Bought a new ZTR mower

[yooperdave]

Decided to pull the plug on a new 2026 Ferris ISX 2200 ZTR Mower. Deck is 60". Engine is a Kawasaki 30.5 hp. The frame has suspension in each corner, as well as an adjustable high back suspension seat. There are 2 gas tanks. The dealer is the largest Ferris dealer in Wisconsin. He can't keep them in stock. A trick of his is to hold a weekend auction where the prices rise above the normal retail when several bidders are working against each other to get one of the last ones. I did not go to the auction.

There are now 2 left. They are assembling mine now. Should get it delivered next week.

Yooper Dave

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[Duds13]

Decided to pull the plug on a new 2026 Ferris ISX 2200 ZTR Mower. Deck is 60". Engine is a Kawasaki 30.5 hp. The frame has suspension in each corner, as well as an adjustable high back suspension seat. There are 2 gas tanks. The dealer is the largest Ferris dealer in Wisconsin. He can't keep them in stock. A trick of his is to hold a weekend auction where the prices rise above the normal retail when several bidders are working against each other to get one of the last ones. I did not go to the auction.

There are now 2 left. They are assembling mine now. Should get it delivered next week.

Yooper Dave

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You're going to love it! I have a 2100 with 61" and Kawi 30hp. Rise like a dream without the suspension seat.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

That will fix the uneven cut

 

[EddieWalker]

That sounds like a really nice mower. I have a 26hp Kawasaki engine on my 60 inch Scag mower and it has all sorts of power. 30hp is going to be even better!!!!

Does Ferris support that engine? Mine is a Scag and there isn't any sort of information on parts for the engine from Scag. I have to search Amazon for parts for that engine when I need something. It's been very frustrating.

Do you mind sharing what you paid for your mower?

 

[Cycledude]

You bought a very nice mower !
I have mowed quite a bit with both Ferris and Kubota, the inside of the deck on the Ferris is much smoother so cleaning it is usually much easier.

 

[yooperdave]

That sounds like a really nice mower. I have a 26hp Kawasaki engine on my 60 inch Scag mower and it has all sorts of power. 30hp is going to be even better!!!!

Does Ferris support that engine? Mine is a Scag and there isn't any sort of information on parts for the engine from Scag. I have to search Amazon for parts for that engine when I need something. It's been very frustrating.

Do you mind sharing what you paid for your mower?

Ferris supports the Engine. There are at least 3 different engine options available. Mine is the middle choice. The top choice is a 40 hp big block vanguard. Maybe ok for a 72" mower deck, but not a 60" deck. All in, out the door and delivered to my house, my mower was just under $12,400. The dealer buys and sells lots of Ferris and gets a good price on them.

Yooper Dave

 

[EddieWalker]

That's a better price then I expected. I paid almost $9,000 for my Scag back in 2010 and that was painful. I've seen some zero turns going for more than twice that recently, so $12,000 doesn't seem too bad for what you got!!!

My first five years where great. Then I had electrical gremlins that ruined every year of mowing. Last couple years I had fuel issues. I finally realized that I could buy a brand new replacement carburetor for less than $100 from Amazon that solved all my issues. This year has been flawless. It's really nice being able to start it and mow when I want to!!!

Keep us updated on your mower. I'll never buy Scag again because of all the little issues I've had with it. Ferris might be a good option when I finally give upon it and buy something else.

 

[yooperdave]

That's a better price then I expected. I paid almost $9,000 for my Scag back in 2010 and that was painful. I've seen some zero turns going for more than twice that recently, so $12,000 doesn't seem too bad for what you got!!!

My first five years where great. Then I had electrical gremlins that ruined every year of mowing. Last couple years I had fuel issues. I finally realized that I could buy a brand new replacement carburetor for less than $100 from Amazon that solved all my issues. This year has been flawless. It's really nice being able to start it and mow when I want to!!!

Keep us updated on your mower. I'll never buy Scag again because of all the little issues I've had with it. Ferris might be a good option when I finally give upon it and buy something else.

The first dealer I approached was over $16k delivered for the identical machine.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Mowers are insane nowadays. I bought my X-One for $8500, 8 years ago. That was a lot. Now, with 300 hours and excellent condition... It's worth about the same. That mower is now like $13k.

My car is worth about $5k

 

[BX23S-1]

@yooperdave
Very nice! Congrats!
I wish i could afford a Ferris, instead, i bought a Toro Titan Max 60" deck w/Kohler 26hp ($6k brand new out the door last June 2025)

 

[EscapedSuburbia]

I looked at a Ferris ISX2200 at the dealer earlier this Spring but I couldn't justify the price. I ended up buying a 2 year old one for half the price. 850 hours on it but since I'm not mowing commercially it should last me a lifetime.

 

[Duds13]

You may already know this, but blow off off the hydro fans after each mow.

 

[yooperdave]

Mowers are insane nowadays. I bought my X-One for $8500, 8 years ago. That was a lot. Now, with 300 hours and excellent condition... It's worth about the same. That mower is now like $13k.

My car is worth about $5k

The dealer gave me a whole 2 gallons of gas to get going. Just have to now buy 10-12 gallons to top it off. I wonder if Rolls Royce cars are sold new with a gallon of gas to get going. Back in 1967, my parents bought a new Ford Mustang. We ran out of gas driving it to the gas station on the way home. Bad ju ju.

Yooper Dave

 

[stevem5215]

Haha yeah, I had to "borrow" money from my girlfriend (now wife) to put gas in my 80' Capri Turbo RS after leaving the dealer lol. Was cash poor!

I have a Simplicity Citation XL with a 28hp Briggs and 60" deck with the full suspension. It's just soooo cool to ride it full throttle and full speed across the front field ! Like the Merc' used to be! lol

 

[Carl_NH]

Congrats Yooperdave on your new Ferris - they are great machines and you got a great deal and price.

I got the similar Ferris IS2000 with Kawasaki, and high back seat in 2010 new for $7200.

With inflation, $7200 is $11K today, enjoy your new ride!