed buyers of the benefits of the rear discharge decks. O well they are good for me. Thanks for watching.
The side discharge was on gas motor without radiator. So no plug up. I ended up buying gas motor with rear discharge. I knew I'd buy rear discharge no matter what, I only use rear discharge in my business.
I ended up. Buying the gas because I had a diesel 10 years ago I just retired. Had to put a hood over the radiator with 5 hrs on it to to be able to keep it from over heating. Diesel may be ok in a lawn but dry mowing doesnt work.
@@danielpritchett336 Thinking about buying a NEW 72" with NO experience with these, do you think adding a electric fan like with car conversions would of solved the problem? did the hood help yours??
Thats alot of debris on the radiator. I'm worried about the cooling efficiency. And that wasn't even running very much. There's gotta be a way to keep all that grass out of there. Maybe a reversed fan to blow out instead of suck it in?
I always thought that to. Not sure how to do it I realize this is a strange test being dry grass. But we have to mow that to. Our mind was made up on the diesel until we run this test. It wasnt over 20 minutes of mowing. I have another brand that has a kabota motor, a diesel converter to gas, with rear discharge and all. You do have to stop and clean screen over radiator but maybe once a day and then we blow them out with air compressors and it works great.
I ve wore both a gas and diesel.out. I bought the gas with rear discharge. Cant keep the diesel from over heating. I love diesel but I only use rear discharge in my business, it throws stuff right back where radiator is trying to get air. My 1st diesel I had to put a hood over radiator and a chute to pull air higher behind driver to get fresh air to keep from getting hot with only 5 hrs on it.
@@danielpritchett336 Sir, you say you wore both out, what hours were on each that you call wore out, I'm 65 in Florida, and will cut NO MORE than 25 acres once or twice a month, do you think one of these would be the last mower I would need for the rest of my life??
I started with the diesel. We mow rough and big stuff. The diesel was an excellent machine and we loved it. I chose the rear discharge for convenience of trimming and it doesnt send everything from left to right and throw it out, it cuts and dumps. I need the extra power. At 5 hours we couldn't keep it from getting hot. We put a hood over the radiator and a chute to go up the back of of ROPS to bring fresh air in. That worked great but over the years turned into a lot of trouble. 1 spring when things were green I like a rookie drive the mower for a job less then hour and a half without the hood and it fried the motor. So i put aneesh motor in and then finished the life of the mower. Probably had 1500 hours total when retired, with another blown motor. I own 5 other kabota motors in other types of machines so I m familiar with them and like them a lot. Anyway I bought the gas in 2014 still using it as a spare or back up mower. Last year i put a new motor on it also, Briggs vanguard. The gas gas plenty of power but uses twice the fuel. We knew we would buy the diesel when we did this video. After it we immediately changed our minds and went with the gas but always knew we would chose rear discharge. Side discharge doesnt interest me in the least. We love grasshoppers and will probably always have 1 or 2 in our business. But honestly I dont have a place for the diesel plugging up. We mow very large tracts that takes weeks to mow, so they run sometimes all day. The diesel doesnt work for me, I wished it did, I would have bought it.
@@danielpritchett336 Greetings from Finland! Gas powered ones really take the beating. Diesels overheat really easily and suffer greatly for it. Though they provide more power, they are also by a huge margin more expensive. Gasoline ones you can run full throttle stationary without them ever overheating or destroying the engine. We have 2x in janitorial/property maintenance company "124" gasoline (Briggs & Stratton) powered Grasshoppers. Rear discharge, that mainly just cuts everything to smithereens. Hardly anyhing left to clean afterwards. The dryer the better results. Our 124's have blades underneath the machine rather than front. Provides better results in inclines/hills etc. Fitted with ATV tires like yours these things can almost climb a tree haha!
