Gravely Compact Pro 34 - Watch before you buy!!
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- Gravely Compact Pro 34 - Watch before you buy!!
Brand new compact pro purchased in 2021. Please watch till the end as I go over issues I have experienced owning this mower. This isn’t a loaner model to do a review, this is a mower I purchased with my own money. Gravely compact pro 34 inch zero turn lawn mower  
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Well that helps me in my decision. Sorry for your troubles.
Bought mine used from marketplace, needed all the pulleys replaced because they were rusted to death, new motor and a belt... Knocked out two jobs before the old pulley sheared off. Already replaced it, already made half my money back within a week... Best investment ever. Living proof is M&D Lawn care youtube channel. They use this same thing and been using it forever. These are strong stout mowers and I love mine. Paid $3k for it
That’s a good deal, mine had some bugs in the beginning but got worked out, been working out good since this video
I have one of these from 2009. Tons of hours/miles. Needs maintenance
Have had mine 2yrs 450+ hours without any major problems been a work horse for me
I definitely don’t think their bad mowers maybe just the one I got, I would only buy gravely mowers, and this is the 2nd one I’ve bought
I got the exact mower and only issue was the ignition switch other than that it works fine no issues with the deck and I have space between that bolt u showed and the deck.. I ran out side to look as soon as I seen ur video..lol
Have had mine for 2 years so far . Works like a champ. Only minor issue is rear tire has a leak somewhere, I think the valve stem might be the issue.
I’ve had mine for 197 hours, not one issue. I’ve hit the deck hard mowing tall grass on stumps, not issue. I think you had a defective one? It’s my second compact and they’ve been a great asset for my business.
I have a toro 33 inch time cutter for at least 15 years just use it on my own lawn about 1/3 of an acre never changed a belt changed the battery twice I think
I can't tell but it looks like instead of moving the bracket that you could adjust the rod that is fastened to the bracket.
My rabbit turtle cable isn't performing to full extent.
I've had the same problems with mine that's 2 years old, all in the first month....and then a few more you didn't mention. First, the real solution to the deck position being too far back is putting shorter rods in front where you said your dealer was going to have to bend forward. Don't bend or cut anything! Gravely will send your dealer shorter rods which positions the deck farther forward. On the deck getting stuck in the up position, there's a black metal U bracket inside that assembly that pivots to lock the deck in place, and it gets jammed underneath the red piece it's attached to sometimes. Take a screwdriver from the front, underneath the whole assembly and hammer that black U bracket backward to get it unjammed. My fuel gauges don't work so be prepared for that. Mine has never started on its own, but I always hear an electronic "beep" of some kind and I can't figure out where it comes from. It makes the sound just once in a while. Mine has 500 hours on it but just the other day the engine would surge at low idle, but was fine at high idle. At some point that day it stopped that symptom and I haven't been able to duplicate it since. I had to get my throttle assembly replaced because the lever wouldn't stay at full throttle. My starter bendix gear stopped retracting immediately a couple weeks ago and would grind on the engine for a second after starting. Solved that by spraying it down with wd40 followed by a good soaking of silicon spray. Still grinds on occasion but that helped dramatically. I've had the back upper-left red frame piece break 3 times now in exactly the same place just from regular vibration.....it's the piece with the fuses/relay attached to it. No doubt yours will do the same if it hasn't already. I've had a bunch of other little issues I'm just not remembering but those are the main issues. The good news is after 500hrs, besides the intermittent issues I mentioned, it still runs like new. I've had new belts on my shelf since the 200hr mark but still after 500hrs the belts look almost new. I have no idea how. I do take very good care of my mowers though, they get blown off everyday and blown out with a compressor every weekend......all the nooks and crannies along with the air filter. I do early oil changes because of the dust here, this is the desert:-) So the kawasaki engine and hydro-gear transmissions are great, and it honestly cuts great, but they didn't do enough testing on their design before putting it out there.
I will look into the rods I really appreciate the advice, it’s a great mower, other than the bugs
Weird. Must be issues with the redesigned model. I have an older compact pro a 2012 I believe; it’s been a tank of a mower, it even fell off the ramps the day I first bought it 🤣
I have one from 09 I think. It needs oil change, hydraulic fluid. Have it advertised for sale as it's a lot of maintenance needed and I don't have any lawns
@@samueladams584 I sold mine at the beginning of this season, using stand on mowers mowing forward.
What length do you cut your Bahia at? I'm in sw Florida. I've been cutting at 4 inches.
Between 3.25-4 depends on time of year but it’s bi weekly, in winter I’ll go to 3 just to get more cuts in
Aren’t those a $6,000 mower? The prices for ZTR’s has climbed so much in 20 years.
One of my biggest mistakes was messing up my credit in 1994/1995 making it impossible to get a loan for a new zero turn. I had a Toro 117 Groundsmaster with a 52” deck which worked fairly well. I wasn’t making much with my lawn service because I didn’t have my heart into it as a business, I just liked mowing grass and tinkering with mowers. I didn’t have any spare time as I delivered pizza in the evening so I quit the lawn service years ago.
In 2013 I was diagnosed with chronic Lyme which explains a lot including my depression.
I would easily say 7000 after tax, interest on the loan, not to mention you have to do a oil change the first 25 hours and a hydro service at 100 hours, all that adds up, having credit is real important i would rather have good credit than a lot of money, running any type of business is a huge commitment, starting is easy it’s just the maintaining and building your customer base is the hard part, and the downtime around winter gets distracting from the goals your trying to achieve since it’s a lot harder to make money at that time, I had a couple of jobs before this and even worked in a office for a while, I just prefer to make my own schedule and run a business as hard as it gets sometimes I think it’s still worth it.
This thing is priced at $8900 today. Rediculas
That really sucks man. I was literly about to go buy one of these. I'm glad i didn't. I own a pro series 48 thought about switching to this model. I'm not going to after watching several different reveiw videos. Plus the hill disadvantage it has not to mention the handles actuly stick out further than the deck. So you will hit the fence with the handles. I don't like it. Man i hate that your having these issues. These things are very expensive
I think there was one more thing that happened after this video but that was it after that, haven’t had any crazy issues since, they should at least put these things through some sort of indoor test before sending these out and just run back the hours themselves at the factory, as I’m sure you know what a down mower can do to your schedule
@@LawnJohnSilver i can not have a down mower lol. That's why i chose gravely. I have not had one issue with my pro series 48. I also owned a zthd 44 and that thing was a beast. I ran it for 3 seasons. Hard running in the summer 5 days a week and ran it hard nov-jan mulching leaves. 3 years!!! Never had a problem. I sold it 2 yrs augo and the fella i sold it to is still using it on his 10 acre home. I really think the newer ones are not built like the old one. Each year they try to change things. I mean if it ain't broke, don't fix it!! If you are ever looking for a cheaper one check out the ztd hd model. It has 85% of the pro series parts on it. Kawasaki engine as well. Only different is the air filter box and i think the transmission. But it's several thousands dollars cheaper and i beat it to the ground and it held up great
@@jason6325 that’s good yeah I noticed a bunch of changes from this remake compared to the old one, those bars instead of chains and some other things I didn’t think was supposed to be on it, but that’s good to know will keep that in mind
@@LawnJohnSilver the ztd hd is a pro series without and good air filter canister and " pro" series name. They just ain't going to tell you that. You can buy a pro air filter canister and put on it though. They don't want you to know that. They sell a conversion kit online. Very easy to change. Take care out there.
Got the same problem with mower starting on its own what fuse is causing that problem???
Not really sure, I took it to the mower show the guy found it pretty quick, mine was still under warranty
Not sure why you spent $7K on an odd-ball size 34" zero turn. Bought a Bobcat 36" walk behind for half the price. 600 hours on it and all I ever needed were 2 tires and 2 belts.
I don’t have that brand dealer anywhere near me, only thing close is gravely and toro, I got this mower because it fits in 100% of backyard gates and it cuts at 7mph, not a lot of options in that category
@@LawnJohnSilver Fair points as long as you're not investing 7k in a mower just for a few backyards. I mow along the NJ Shore and we have a lot of smaller seashore properties along the beachfront, so trust me, I know! If my 36 won't fit, I've told clients to either widen the gate or I can't accept the account.
@@statestreetlandscaping6955 I actually use it for every front and backyard I have, only thing I don’t like the cut is the mower leaves heavy tracks through the yard
what's this mower like on slopes or wet grass?
Not good,,not at all.
@@paulhuff7581 thanks. I was looking at maybe getting the Ariens Edge 34, figured it would be similar.
Got news for you, every mower they make is junk. I have 2, cut is horrible, discharge is horrible, reliability is horrible, and manufacturer support is horrible.
Gravely has really went down
hill their mowers cut like crap
And built like it as well now you
said enough to convince me
Not to spend 7k on this hunk
Of junk!
Hey If you want to sell message back Thank you