WRIGHT | ZK update and walk through with Ed Wright 

Look at that sexy autonomous mower with those duals...

I have been doing my research for 3 years. Looking to spend my hard earned $$ on mowers that are reliable, easy to work on in the field, user friendly, very well made, and have a good strong company behind them. A company that listens to it customers. A company that is on top of technology. A company that is in this for the long haul. A company so involved that the CEO takes the time to make informative videos on their products. That mower, that company is Wright MFg. There is no comparison! Wright mowers are simply the best!!!

Wright mowers, Always the best!!!

Hi Ed, I absolutely love my three gen2 ZK mowers. The zero turn killer! Great to know! I will give you a little feedback, my hugest concern after a silly incident… I tossed my ear protection onto the top of my machine one Saturday afternoon and it just so happened to land in a way that turned the key on! I logged 60 hours before I used that machine again. I wish that the hour meter was regulated by the tachometer and did not log hours if the engine was not running. Thanks for the great video!

Thanks Ed. I learn something from all your videos. Nice tip about the hydro res gasket. I gonna check mine. My 2017 ZK has 1180 hours on it and still running perfect!!!

Ive had scag vride, 1 and 2, ferris z2, stander x, stander zk and now running gravely prostance. Wright is far better than anyone ive used. Trying to sell the prostance now to go to the wright..!!!!!!

Top quality mowers. Still like how the owner does these videos.

Can’t wait to get a zk 61 inch in the next year. I currently have a 52 inch stander x and I love it

Ed fix the issue with the hydro pully bolt falling off the hydro shaft then the key falls off and then the pully its frustrating. I have. 9 Zks was the first to buy one around here .. only problem that I think that needs to be addressed.. A bigger bolt will help or maybe a bolt that goes accross the pully and the shaft. Thanks Ed Zk is the best machine on the Market . Also i noticed the bolt fall off more often on the bigger 37hp machines

Any plans for a new deck design? I absolutely love my ZK, but the clumping is killing me, not to mention there is over 3 times the grass stuck to the bottom of the deck every week compared to my V-Ride (literally, 3 pounds vs 10 pounds, I weighed it because I was so blown away by the lack of grass stuck on the bottom of the Scag). I really don't want to switch my fleet to the Scag, everything is better on the ZK with two exceptions; the oil filter is easier to access on the Scag, and the clipping discharge is better. The Wright has a better parking brake, more fuel capacity, heavier duty frame, easier access to the pumps to clean out leaves, more comfortable operator position, I prefer the quad controls, bigger tires front and back, the deck lift is easier, and it's faster. Unfortunately, I'm running a business, and not having to double/triple cut, and faster weekly and routine maintenance makes me more money.

Two things. First, I would argue that while wright does have a lot of advantages over other brands, I would say that Scag still has a better deck with the velocity discharge being the largest on the market. I've heard some good, but a lot of bad about cutting thick grass. Second, I really like the idea of an automated mower, however, if you have to babysit it, what's the point of it? And I'm not throwing shade at Wright at all. I think they have excellent mowers, but I would like to hear from people using the automated mower, if it is actually worth it, or if its more of a gimmick.

I love my ZK! Switched from ferris z3x and I really like not having to grease every other day. It was strange going from a pivoting front to straight front, but there's no match to the ZK cut.

The next improvement that would be great is pairing the Oil-Guard system with the Vanguard.

These look like some awesome mowers. Been looking into wright for awhile. Only draw back is no dealer support by me, and I’ve heard these really struggle in thicker northern grasses. Cut quality and discharge is a concern. Maybe someone can correct me if I’m wrong on that.

Great info, thanks Ed! What is the stock rear tire on the ZK 61? Having trouble finding the exact one, mine says Maxxis on the sidewall but I can’t locate that tire online……?

My main concern with these mowers is the ability to start fires with the hot exhaust. Would it be possible to use a different metal that is better with heat? Or reroute it out of the way? I resorted to header wrap after my first fire.

Are you going to be offering the Oil Guard system on the ZK eventually? As well as the 40hp vanguard engine?

Ed after the Ole vid with you and Stanley and biran I enjoy your info buuuut you know that ferris didn't scalp as bad 😂😂 I am going to see R C over at master mowers and see about your wright's I love the ferris but it is a lot of up keep

Nice!

Ed, will you be adding the 2 Kawasaki EVO engines to the ZK line up soon?

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Any way to order a zk in a 52in deck with the Fx1000 series engine instead of the smaller Kawasaki.

Can they come out of the mud easily?

Any one try on duel tire set up Inside tire regular air tire outside a tweel best of both worlds

Looks like you switched spindles for the blades on the 61zk? I bought mine last year and it has a bolt through with a nut on top. Makes changing the blades harder. My 52x and 36i don’t have that. Can I switch to the new blade spindle?

I don't think most owners want to stand all day, every day.

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