Scag SWZ Hydro Drive 52″ Kawasaki 18HP

Description

Scag SWZ 52 Inch Fixed-Deck Hydro-Drive Walk-Behind Mower

A 52 inch Velocity Plus cutter deck driven by an 18 horsepower Kawasaki FS with electric start, on Scag’s heavier fixed-deck hydro walk-behind platform.

Where the Money Goes on a Walk-Behind

This machine costs more than several of Scag’s stand-on mowers, which surprises buyers who assume a walk-behind is the budget option. It is not. The deck, the separate pump-and-motor drive and the frame are all specified for continuous commercial work on ground that rules out riding, and the price reflects capability rather than format.

• Cutting width: 52 inches, Velocity Plus cutter deck
• Engine: Kawasaki FS Series, 18 HP, electric start
• Drive: dual Hydro-Gear pumps, Parker motors
• Forward speed: up to 7.4 mph
• Deck: tri-plate Velocity Plus construction
• Fuel capacity: 5.5 gallons

Use a Sulky If the Ground Allows

A wheeled sulky turns a walk-behind into a ride-on for the flat sections of a site, and crews that fit one find they use these machines for far more of the day. It comes off in seconds for the banks where walking is the point. Buying the mower without considering one is leaving a large part of its usefulness unclaimed.

Transporting a Heavy Walk-Behind

These machines are heavier than their format suggests and they have no seat to brace against on a ramp. Loading with the machine in its lowest speed setting, straight up a full-width ramp with the operator walking behind rather than beside, is how to do it without the moment where it gets away.

Strap the Frame, Not the Handlebars

Handlebars adjust and move; the frame does not. Tie-downs belong on the frame.

Choosing at 52 Inches

The SWZT-52H-18FSE is the floating-deck machine at this width for considerably less, and the SWZT52H-20CXI less again. The SWZL61V-22FSE is the large-frame machine above this one.