I have the new cheetah 2 and turf tiger 2 and the original cheetah 1 too and we love our scags

Have a SCAG Turf Tiger. 19 years of old. Good machines, but could never justify the new ones at over 17k. But if I was going into commercial business of mowing...it would be my first choice.

I just bought an early 2000s Turf Tiger as a fixer upper. I can't wait to get her done...oldie but goodie.

I've heard a lot of good reviews of scag mowers at any speed you mow with it always does a great cut vs the other zero turn mowers

I would mostly see these at my school on Tuesday and honestly really awesome!

Delivered a nice even cut, has the super tight turning ability kzfaq.infoUgkx1VWTrayKBdCKAjzAcZ_Eg4dhHTae3LkN also recommend I was looking for, and is just a blast to drive. It takes a little bit to get used to driving one after driving a normal tractor style, but once you've got it, you've got it. If you're cutting lines, you have to be careful spinning the mower around or the back tire will dig a bare spot. Just take it nice and slow during the turn and then it's back to full throttle across the yard!

I used one of these before an the stripping it does makes yards look good

IT'LL CUT LIKE THAT A SCAG IT'S A MONSTER

Your right on point with your speeds. 16 for cheetah and 12 for turf tiger. Most guys get that wrong.

On my second Scag Turf Tiger first one lasted 20 years 4339hrs and two 27 horsepower Kawasaki liquid cooled engines not much else major a bad muffler and and of course the electric deck clutches. My only reason to upgrade the one pump was whining for over a year when second engine was shot. I bought the new Turf Tiger 2. I like twin pumps and twin wheel motors so I stayed with the Turf Tiger over a transaxle models, which I hear they don't repair they only replace. My only complaint both units weight a lot be careful of compaction around the trees. Prices 20 years ago 10500 the 2020 was 15500. Oh I forgot the new velocity deck has a lot of deck more blowout I use a vac system in the fall the old advantage deck was better.

I own two scags for my landscaping business a tiger cat 2 and a vride2 both 52 inch decks with 26 hp I think. Great machines. Your machine is top of the mower food chain, to have as a homeowner is way overkill!! That machine should be making you 12k a month, hey if you can afford that for your home then kudos sir👍🏻

I love those stripes,Keep up the good work man

Right, I think you have a good combination, and the type of grass, I have Fetsuca Rubra, Creeping red and over the leech field this gets Very Thick ! I may in a year or two upgrade to a larger engine !

Very nice machine! I looked at that very one but it was out of my price range. I ended up with a Gravely pro turn 160. I have .66 acre and probably haft of that is yard. 10 minutes and I'm all done. No such thing as overkill!

Both models only cut at 12mph. The cheetah has a high gear that runs 18 I think but won’t cut in that gear.

Shop around some. I bought mine last year. Turf tiger 2 with 37 hp efi motor. $13,500.

That's a great mower. But I believe this mower and the Cheetah 2 are basically the same mower. Both have the Velocity Plus deck. Both have the same engine speed and blade speed. Even though the Cheetah 2 WILL go 16 MPH, you can't really mow at that speed. That is for moving the mower from one location to the other. This mower is a couple hundred pounds heaver and has a drive shaft as opposed to the drive belt of the Cheetah 2. Shouldn't really affect the cut quality though. I believe this mower costs a couple thousand bucks more as it's built a bit beefier. I also like the tiger stripes on the fenders better than the Cheetah.

I imagine it all depends on the torque of the engine ?

Do you mow any tall weeds/grass? 2'+?

The Ford model T only had 20 hp. This thing is a monster!

Also running a laser z exmark and hustler raptor

1:22 That's the model number for the deck, not the mower. The mower's model number is on the frame next to the engine.

I have a 54" Kawasaki, great torque, but this is 24 HP, a 730V engine if you want to look up the specs. This is a Bad Boy entry level commercial, and I have Heavy grass in the back acre and I think it cannot handle the load, I think a 31 hp would be better.

Can you give us the specs ?

Do you have the stripping kit on it? I would like to see how it does in a yard that the grass had come up voluntarily, like field grass.

I wanted a Turf Tiger II or a Cheetah II but I ended up with a Patriot. That’s what happens when the boss picks the equipment for a job he has never done. My new boss was in favor of the Cheetah II but he has suggested the Exmark Lazer Z with the 96 inch flex deck. Can’t argue with that if he wants to spend that much money. 🤘🤘

Where I used to work we had the Scag Tiger. Great machine but there was simply no way you could cut at full pelt unless your grassy area was SUPER level. Even with a bit of bump it would fly all over. I worked for a local council so all our areas were super bumpy! B-) Also... We never use the side ejection port. Ours was all mulched under the deck, that would slow us down when the grass was longer or wet, but never really caused a bother otherwise. YOu also seem to be cutting a lot lower than we did... Your deck is WAY lower than I had it... Are your blades really high above the deck line? NOTE... I am in the UK and our grass may not be the same as yours?

Interesting test. What height were you cutting at? I would imagine the taller the cut at higher speeds, the more likely there would be stragglers...

You were right 12 miles per hour

It would be nice if we could hear what you are saying.

Might be a better test if the mower cut the grass shorter> Way to long for me!!!

The very best there is nothing comes close

that's easy grass to cut its mostly the bumps that slows you down beating them castors

My 40hp 61” TT2 mows at 13mph on a slight decline hill.

Cheetahs definitely rule the scag world.. turf tigers are tanks haha

my ferris mows 12.5mph

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Just my opinion? While NOT a Ferris or a Gravely your machine has been built to withstand a fair amount of abuse. That said if you're not working a strategy to deliberately get your money's worth, you'll never realize the full value! Too much machine to be just sitting around.

i could not take the ride

Don’t choose cheetah over turf tiger, the belt will slip more and it will cut slower

You dont know how to turn properly!

Doesn’t look to straight John Deere all the way Skag junk