Scag Turf Tiger II 72″ Kubota 25HP

Description

Scag Turf Tiger II 72 Inch Diesel Zero-Turn with 25 HP Kubota

This is the most expensive machine in Scag’s catalog: the widest deck, a liquid-cooled 25 horsepower Kubota diesel, and the double-tube Turf Tiger frame underneath. It is bought on running cost and service life rather than on purchase price.

The Arithmetic Over a Decade

A machine like this makes sense where it will accumulate serious hours over many years, which describes municipal grounds departments, universities, golf courses and large estates rather than contractors. Diesel fuel consumption per hour is lower, the engine is built for a service life measured in thousands of hours rather than hundreds, and residual values stay firmer than petrol equivalents.

• Cutting width: 72 inches, Velocity Plus cutter deck
• Engine: Kubota diesel, 25 HP, liquid-cooled
• Forward speed: up to 10 mph
• Fuel capacity: 12 gallons
• Drive: Hydro-Gear 16 cc pumps, Parker 18 ci motors
• Drive tires: 26 x 12-12

Liquid Cooling Brings Its Own Checks

An air-cooled machine has screens and fins to clear; a liquid-cooled one has a radiator, a coolant level and a hose set. The radiator blocks with chaff faster than most operators expect because it sits in the same debris stream, and a coolant level that falls slowly is telling you something long before it overheats. Both need adding to a routine built around air-cooled machines.

Diesel in Cold Weather

Diesel waxes as temperature falls and a machine left outdoors through a hard week can refuse to run on fuel that was fine in October. Winter-grade fuel from a supplier who changes blends seasonally, and keeping the tank full to limit condensation, deals with both the waxing and the water. Neither is an issue a petrol crew has had to think about before.

Where This Sits at the Top of the Catalog

The STTII-61V-25KBD is the same diesel on a narrower deck for a few thousand less. On petrol, the STTII-72V-40BV-EFI covers this width at a much lower price and suits a shorter ownership cycle. The STTII-72V-31DFI sits between the two.