Scag V-Ride II 52″ Kawasaki 26HP

Description

Scag V-Ride II 52 Inch Stand-On Mower with 26 HP Kawasaki FT EFI

This is the Kawasaki FT Series version of the 52 inch V-Ride II, fuel injected and rated at 26 horsepower. The FT designation matters more than the horsepower figure, because it identifies a different engine family rather than a different tune of the same one.

FT Series Against FX Series

Kawasaki’s FX range is the long-established commercial line found across most of the V-Ride II catalog. The FT range sits alongside it and is where Kawasaki has concentrated its fuel-injected offerings for this class of machine. For a buyer the practical consequence is parts and filters: an FT engine does not share service items with an FX, so a mixed fleet carries two inventories where a standardised one carries a single set.

• Cutting width: 52 inches, Velocity Plus cutter deck
• Engine: Kawasaki FT Series EFI, 26 HP
• Fuel capacity: 8 gallons
• Drive: dual Hydro-Gear 12 cc pumps, Parker 14 ci motors
• Caster tires: 13 x 5-6
• Length: 69.5 inches

Air Filtration and Dusty Work

Fuel injection removes the carburetor as a wear point but changes nothing about what dust does to an engine. Crews working dry ground, new construction or unirrigated verges should treat the air filter as a daily visual check rather than a scheduled item, because a restricted filter costs power long before anything warns the operator. Blowing a filter out with compressed air from the wrong side drives the debris through it, so replacement is usually the cheaper decision.

Reading the FT Badge on Your Order

Choose this machine if you are building a fleet around Kawasaki FT engines or want the most powerful non-BIG-BLOCK option at 52 inches. For the same engine with no-flat tires fitted, the SVRII-52V-26FT-EFI-NFT is the variant to specify. California operators need the SVRII-52V-26FT-EFI-CA. If your fleet is FX-standardised, the SVRII-52V-23FX keeps the parts bin simple.