ItÕs a Walk in the Park with These Mowers
Choosing your walk behind mower for your landscape facility or operations can be challenging. On the following pages youÕll find several choices. Each walk behind mower has its own special features and accessories, so pay close attention to make sure you find one to suit your needs.
Better Outdoor Products LLC
- Model No.: 16BELSE/36
- Chasis: 11 gauge fabricated steel
- Engine and Horsepower: Briggs And Stratton Extended Life Series 16hp
- Deck: Three 36 inch blades
- Speed: 5 mph forward, 2 mph reverse
- Tires: 16Ó by 7.5Ó
- Accessories: Accelerator Industries Aluminum Catcher, Striping roller, Step Saver riding attachment.
- Special Features: Hydrostatic Drive, Compact Design.
- Warranty: 1 year commercial, 2 year homeowner.
- Cost: $2,395
Bradley Xinya Industrial Company
- Model No.: 32B10.5OB
- Chasis: Welded Steel
- Engine and Horsepower: 10.5 Briggs and Stratton Engine
- Deck: 32”
- Speed: 2 – 6 mph with reverse assist
- Tires: 9 by 3.5-4 smooth tread front tires, 13 by 5.00-6 rear tires
- Accessories: mulch kit, grass catcher, stand on sulkies.
- Special Features: Dual belt drive, greaseable spindles.
- Warranty: 1 Year
- Cost: $1,499
Dixon Industries
- Model No.: Walkaboutª
- Chasis: Welded Steel
- Engine and Horsepower: 15hp Kohler Command Pro
- Deck: 36” Heavy-gauge welded steel
- Speed: Variable
- Tires: 9×3.5×4 Front, 13×6.5×6 Rear
- Accessories: Mulch Kit.
- Special Features: Peerless 5-Speed Manual Transmission; Belt drive model features five-speed Peerlessª manual transmission for reliable power transfer and rugged, heavy-duty nine-spline PTO coupler and dual drive belts.
- Warranty: 1 year parts and labor
- Cost: $2,145
Hustler Turf Equipment
- Model No.: 927426
- Chasis: Steel
- Engine and Horsepower: 17 hp Kawasaki
- Deck: 48” side-discharge
- Speed: 0-6 mph
- Tires: Eight 18Ó by 9.5Ó
- Accessories: Catcher, Roll-Onª Striping Sulky.
- Special Features: H-Barª Plus Steering.
- Warranty: 2-years parts and labor, lifetime on leading edge of the deck, 3 years on blade spindle bearings and front caster fork bearings.
- Cost: $4,299 MSRP
Lesco
- Model No.: 708700 & 708702
- Chasis: Steel plated
- Engine and Horsepower: Kawasaki, 17 & 19 hp
- Deck: 48 & 54 inches
- Speed: 6 mph
- Tires: Drive tires are 18×8.50 – 8; Caster tires are 9×3.50×4 11×5 – 5, respectively
- Accessories: Three different blades, mulching, gator and standard high lift; cloth or steel grass catcher; stand-on sulky.
- Special Features: Anti-scalping, floating deck technology; New joystick controls for easy, low-fatigue operation.
- Warranty: 1 year
- Cost: $3,799 & $3,999
Red Hawk Equipment
- Model No.: 36K015.OH
- Chasis: Welded Steel
- Engine and Horsepower: 15 hp Kohler Engine
- Deck: 36” Heavy-gauge welded steel
- Speed: 0 – 6.5 mph
- Tires: 9×3.5-4 Smooth Tread Front Tires, 13×3.50-6 Turf Tread Drive Wheels
- Accessories: Mulch kit, grass catcher, stand on sulkies, sit down sulky, brush cutter conversion kit.
- Special Features: Brush cutter conversion kit, Hydro-Gear IZT Pumps, greaseable spindles.
- Warranty: One year
- Cost: $2,899
Wright Manufacturing, Inc.
- Model No.: Velke Gear Drive
- Chasis: Velke
- Engine and Horsepower: Kawasaki 15 & 17 HP
- Deck: 36” & 48”
- Speed: 6.9
- Tires: Six 13Ó by 6.5Ó
- Accessories: Gobbler Grass Catcher.
- Special Features: Gear Drive.
- Warranty: 2 years
- Cost: $2,944 to $3,429
Seago International
- Model No.: Allen Power Equipment 418H-4.5
- Chasis: ABS plastic deck
- Engine and Horsepower: Honda GCV-135
- Deck: 18” Injection Molded
- Speed: 4 mph
- Tires: None – Hover Mower
- Accessories: Hi-Rise Kit; Stringblade; QC Blade.
- Special Features: Continuous incline operation up to 45 degrees.
- Warranty: 1 year top-to-bottom
- Cost: $900 Suggested List
Ferris Industries
- Model No.: HydroCut 36 walk-behind
- Chasis: 10-gauge double-top deck with double reinforced side skirts and overlap welded corners.
- Engine and Horsepower: 13-hp Kawasaki V-Twin engine with electric start
- Deck: High-Carbon Steel
- Speed: Forward ground speed of 0-5.5 mph, and reverse speed of 0-3.0 mph
- Tires: Drive tire size is 16×6.5-8 (4 ply), and the caster tire size is 9×3.5×4
- Accessories: Ferris Torque Tuned Blades; Single belt for improved reliability: HydroGear 334 hydrostatic transmission.
- Special Features: Integrated Comfort Controls (ICC) for simple maneuvering and Quick-Adjust height-of-cut controls.
- Warranty: 2-year commercial warranty, front-to-rear on parts and labor
- Cost: $3,274
Eastman Industries
- Model No.: Commercial mower model SP21-K
- Chasis: Hi vac cast aluminum deck
- Engine and Horsepower: Kawasaki 6hp FJ180 engine.
- Deck: 21 inch cutting width
- Speed: 3.7 mph
- Tires: Cast aluminum wheels with rubber tires; back to back steel sealed bearings
- Accessories: Steel liner, wear plate and tubular steel bumper.
- Special Features: Crank shaft protector; 1Ó Ð 4Ó cut height; high lift steel blade.
- Warranty: One year commercial warranty
- Cost: $945
The Toro Co.
- Model No.: 30696
- Chasis: Fixed Deck
- Engine and Horsepower: 15 hp Kawasaki KAI.
- Deck: 40Ó Turbo Force
- Speed: 6.2 mph
- Tires: 13Ó by 6.5Ó-6Ó
- Accessories: Tru Trak sulky, Recycler mulching kit, deck-mounted catchers, specialty cutting blades.
- Special Features: Patent-pending adjustable discharge baffle, 9-3/8Ó-diameter spindle housings, 1/4Ó-thick blades, rubber discharge deflector, 7-gauge steel deck shell, plus unique 40Ó deck size.
- Warranty: 2 years on engine, frame, deck shell, and spindles (3 years on spindle parts); 1 year on remaining components.
- Cost: $3,075
Scag Power Equipment
- Model No.: SWZ61V-21KAE
- Chasis: Velocity Plus cutter deck
- Engine and Horsepower: 21 hp Kawasaki Electric Start
- Deck: 48Ó, 52Ó, or 61Ó cutting width
- Speed: 7.4mph
- Tires: Standard flat-free front caster tires
- Accessories: Ultra-tough cutter deck spindles with cast-iron housings and tapered roller bearings.
- Special Features: Dual Hydro-Gear hydraulic pumps and wheel motors.
- Warranty: 2 years
- Cost: $7,653 list price
Honda Power Equipment
- Model No.: HRR216K3VXA
- Chasis: Xenoy¨ mowing deck
- Engine and Horsepower: HondaÕs GCV160 OHC/OHV 4 stroke engine
- Deck: New pearl gray steel deck
- Speed: Variable speed transmission up to 3.8 mph
- Tires: 9Ó rear ball bearing
- Accessories: Roto-Stop¨ blade brake clutch, QuadraCutª System includes a twin blade configuration and four offset cutting surfaces, easy to remove 2.4 bushel capacity grassbag.
- Special Features: HondaÕs exclusive SMARTªDrive transmission, developed with an ergonomic design, allows the user to easily control the speed when resting his/her hands on the handlebars.
- Warranty: Residential warranty 2 years
- Cost: List $539