Scag Patriot 52″ Kawasaki 22HP Simply the Brave

Description

Scag Patriot 52 Inch Simply the Brave Zero-Turn

The Simply the Brave Patriot is the 52 inch Kawasaki FX machine in the programme’s tan finish, priced level with the standard mower. It is one of two Patriot configurations Scag builds in this livery.

The Most Affordable Commercial Machine in the Programme

Scag runs the tan finish across a wide span of its catalog, from stand-ons and zero-turns costing four figures up to Turf Tigers approaching twenty thousand. This is at the accessible end of the commercially rated machines, which matters because the people the programme recognises are not uniformly running large fleets.

• Cutting width: 52 inches, Hero cutter deck
• Engine: Kawasaki FX Series, 22 HP
• Finish: Simply the Brave tan livery
• Roll bar: foldable
• Brakes: Ausco disc, foot-operated parking brake
• Fuel capacity: 6.5 gallons

Winter Storage on a Carbureted Machine

A machine going into storage with fuel in a carburetor bowl will usually need that bowl cleaning in spring. Running the engine until it stops with the fuel tap closed empties the bowl properly, which is more effective than draining the tank alone. Five minutes in November against an hour in March is a straightforward trade.

Fogging an Engine Before a Long Layup

A machine standing more than a few months benefits from fogging oil through the intake at shutdown, which leaves a film on the cylinder walls that ordinary oil drains off. It is a five minute job that matters most in damp storage, and it is the difference between an engine that turns freely in spring and one that has surface rust where the rings sit.

Where the Machine Sits Matters Too

Concrete draws moisture, so a mower parked directly on a garage floor through winter sits in a damp microclimate of its own making. A sheet of board or a pallet under the tyres costs nothing and keeps the underside considerably drier.

The Two Tan Patriots

The SPZ-52H-23FX-T is the other Simply the Brave Patriot, carrying a 23 horsepower Kawasaki on a 61 inch deck. In standard colours this machine is the SPZ-52H-22FX, and the Warrior liveries SPZ-52H-22FX-P and SPZ-52H-22FX-PK are the alternatives on the same specification.