Scag Tiger Cat II 61″ Kohler 34HP

Description

Scag Tiger Cat II 61 Inch Zero-Turn with 34 HP Kohler EFI

This pairs a fuel-injected 34 horsepower Kohler with the 61 inch Velocity Plus deck, which is the combination most crews should be looking at if they want this width on a Tiger Cat frame and intend to work it.

Power That Matches the Deck

Where the 26 horsepower machines at this width are honest about needing a tight cutting schedule, this one is not conditional. Thirty-four horsepower behind 61 inches holds blade speed through material that would slow the smaller engines, which means the operator can run at the speed the deck is capable of rather than at the speed the engine allows. On a commercial round that is the whole point of buying width.

• Cutting width: 61 inches, Velocity Plus cutter deck
• Engine: Kohler EFI, 34 HP
• Frame: single-tube steel
• Fuel capacity: 9.5 gallons
• Seat: torsion-spring suspension, four-point iso-mounted, with armrests
• Width with chute down: 73.5 inches

Cooling a Bigger Engine in a Compact Bay

A larger engine in the same frame has less air around it, and the cooling screens on a compact machine block faster because the deck is closer to the intake. Clearing them at every refuel rather than at every service is the habit that keeps a machine like this out of trouble through August, and it takes less time than checking the oil.

Anti-Scalp Rollers Across a Wider Deck

A 61 inch deck carries more rollers than a 48, and they wear at different rates because the trim side does most of the work. Replacing them as a set when the worst one has gone keeps the deck sitting evenly, where changing only the failed roller leaves the deck riding on a mix of new and worn and produces an inconsistent cut.

Where This Sits at 61 Inches

The STCII-61V-36BV offers 36 horsepower carbureted for marginally more, so the choice between them is injection against displacement. Below both, the STCII-61V-26FT-EFI and STCII-61V-26CV-EFI save money and ask more of the schedule.