Electric ZT

[mrmikey]

Would anyone buy this, I know no way I would, CAN$7,000 which works out to US$5,600 . Supposed to be able to mow 2 acres on a charge.
Probably all downhill, 1/2" high grass, 100lb operator on dry ground with a tailwind............Mike

 

[JCoastie]

I like the steel pallet it sits on

 

[John0829]

Yes I would have bought one if it had been around when I bought my last ZT. Check this unreal test of this machine,

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

A friend of mine owns one, she loves it... now I’d prefer one with similar capacity as my XOne... but those are $25k

 

[Fxfymn413]

I wouldn't be surprised to see commercial operators going for them. They have to be cheaper to operate than fuel powered units and the batteries can be recharged by an inverter run off of the tow vehicle for the trailer used to move them from job to job.

 

[mrmikey]

I stand corrected, it sure seems to have the guts that's for sure. I still couldn't justify the price unfortunately.............Mike

 

[Smokeydog]

Wife has EGO self propelled mower for trimming. Lot of plastic and flimsy compared to a gas mower. New gas mowers are about impossible to keep running after a couple of seasons. With the electric all I have to do is sharpen the blade. Impressive video. Would take a couple of electrical circuits to charge six batteries at once.

 

[Fxfymn413]

New gas mowers are about impossible to keep running after a couple of seasons.

I switched to all battery powered lawn tools a couple of years ago and I'll never go back to gas. You can't beat the convenience and not having to keep gas on hand.

I'm of the opinion that it is just a matter of time before homeowner lawn tools will all be battery powered and gas powered tools will be very hard to find.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

My Hustler MSRP is about $10k... most residential ZTRs are around $5k. So this seems a viable option. I don’t like how flimsy it seems, with all that plastic however, and wonder what sort of traction it gets on a hill as a result. At 1400lbs my ZTR will climb anything. At less than half that, my in-laws mower cannot hold a slope well at all.

 

[hornett22]

Would anyone buy this, I know no way I would, CAN$7,000 which works out to US$5,600 . Supposed to be able to mow 2 acres on a charge.
Probably all downhill, 1/2" high grass, 100lb operator on dry ground with a tailwind............Mike



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Yeah, they're$5699 here. They're on crack.

Will hold 6 batteries. Comes with 4.

Would anyone buy this, I know no way I would, CAN$7,000 which works out to US$5,600 . Supposed to be able to mow 2 acres on a charge.
Probably all downhill, 1/2" high grass, 100lb operator on dry ground with a tailwind............Mike



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Uh....no

 

[DK35vince]

First thing I noticed it looks like a lighter gauge stamped deck (42")
Most gas powered z turns in that price range come with heavier gauge fabricated deck up to 60"

 

[4570Man]

That’s a huge reduction in quality from the 428d Grasshopper I’m running now so no I wouldn’t buy it. Even if the quality was there I mow multiple properties of multiple acres in one day so that’s still a no.

 

[DK35vince]

That’s a huge reduction in quality from the 428d Grasshopper I’m running now so no I wouldn’t buy it. Even if the quality was there I mow multiple properties of multiple acres in one day so that’s still a no.

Same here, huge difference in size/power/speed and quality compared to what I'm running now.
I'm mowing 8 acres, so I would need 4 or 5 extra battery packs to mow my yard (I realize this mower was meant for small acreage)

 

[Joel/ak]

Not my style but looks like it runs better than what I thought it would.

 

[tomplum]

I've had a couple of customers express interest in them. Prolly fine for a tame lawn of a reasonable size.

 

[WranglerX]

Have to wonder how much energy is wasted dragging around its weigh in batteries....

 

[Bill Guenthner]

Electric is the future once battery tech is fully figured out. There’s a reason that diesel locomotives have electric engines. The torque curve on electric motors is so much better than IC.

 

[DK35vince]

There’s a reason that diesel locomotives have electric engines. The torque curve on electric motors is so much better than IC.

They still require large diesel-powered generators to power them

 

[Bill Guenthner]

They still require large diesel-powered generators to power them

No kidding? I thought they ran on D cell flashlight batteries.
You kinda left off my opening qualifier; "Electric is the future once battery tech is fully figured out." Hybrid cars also use generators to power electric motors. Like it or not, electric is the future.

 

[Handloader109]

No kidding? I thought they ran on D cell flashlight batteries.
You kinda left off my opening qualifier; "Electric is the future once battery tech is fully figured out." Hybrid cars also use generators to power electric motors. Like it or not, electric is the future.

They have electric motors, not engines. And they haven't figured out the batteries yet. And it's been well over 100 years.