Scag Tiger Cat II 52″ Kohler 34HP

Description

Scag Tiger Cat II 52 Inch Zero-Turn with 34 HP Kohler EFI

This puts a fuel-injected 34 horsepower Kohler into the 52 inch Tiger Cat II, which is a great deal more engine than a compact machine at this width normally carries. It sits near the top of the range on price.

When a Compact Machine Costs Cheetah Money

At this price the Tiger Cat starts overlapping the bottom of the Cheetah II range, and the two are genuinely different propositions rather than better and worse. The Cheetah buys speed, a two-speed transaxle and a suspended operator platform. The Tiger Cat keeps an 80 inch overall length and a 1 inch minimum cutting height, neither of which the larger machine offers. Dense sites and fine turf argue for staying here.

• Cutting width: 52 inches, Velocity Plus cutter deck
• Engine: Kohler EFI, 34 HP
• Cutting height: 1 to 5 inches in quarter-inch increments
• Overall length: 80 inches
• Fuel capacity: 9.5 gallons
• Forward speed: up to 12 mph

Oil Intervals on a Working Engine

Larger engines in this class run longer between oil changes than their smaller siblings, and the temptation is to treat the published figure as a target rather than a limit. On a machine cutting dusty ground or working long hot days, coming in early costs the price of five litres and buys a considerable margin. Engines rarely fail from being serviced too often.

Parking Brake Habits

A foot-operated parking brake is easy to set and easier to forget on a machine that is about to be left on a ramp or a slope. Making it part of dismounting rather than part of stopping is the habit worth building, because the moment it matters is the one where nobody was thinking about it.

Deciding Between Ranges Rather Than Models

If the price is acceptable, compare this to the SCZII-61V-36BV at the entry of the Cheetah range before committing. Within the Tiger Cats, the STCII-52V-36BV carries a Vanguard at 36 horsepower for a little more, and the STCII-52V-28BV-EFI sits well below on both power and price.