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In 1974, the Dixon company coined the term zero-turn radius on their entrance into the mower market. [1] In 2009, the Hustler Zeon became the first fully electric zero-turn mower, with four 12-volt lead acid batteries. As of 2023 most fully electric zero turn mowers use lithium ion batteries ranging from 40 to 80 volts. [2] [3]
Many of the parts for the 800 and 8000 series designs, excepting the engine, are the same or compatible, and are readily available as new and used parts online, in a rather impressive after-market. The 8000 series remained in production until 1987, when it was replaced by the professional-grade "G" series. The G series ended production in 2004.
Snapper, Inc. is an American company, formerly based in McDonough, Georgia, that manufactures residential and professional lawn-care and snow-removal equipment.Snapper is known for their high-quality products, including rear-engine riding lawnmowers capable of standing on end for storage or repair, and for their invention of the first self-propelled rotary lawn mower.
Grasshopper was the first manufacturer to offer dual swing-out levers for their zero-turn mowers (1973) [2] and the first to offer a diesel-powered zero-turn mower (1983). [ 3 ] Grasshopper introduced the PowerFold Electric Deck Lift in 2004, to allow the operator to easily lift and rotate the mowing deck nearly 90 degrees for maintenance and ...
MTD Parts Modern Tool & Die, sometimes referred to as Michigan Tool & Die Company or MTD Products is an American manufacturer of outdoor power equipment for the mass market . Headquartered in Valley City, Ohio , the company began in 1932 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker .
Two archetypes of this type of mower are the Bush Hog which is made by Bush Hog, Inc. [1] of Selma, Alabama, and the Flex-Wing by RhinoAg of Gibson City, Illinois.The formal name for this type of implement is a rotary cutter or rotary mower, although it differs from mowers in that it does not cut with a sharp blade, but rather severs with an intentionally very dull wedge-like blade.
It came with a larger 8 HP Tecumseh engine. (Rat catalog reference) [citation needed] The Rat used some mini bike parts in its construction, including the turbine style 6" front wheel. Original ad introducing the Rupp Centaur. Centaur – The Centaur was a trike produced in 1974 and 1975 by Rupp and was the only true street legal machine Rupp made.
Dixie Chopper claims to build the world's fastest lawn mowers. The most famous example was the Jet Mower, custom built by Art Evans in 1991 using a 150 HP Solar T62 APU from a Chinook Helicopter. [7] This mower was featured in a 1993 episode of Home Improvement. Dixie Chopper's promotional video includes a brief clip from the episode. [8]