Scag Patriot 61″ Kohler 25HP

Description

Scag Patriot 61 Inch Zero-Turn with 25 HP Kohler Confidant

At its price this is the least expensive 61 inch Patriot by a clear margin, using a 25 horsepower Kohler Confidant. It puts the wider deck and the larger ZT-3400 drive system within reach of buyers who would otherwise be looking at 52 inches.

Buying Width at the Bottom of the Range

Given the choice between a well-specified 52 inch machine and a basic 61, most crews doing open ground should take the width. Deck width determines how long a job takes in a way that engine badge does not, and the drive system that comes with the 61 inch Patriot is the same one fitted to the most expensive machine in the family.

• Cutting width: 61 inches, Hero cutter deck
• Engine: Kohler Confidant, 25 HP
• Transaxle: Hydro-Gear ZT-3400
• Forward speed: up to 10 mph
• Roll bar: foldable
• Fuel capacity: 6.5 gallons

Park It With the Deck Down

Leaving the deck raised on its transport lock keeps the lift springs and linkage under tension for however long the machine stands, and on a mower parked for a winter that is months of loading on parts designed to carry it for minutes. Dropping the deck to its lowest setting before storage takes the load off entirely and costs nothing.

Keep a Spare Key Somewhere Other Than the Machine

Mower keys are small, generic and easy to lose in long grass, and a machine that will not start because the key went missing is as stopped as one with a failed engine. A spare in the van and another in the workshop costs almost nothing. It is the least sophisticated advice in this catalog and the one most likely to save somebody a day.

The Value End of the 61 Inch Patriots

Everything else at this width costs more. The SPZ-61H-25CV and SPZ-61H-27CX are the next step up, and the SPZ-61H-23FX carries the Kawasaki premium. If the budget genuinely will not stretch, the 52 inch SPZ-52H-25ZT is the same engine on the smaller drive system.