Scag Liberty Z 42″ Kohler 22HP

Description

Scag Liberty Z 42 Inch Zero-Turn with 22 HP Kohler 7000 Series

This is the value option at 42 inches, pairing a 22 horsepower Kohler 7000 Series PRO with the Hero cutter deck for less than the Kawasaki equivalent. It is the configuration most 42 inch buyers end up with.

Deck Washing Is Worth the Five Minutes

Grass packs under any deck, and on a homeowner machine it tends to sit there for a week until the next cut rather than being knocked off daily as it would on a commercial round. Dried clippings restrict the airflow that lifts grass for a clean cut, and they hold moisture against steel. Tipping the machine safely or using a hose from the side after each cut keeps both problems away.

• Cutting width: 42 inches, Hero cutter deck
• Engine: Kohler 7000 Series PRO, 22 HP
• Deck spindles: aluminium housings, sealed ball bearings
• Forward speed: up to 7 mph
• Blade engagement: Ogura GT1 clutch, 74 ft lb
• Parking brake: hand-activated lever

Sealed Bearings Change the Maintenance Picture

The Hero deck runs sealed ball bearings in aluminium housings rather than greaseable cast-iron spindles. There is nothing to grease, which suits an owner who will not remember to, and nothing to adjust. The trade is that when a bearing does eventually go it is replaced rather than serviced, but on a domestic duty cycle that point is a long way off.

Blades Are Cheaper Than a Bad Finish

A homeowner blade will usually go a full season before anyone thinks about it, by which time it has been tearing rather than cutting for months. Fitting a fresh set each spring costs little and transforms the result, and keeping the old set as sharpened spares means a stone strike never ends a weekend.

Where This Sits in the Range

Against the SZL-42H-21FR this gives up a Kawasaki badge and gains a horsepower and a price reduction. Narrower access points to the 36 inch machines, and a larger lawn points to the SZL-48H-22KT, which is the same engine on a wider deck at the same price.