ZD326

[Spring1898]

Greetings all, thought for sure I had an account here previously but I guess not. Must have been lurking and part of some other tractor site. (Ah tractor by net)

Looking at possibly picking up a used diesel zero turn in the future. Don't necessarily need diesel, but I prefer them. Had a few Kubota's in the past and saw the ZD326 was around for a long time and was pre emissions.

My only concern is the weight and the size (not sure how big it is in person). How 'light' is it on the wheels given that 1700lbs is spread out over 4 points?
The G1800 we have may get moved to another property, and that has been fine, but weighs about 1000lbs less.

 

[JasonW]

What is your concern with the weight? Turf damage? Power to weight ratio?

I have a ZD331 60” deck with R4’s which is slightly bigger/heavier. I try not to cut when my yard is wet but also my yard holds water. It does less turf damage than my old ZG127 with turf tires.
It has plenty of power and if driven wrong it can tear the grass.

 

[Spring1898]

Mostly turf damage.
Probably won't be an issue here, since it is drier than where used to live.

I was thinking the turf tires would be better, but wasn't thinking they might tear up the grass more.
Also how does it do on less than even terrain with occasional dips