Scag Turf Tiger II 72″ Kawasaki 31HP

Description

Scag Turf Tiger II 72 Inch Zero-Turn with 31 HP Kawasaki DFI

The 72 inch Turf Tiger II with the liquid-cooled Kawasaki FD Series DFI engine at 31 horsepower. It pairs the widest deck in the range with the only petrol engine in it that does not depend on air for cooling.

Wide Deck, Hot Day, Long Shift

The case for liquid cooling strengthens as the deck widens, because a 72 inch deck asks more of the engine for every minute it runs and generates more debris around it while doing so. A crew cutting large open ground through August on an air-cooled machine spends part of the afternoon working around reduced output. This machine does not have that afternoon.

• Cutting width: 72 inches, Velocity Plus cutter deck
• Engine: Kawasaki FD Series DFI, 31 HP, liquid-cooled
• Forward speed: up to 12 mph
• Fuel capacity: 12 gallons
• Drive tires: 26 x 12-12
• Width with chute down: 83 inches

Hoses Are the Part That Ages

A cooling system on a mower spends its life vibrating, and the hoses and clips are what eventually give rather than the radiator or the pump. Squeezing each hose cold once a season tells you a great deal: a hose that has gone hard or feels spongy is due, and replacing it in a workshop costs a fraction of what it costs when it lets go on site and the engine runs hot before anyone notices.

A Wide Deck Needs Somewhere to Turn

At 83 inches with the chute down this machine wants a headland to turn in, and forcing a three-point turn at the end of every pass on a confined site wears the operator out and marks the turf. Planning the pattern so turns happen on hard standing or on ground already cut is worth more on a machine this size than on anything narrower.

The 72 Inch Options

The STTII-72V-38CH-EFI is air-cooled at 38 horsepower for less money and suits most work. The STTII-72V-25KBD is the diesel for fleets keeping machines a decade. Bluebird supplies a 72 inch Turf Tiger as the STTII-72V-40BV-EFI-NFT-BB with airless tires.