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Those Turf Tigers are beasts but I've rarely seen them without one or both of those caster arms repaired or replaced.

So why did you change the right side motor. I thought the left wheel was good? But now the Motor has been changed.

I used a JD tractor & a 72" finishing Mower for a guy with 10 acres about 10 years looks good when ur done !

Nice to see a YOUNG person with initiative and knowledge1 This is what the country used to be and NEEDS now. Not a population going around holding IPhones. Looks like there's hope for the future!!! God Bless you!!

get yourself a small Ford N Series tractor and a bush hog

Let's see, next will be engine problems (most likely rings, valve train and head gasket), then will have spindle problems (can be rebuilt), deck cracks (depending on previous owner(s), control arm dampers, wheel bearings and eventually electrical problems. Ask me how I know...

The purpose of the separate hyd systems for each side is so if you have a failure, like you did, you don’t contaminate the whole hyd system. Hopefully you drained the oil out of that left side reservoir and replaced the left side filter or you may be doing this again. Just saying…

Better off just to buy a new pump and wheel motor. From my experience rebuild kits dont last long if they work at all. Its usually wear from something that isnt able to be replaced. I would replace both, because debris goes throughout the entire sytem and ruins both.

Wow.. FANTASTIC BUILD What a beautiful outcome looks like you just drove it new off the lot. Next project - different cup holder solution so your travel mug can stop doing the hula... I can picture an abrupt move or jerk and thing goes flying

A beaut.

If you know anyone who has a baler they will cut and bale that if you let them have the bales.

For someone who didn't know what they were doing -you did good! Great video.

Did you get parts through your scan dealer or a direct component dealer? Would you leave the component contact, thanks

Think the weights are for going up steep hills.

Those weights would be handy to climb steep hills. That is the same mower I used to cut 10 acres with a lake with a tall dam and a railroad overpass making a steep hills to mow. I The Scag was the only mower I demoed that would climb the hill without lifting. Also it was the only non-diesel mower that was water cooled. That mower 6 years old and 900 hours sold at auction for $12,000.

Wait a minute, you're cutting 15 acres with a "mower"? Realy? You would need a batwing mower behind a tractor and it would still take many, many hours.

Too bad you have to mow that. Sure would be nice to have the edges mowed in a few passes nicely and then let it grow into a nice grassland. You could have some very knowledgeable conservation groups help with that happily and if jt is "needed" in the future so be it. But until this it could benefit the environment tremendously and likely get a ton of views and following. M

I bought a riding mower that only ran long enough for me to get it home then was given a push mower that the person swore would start and run. I had to fix them both before I could use either one.

Scag is a good mower however the liquid cooled engine is a downfall. Most manufacturers don't have liquid cooled engines unless they are diesel because they are a nightmare. That same engine was on bad boys I owned years ago and they was short lived. But hopefully you will have better luck than we did

I bought a Woods Mowin machine F 23 with a 61 inch deck last year. I had to put a new head on carburetor and of course all new belts. I now have a great mower that new today would run around 20 k.

Has this company never heard of Loctite?

Mowers cost way too much now. It's just ridiculous. Some push mowers are even over-priced

There are still a lot of container chassis out there that still have this type of old school running gear. The Panama mechanics will feel right at home working on this system.

I had to smile when you talked about the 9 speed. I have a 87 Ford LTL dump truck that came with 4:11 rears and a 9 spd. I didn't really want the 9 spd but if just works so well, and with that gear, it actually pulls better than i hoped. I would love a 8LL or even an 18, but that old transmission just keeps on going

Nice work Ned. Thanks for sharing

With 15 acres of land to mow, id buy a cheap old tractor and a large miwer deck, always cheaper and tends to ve faster, then id think about bailing it all up, as good quality hay is expensive.

If the same guy did the trailer maintenance did the ride also, I don't think I'd get on that ride.

And all the metal in hydro tank . Hope the water pump in that KW holds up its plastic . That eng is no longer built and No parts . You at least change the hydro filter.

That's not heavy. What's the big deal?

Idiot

If the Skag doesnt work out look for a Ferris. MIne has been virtually indestructible.

While you have it opened up check and replace the drive fluid and filter. Poor and dark fluid along with the filter would be a good investment. Hard to believe the pricing on those units.

Why don't you have somebody bale that 15 acres? They'd do it for nothing just to keep the bales. That grass looked too good just to let lay there and rot.

If you mowed and baled that grass, which would be prairie hay you could actually make some money of that piece of land. It looks like great grass for that purpose.

SHOULD HAVE INVESTED IN A TRACTOR AND BUSHHOG WOULD BE BETTER FOR THAT JOB AND WAY EASIER TO CUT....

I bought a turf tiger with a 72" deck and a 2 year only 35 hp Vanguard liquid cooled v twin. Very powerful but parts are no longer made for the engine and it overheats. Plenty go coolant flow but I can only use it for 20 minutes before the temp makes it's way into the red. Vanguard/Briggs says there's no equivalent replacement engine. It only cost me $2K and I've gotten 2 seasons out of it but it's annoying to have to mad dog the gauge and mow my 12 acres an acre at a time.

The flag on the hat tells me this isn't the content I'm looking for. What's with the mirror image video?

Good work on the diagnoses and repairs, so I decided to subscribe. Thanks for an informative and well-done video.

Chunked pump.

Did you find an hydraulic filter on it with bearing and thrust plate metal in it?? You don't want that stuff attacking your new pump and motor!!

Nice Work. Good, Thx.

What a pity that motor destroyed all your good work on the original pump. But still, all worked out well in the end. And the Skag is a good brand. Really enjoyed your video. Cheers.

Ohh I love scaggg

I have rebuilt several of these. The first thing is make sure it is as clean as possible, the tiniest amount of dirt will put you right back where you are. The second thing is mark the upper and lower body parts to insure they go back in the right position. They will go back together 180 degrees from the proper location. I found this out with my first one. Had to take it back off and reposition the pump. A lot of extra work that was completely unnecessary when a simple sharpie mark was all that was needed. Even if you have to replace the pump you are miles ahead of the new setups they're using today. They have gone from a two part system to a single pump/ wheel motor system. My friend had to have a Cub cadet replaced last year and it cost almost $2,000. I owned a landscaping and lawn care company for almost 25 years and never replaced a wheel motor. Always the pump and only replaced a couple of those, the rest I rebuilt.

Very patient and methodical approach, job well done.

Hey good repair job. Nice mower too, I wanted one like that but your right the prices on a good zero turn are more than i used to pay for cars! Ha. I'm 67 and cut 5 acres to keep the varmints and coyotes back from house. Also in the wide open spaces if i don't keep up with the grass it will get high just like yours. First time i seen your video. I will check out some more of your content. Good job young man.

Sir you mowing 15 acres. With how thick that grass is you need a tractor and a bushog. 😮

Replace the front wheel bearing. They are worn out .

Any time you find damage in a hydraulic system, the entire system should be disassembled and cleaned and serviced. Metal pieces flow through the system and share the misery.

A decent mower has joystick controls. They don't make such a machine!!! They insist on using a stupid idiotic old fashioned steering system using two levers designed back in the 1940s!!! Everything else nowadays is joystick control!!! All movement and steering is controlled by one lever!!! Only the makers of the zero turn mowers insist on using the blithering idiot system of two levers!!!!!