Scag Liberty Z 36″ Kawasaki 18HP

Description

Scag Liberty Z 36 Inch Zero-Turn with 18 HP Kawasaki FR

The Liberty Z is Scag’s homeowner range, built on the same principles as its commercial machines at a price a private buyer can reach. At 36 inches this is the smallest in the line, with an 18 horsepower Kawasaki FR engine driving a Hero cutter deck.

A Rider That Fits in a Normal Garage

The practical appeal of a 36 inch zero-turn to a homeowner is not cutting speed but storage and access. It goes through a side gate, down the path between a house and a boundary fence, and parks in a garage alongside a car rather than requiring a shed of its own. Buyers with half an acre and a narrow entrance often find this is the only rider that physically works.

• Cutting width: 36 inches, Hero cutter deck
• Engine: Kawasaki FR Series, 18 HP
• Forward speed: up to 7 mph
• Blade engagement: Ogura GT1 clutch, 74 ft lb
• Deck lift: spring-assisted foot pedal
• Seat: contoured high-back, armrest kit optional at this width

Hero Deck Rather Than Velocity Plus

The Liberty Z uses Scag’s Hero cutter deck, a fully fabricated and welded design with aluminium blade spindles on sealed ball bearings. It is not the tri-plate Velocity Plus deck from the commercial machines and it is not meant to be. For a lawn cut every week through a season rather than several properties a day, it delivers the same quality of finish with less mass to push around and less to buy.

Sizing a Liberty Z to Your Lawn

Take 36 inches if access or storage decides it. If neither does, the SZL-42H-21FR covers noticeably more ground for a small increase in price and footprint. Within the 36 inch machines, the SZL-36H-20KT and SZL-36H-20PX both offer 20 horsepower for less than this Kawasaki, so the FR is the choice for buyers who want the engine rather than the cheapest route in.