Scag Cheetah II 61″ Kohler 38HP

Description

Scag Cheetah II 61 Inch Rear Discharge with 38 HP Kohler Command PRO EFI

This is the rear-discharge Cheetah II, identified by the RD in place of the V in its model number. The deck expels clippings behind the machine rather than out to the side, and that single change decides where the machine can work.

Sites Where Side Discharge Is Not Allowed

Cemeteries are the obvious case, because a side-discharged clipping thrown against a headstone is both a complaint and a cleaning job. The same applies along roadside verges with traffic passing, in car parks where paintwork is a few feet from the deck, around swimming pools and ornamental water, and on any frontage where the pavement is closer than the discharge throw. Rear discharge simply removes the question.

• Cutting width: 61 inches, rear-discharge Velocity Plus deck
• Engine: Kohler Command PRO EFI, 38 HP
• Discharge: rearward, no side chute
• Fuel capacity: 13 gallons
• Cutting height: 1.25 to 5 inches in quarter-inch increments
• Transaxle: two-speed ZT-5400

No Chute to Raise or Lower

An operator on a side-discharge machine spends part of every job managing the chute, raising it near a path and dropping it again on open ground, or fitting a blocker and losing dispersal quality. None of that applies here. On a site with a lot of edges the time saved on chute handling alone is real, and the finish is more consistent because the machine behaves the same way everywhere on the property.

Choosing a Rear Discharge Machine

Buy this where the restriction is the reason, not for general mowing. The SCZII-61RD-38FX-EFI is the same deck with a Kawasaki FX1000 at the same price. If your sites are open, the side-discharge SCZII-61V-38CV-EFI disperses clippings better over a wide area and costs less. For rear discharge across more ground, the SCZII-72RD-40BV-EFI takes the same principle to 72 inches.