1000 hr Review on 61" Ferris IS-3200Z
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- Опубликовано: 23 июн 2019
- This is our review video on our Ferris IS-3200Z with the 61" deck. We have it owned since July 2017. We discuss all our likes and dislikes about the mower, along with any modifications we have done so far.
Always enjoy your videos! Very straight forward and informative.
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching 🤙
Very good video. All your comments are helpful and spoken from a man that has logged some time on this machine. I just bought a Ferris 400S so am looking forward to putting on some hours.
That 400S looks like a great mower! Appreciate you watching!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
No problem! Appreciate you watching 👈
Ferris should give you a new mower for the suggested improvements. I've had mine for 18 hours. I love it. Your comments, suggestions, and direct improvements are all spot on! Great job.
Thanks so much for the kind words! Appreciate the comment 😎👊
Great to see you've had a lot of trouble free usage from your Ferris. I was running the ISX800, and just traded it in on a 3300. What a mower. For those reading this, what separates Ferris is their suspension systems, now called the Next Gen or Forefront system. Normally when you hit some choppy areas on a lawn you have to slow down to avoid bouncing up and down in the seat. With a Ferris, I can maintain higher speeds since the mower absorbs those bumps incredibly well. I would tell anyone looking for a top tier zero turn to at least give Ferris a look and maybe even demo one. You won't be disappointed.
You are 100% correct! The 3300 is a fantastic mower. I plan on upgrading to a 3300 in a year or two🤞
Thanks for the review J! I'm looking into them! I probably want get it this summer but I'm shooting for next summer! Have a good week!
Thanks John 😉
Good long term review! Johnny Mow sent me and I am a new sub. I run Ferris commercially for 9 years now, all middle of the road priced machines (first was 1500, then a couple 700's which I still run, and just this summer bought a new 800 with 52 inch deck for 6.5 k. Love it for the money.
That's awesome! Appreciate it! I've been looking at that 800. It looks like a great mower for the price. Thanks for watching and subbing.
10K in Europe 😕
Thanks for the review. I’m looking at replacing an 52” ExMark Frontrunner. And hello from Port Vincent La.
You are welcome 😉 Nice to hear from a local 🙄 thanks for watching !
Awesome review J!
Thanks bro 👊
Thanks my friend for all the great info on the 3200 Ferris . I like your Deck handy . I think I will do the same of mine. Nice mower my friend. ❤️👍👍👍
Good deal 👍 Take care 😉
I really like the seat the best on this mower. Your reviews are awesome man. Good and the bad. If I were in the market for a new mower this would have been invaluable! Great upload!
Thanks man!
Great review!!
Thanks 😎👊
As soon as you bolted on that exmark seat that ferris became worth its weight in silver bro , nice review j 👍🤟✌🍻
Ha Ha That's what my ExMark dealer said 😀
I buyt a 680 thats big enough for me for what i Mow i had it 2 years now i dont really hav any Complaints about it thow it runs great it duzz a great job cutting the grass yard looks nice when im dun thanks for the review 😁💪
Thanks for watching 😎👍
Great video great mower
Thanks Tony!
With all th detail work ur doing on ur mowers, & then showing it on you tube, for th viewing populous, perhaps in your future, you could look at redesigning such mowers to sale to th ppl, who buy & use them. You know ,"A Designer Executive", of th Company itself. Set u up in an air conditioned office all day long. Such a dream, has its ups & downs too.
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I've had a Ferris 3100 several years and really love it.. This summer one of the hydraulic lines blew and have a new one now. The newer ones have a different system that is a better deal. Would love to trade up to a 3200 or 3300...
Yeah, this 3200z has been great! I've got close to 1600 hrs on it it now. I've got plans on getting that new 3300 with 40hp Vanguard maybe in the next year or 2👍
Way to go J!!
Thanks! Now if only we can get to 1000 subscribers 😉😁
Nice video sir
Thanks for watching!
I feel like I'm adding a ton of grease also! I did 25 pumps to outers and 50 to middle yesterday
Yeah, it does use a lot of grease!
I have to disagree on the grease points.
For me that was a selling point that can’t be beat.
I know it’s a little time consuming but this is the alternative. ...
I cut in south Louisiana and we have a lot of wet days.
I’ve been cutting for 14 years and about 120 yards a week.
My last two Ferris I got over 3,000 and just sold them to get this new is3200 with the oil guard.
Before Ferris I had 6 other 60” zero turns with sealed bearings. They do not last for ever by any means!!!
Replacing all of those bearings can be much more time-consuming than greasing, very expensive, and the worst part you never know when it’s going to break. They always break when you need the mower. However with the grease-able bearings, I was able to go the entire 3000 hours without changing a single bearing. No breakdowns on the field at work, other than the occasional belt.
I highly recommend having grease fitting bearings on everything.
Good to know 😉 hey just curious, when you grease your spindles on your 3200z, do you pump until it comes out at the top of the spindle? Or do you just count the amount of pumps? Because if I do it daily, it takes 20-40 pumps on hot days and if I wait a week to do it ,then it takes like 100. I 've been using Lucas Red Thick and Tacky and I'm going through 2 tubes of grease a week between my Z2 and my 3200Z. We do 70 lawns a week 5-6 10hr days a week. We average about a 1000 hrs a season between my 2 mowers.
I was hoping he would answer your question. The amount of grease you’re putting in each time seems excessive to me too but you’re putting a lot of hours on it. Makes me wonder if I’m putting enough grease in my is2000 spindles. I usually put 8 or 10 pumps in every 10-20 hours
yeah Jonny D.
How many pumps of grease do you average on each spindle per day/ week?
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I have never put more than 15-20 pumps.
I have a standard size grease gun and usually put 10-15 pumps. I don’t see grease come out generally.
I think maybe the amount of pumps you’re using is over kill.
Try pumping 40-100 pumps and look how much grease that is.
Is your grease gun primed? I don’t think you can even get 100 pumps out of 1 tube.
Maybe you have a blown seal? Is grease coming out the bottom?
I have to " agree to disagree with "Johnny disagreeing"
Sealed bearings or really any bearings rarely if ever will "instantly breakdown" they usually wear out over time and the sign of that is the growling they start out with, I have thousand+ hrs on turf tracer hp 36" never had to grease it's been mildly growling due to some jackass leaving a 4way lug wrench in the deep grass (picture just inside of the Swale next to culvert pipe as you come toward the driveway across the front at ditch deep as hell and "POW!!!" I'm still running it and it hasn't gotten worse. And when it's time , you don't "rebuild" it, but just replace it whole, smart $$ is in sealed spindles, Grease requirements are a costly/messy/nightmare/time consuming aggravation .
Looking at Cub cadets new 600xt specifically due to zero zirk fittings and their warranty policy .
Love that z3x though...ain't gonna lie 😆🤘
Great mower but can not get lot parts now in Australia got wait up two months for couple small deck wheels
That's not good 😮sorry to hear that 🤷
Most of the big commercial mower reviews are of brand new or demo units. Nice to see an original owner review of the Ferris with 1000 hours on it. Sounds like it's been a solid unit. How many more hours do you plan on getting out of it before trading in and do you think you'd go back with a Ferris?
I use to trade in mowers after they hit 1000 hrs but, I think I'm gonna start sticking with the equipment until I start having to many problems. Ferris has treated us well so,we will definitely be sticking with them if we ever by anymore. Thanks for watching bud 😎
Thanks, great video. I have the z3x, love it for all its worth. My only complaint is I'm 53 and my feet and ankles ain't what they used to be. With that said I'm looking to trade it in on a sit down zero turn. I've had scag, love the comfort of them. Bought the stand on for the ability to hold hills and the z3x surpassed all my expectations beyond believe. My question is how well does this mower compare to the stand on on hills?
Like I said, I love mine, I've put it in and on places they say can't be done. Just your thoughts on ability on hills? If you're like me you push it to the extreme. Thsnks in advance.
Thanks for watching! My 3200 does really well on hills but, I would probably bet that the Z3X will out perform it🤔 I was thinking of trading my 3200 on a Z3X when I can get my budget right😎
Do you have any issues with clumping of grass with the mulch kit ?
No not with this deck and engine that’s in it, it will leave a trail of grass on the right side if the grass is tall but just run the line over and it’s gone.
Very nice review, not sure why so much grease I can’t even get three pumps in them every two weeks. Your mower looks better then nine lol. Do you feel like you lose a little traction without those role bars on? Mine is sketchy on some hills
Thanks....I'm not sure why our mowers use so much grease. Maybe It's the heat down here or the closed off baffles on the deck....I don't see a difference on hills with or without the roll bar. My mower holds hills well. Maybe its the difference between our turf grass. We have warm season grass which kinda grows out and weeves together. I think y'all grass is softer and lays over easier. Thanks for watching and commenting 😉
The hour meter shows engine hours while the motor is running.When you engage the deck it will show mowing hours.
Hmmmm! I've only ever seen the one number pop on my mower.
I have a 2018 z3x. Maybe it has a different hour meter.
I own the IS3200 FX1000V 61" Kawasaki 37 hp DFI engine. It is about 5 years old with only 163 hours on it but out of warranty. It has started cutting out and even stops! Dealer said they had lots of trouble from the DFT engines with the fuel injectors. He said my situation was that I needed to change motors at $3000!!! Somebody has to help me!!! Can fuel injectors not be repaired??
Hmm🤔 I'm not very familiar with Kawi DFI engines but,I think they discontinued that engine because, of all the problems they had. Considering that it's 5yrs old and that little hours on it, I would probably do a new engine on it. I'd get a price on a Vanguard 37hp for it. I wouldn't buy that Kawi engine again ,at least not the DFI version . $3,000 seems like a lot money but, it might be the right investment🤷♂️hope you figure it out 👍
Great video..is it worth the money versus exmark
We ran ExMark for our first 5 years in business. We had always had top of the line ExMark's . The 60" ExMark Lazer Z X-series with 35hp efi was over $15k . I had to replace the deck belt ,drive belt,tires and pulleys every year on that thing! I also had engine problems. The Ferris IS-3200Z 61" was $13,200. I didn't have to replace the tires until 900hrs (2years) 1,100hrs on the deck belt (3years) no pulleys replaced yet. No engine problems yet🤷♂️Nothing rides or handles hills better than a Ferris in my opinion 😉
Excellent Video. How tall are you? Do you find the ride quality better then all the other mowers out there? Would you buy a Ferris again? Thanks
Appreciate you watching the video! I'm 5'8" and my wife is 5' 5". We both use the mower and love the ride quality, it's excellent. The seat that came on it was to big for our frame and lacked support ,swapping the seat made all the difference. I would probably buy another Ferris but, I would probably go with a 2100 series instead. The 3200 series is a bit to bulky and heavy for what I'm using it for lately. I have 1250 hours on it now and I just had to order new shocks and struts for it because they are pretty wore out. It was like $500 plus tax / shipping. I've heard the shocks are only good for 1000 hrs. I'll be doing a video soon on swapping them and talking about the mower some more,SUBSCRIBE and hit the BELL in case your interested.
@@JsCrazyCutzLLC Thanks for the reply Sir. Noted on the shocks. I'm most likely picking up a ISX800 52" with a Kawi for homeowner duty. The Technology and suspension has me sold on the Ferris. I rode a Hustler then the ferris 400S , then the ISX800 yesterday. The 800 had a much better ride then the others. Between the full independent suspension and the seat it was night and day. I'm 6'3" and felt like it was a good fit but only time will tell. I'm not as concerned with cut quality and know it will better then the current Poulan tractor riding turd.
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Oh what's that oil filter number. And I think the 5 at jug of vanguard 15w50 shud be it for oil change.
Thanks for watching and commenting
How do you like the cut quality? Better than the exmark?
Exmark has a much better cut quality and lives a better finished product but, only if the yard is in perfect condition ( not too tall ,not too wet , very little weeds , level yard etc. ) However, Ferris mowers leave a decent cut and finished product no matter what condition the yard is in . I prefer Ferris because, of their comfort, dependability and they cost considerably less than Exmark.
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Thanks for watching buddy 👊
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You only need to grease that once a month and you put three pumps of grease in each fitting what are you coming with the tube of grease for the mower. That's a good way to blow the grease seals
What grease seals? I grease it every week latetly. Been greasing this mower the same way for the past 3 years/1600hrs? No blown seals,no problems 🤷♂️thanks for tuning in 😉
how much you want for the old ferris seat?
Sorry, I already sold it🤷♂️
I've ran hustlers but I'm 38 now and comfort is more important than speed. I'll be getting either a 3200 or new 3300 in the spring. Are the shocks easy to adjust? I've heard if they're too soft the ferris has the tendency to dip or bottom out and scalp yards a bit. Any advice or tips to avoid that? Thanks. Great review
Yes the springs are adjustable. I would definitely choose the 3300 over the 3200. The 3300 has a front end upgrade that is a lot better. I just did a spring swap video on my 3200 if you wanna check it out. Thanks for watching
Turf Tiger II?
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Nice mower. That engine is a war horse 🐎.
Thanks! It definitely is 💪
How do you determine what you charge for cutting lawns
Normally, I would look at a lawn and see how long it would take me. Then ,I would charge a dollar amount per minute, per person. Every area is different when it comes to determine what that dollar amount is🤷♂️We personally charge a dollar per minute for each person working. So, me and my wife would charge $120 if it took us an hour to complete. Of course if you are slow or don't have efficient equipment, then your price may vary.
I charge 40 for city lots. 100 for 2 acres. I'm up in Minnesota near the twin cities.
Did you look at any other mowers like Scag?
I've tried a few Scags but, don't really care for the ergonomics of those mowers. They are built to last and have one of the best cutting decks but, I prefer Ferris even though the cut quality isn't #1
Ever considered putting the suspension belly under that seat? 140 bucks
I actually had the suspension seat that was an option for the mower. It was wasnt working out for me so I sold it. I really like the seat that's on it now. It works perfect with the suspension on the mower.
@@JsCrazyCutzLLC right..I'm saying you can add the suspension under the seat that you like
@@joshsteele8285 I'm sure you could add it. I had that mechanism thingy under the seat on my Spartan mower that I added and it worked pretty good for that mower. I don't care for the way it makes me sit high on the Ferris mower. The suspension on all 4 corners work really well. There is no need for any additional moving parts in my opinion.
@@JsCrazyCutzLLC copy...I'm fixing to add it to my stock ferris seat...I'm seriously contemplating tweels also....still on the fence with those
Does the vanguard 37hp efi have electric fuel pump?????
🤔 not sure 🤷♂️
Ofcourse all EFI got electric pumps. When you turn key to position one you should let pump it for 3sec and then start it. Not just yolo it and starting without pressure.
hi. do you run a stripping kit on the ferris? Thanks
Actually no! It stripes well enough without one in my opinion. We are in the south and warm season grass usually doesn't stripe but, the Ferris still gets it done 😎👍
Ok thank you. Great video by the way.
Put a reg hose clamp on rubber piece. Then it won't slide off.
Thanks for watching and commenting
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For a mower priced like that, the deck should be heavier steel. I saw one in person and was disappointed in the deck's robustness. Compare to a Grasshopper deck -- not even fair.
I agree but, I gotta say I never had problems with deck bending or breaking yet and I hit stuff all the time. Plus the mower is roughly 1,450 lbs, I think it's already heavy enough 😎thanks for watching and commenting
I think your over greasing your machine. Check your owners manual for service intervals. My John Deere z920m says to grease every 50 hours on the spindles and they don’t take anywhere near 100 pumps to fill up. I think mine is maybe 10 or less than that.
If your losing that much grease you might wanna look into a higher quality grease that can hold up better. I use schaeffers grease.
One thing that might have happened is if your spindle doesn’t have any pressure relief you could have possibly blown a seal out the bottom of the spindle. This would allow your spindle to lose its grease faster under use.
Thanks for your suggestions but, I have over 2100 hrs now and it's almost 6 years old. I think if I was over greasing them ,something would have gone wrong by now. I now own 5 Ferris mowers and all of them consume a ton of grease ( about 25-50 pumps in 60- 80' )
( about 50-100 pumps in 80-100" )
I use " Lucas Red and Tacky Grease " I've also used other brands, same results. These spindles on this Is3200Z are cast iron and don't have a check valve at the bottom. Instead, the grease comes out at the top of the spindles but, below the pulleys when they are full. The other 4 Ferris mowers that I have are equipped with aluminum spindles and they do have check valves at the bottom of the spindles. I usually grease all my spindles once a week during peak mowing season. Thanks for watching and commenting
@@JsCrazyCutzLLC the only thing over greasing can cause as an issue is blown seals.
To me that just seems like an ungodly amount of grease to be going through. How many tubes do you use in the season?
It could be that your grease gun is worn out and doesn't move as much grease as it once did. Have you tried measuring how many pumps it takes to get 1 ounce of grease to come out?
Different models pump different amounts of grease. When I compare my Lincoln grease guns the pistol grip takes 56 pumps for 1oz vs a lever style only takes 28.
This could be why there's some confusion on how much grease is being used based on just the amount of pumps needed to refill your spindles.
Do you use several cases of grease over a season per mower?
I go thru a minimum of a tube per week during the height of the mowing season total for all five mowers. I use a Milwaukee 12V grease gun. I have never measured how many pumps it takes to get an oz. We may do a test just to see. If I had to guess it would take 5 to 10 pumps to fill the white cap off a grease tube.
You forgot to mention that the ride of a ferris 3200 is superior to any other mower out there ,when your mowing for multiple hours.
Wow🤦♂️how could I not mention that it rides like a Cadillac!
A dead bolt plate and a bungee cord. That there is real American ingenuity!
Yes sir! Works great! Thanks for watching
johnny mow sent me here.....
Thanks for watching
Are you sure the spindle bearings are open to accept the grease? If they are sealed you are just pushing grease in for your supposed knowledge.
Yeah, it's definitely not sealed spindles on this mower. You can check out this link to our video showing how much grease we use .
ruclips.net/video/_Vs1M1uZLTk/видео.html
Skip to this time stamp on that video for the greasing portion look in the description
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I didn't think the ferris cost that much
Yes! Equipment is getting expensive 😉 My 52" ExMark is close the same price new!
@@JsCrazyCutzLLC exmark are high dollar for sure
Thats a little bit of paint chip missing for machine with 1000 hrs.. that machine looks like it only has 300 hrs on it..
Thanks! It's been a good mower 😎👍
It's for my safety... nah I dont need that!
Thanks for watching buddy
EPA should look at them noise pollution
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DA WHATS UP GUYS
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