Scag V-Ride LS 48″ Briggs & Stratton 25HP

Description

Scag V-Ride LS 48 Inch Stand-On Mower with 25 HP Briggs CXi

The 48 inch V-Ride LS with a 25 horsepower Briggs CXi, which is the largest engine offered in this range. It undercuts the Kawasaki machine at the same width by a substantial margin.

Seven Hundred Dollars Between Two 48 Inch Machines

The gap between this and the Kawasaki version is the widest engine-driven price difference in the LS range, and it comes with three more horsepower rather than fewer. For a buyer without an existing brand preference the arithmetic points one way, and it is worth being explicit about that rather than leaving it implied.

• Cutting width: 48 inches, Hero cutter deck
• Engine: Briggs CXi Series, 25 HP
• Transaxles: dual Hydro-Gear ZT-3100
• Tracking width: 36 inches
• Fuel capacity: 6.75 gallons
• Weight: 756 lbs

A Light Machine Marks Turf Less

At 756 lbs the LS is markedly lighter than any V-Ride II or XL, and on soft or irrigated ground that shows in fewer wheel marks and less compaction along regular lines. Crews working fine turf or wet sites through autumn often find the lighter machine produces a visibly better result than a heavier one with a better deck.

Integrated Transaxles Are Serviced, Not Ignored

A ZT-3100 is a sealed unit with far fewer external connections than a separate pump and motor layout, which makes it low maintenance rather than no maintenance. It has an oil and filter service on a schedule, and running it low is the failure that ends a season on a machine at this price point.

Check the Level Cold

Transaxle oil expands when hot, so a level read at the end of a working day sits higher than the true figure. Checking it cold, first thing, is the only reading worth acting on.

The 48 Inch Options

The SVLS-48H-22FSE is the Kawasaki FS at 22 horsepower for considerably more. Below this width the 42 inch machines suit tighter routes, and the 52 inch models are the widest the LS range goes.