Kioti’s Diesel-Powered ZXD Series Mowers Feature Heavy-Duty Frames for Rough Terrain Mowing Jobs
Kioti Tractor, a division of Daedong-USA, Inc., introduces the ZXD Series, consisting of of two models, the ZXD61 and ZXD71, the company’s first-ever diesel mowers. Designed for efficiency, precision and power, this new series brings customers tough, durable mowers.
Setting the ZXD Series apart is the control and consistency that comes from Kioti’s vertical integration. The ZXD Series features a 1.2L Kioti diesel engine with direct drive transaxles. This allows the machine to be operable without the use of a drive belt. The ZXD61 and ZXD72 are equipped with a heavy-duty frame, a shaft-driven reinforced seven-gauge fabricated steel deck and semi-pneumatic front casters, to create one of the heaviest machines in their class. These machines are built for challenging terrains, and rapid completion of landscaping projects.
“I’m excited to bring our legendary diesel engines to our ZTR lineup,” said Steven Benedict, turf care product line manager. “This will give customers access to Kioti’s excellent durability in a diesel zero-turn mower offering. The diesel mowers are designed like our tractors – hard-working, dependable and easy to use.”
Enhanced Operator Comfort
A premium rubber isolated three-inch suspension seat, paired with an articulating front axle, provides smooth operation over rough terrain. With the push of a pedal and turn of a dial, the hydraulic deck lift and height selector dial allow operators to effortlessly change and select the deck height. These features come standard and are designed to reduce operators’ fatigue.
Service Simplified
Most routine service items and major components featured in the ZXD61 and ZDX72 can be easily reached. Operators can easily gain access to the top of the deck, fuel filter, pumps, motors and engine, allowing for quick fluid checks and top offs. The serviceability features in the ZXD Series are designed to offer quick and easy routine maintenance, minimizing down time and maximizing productivity.
The ZXD Series is equipped with a 1.2L Kioti diesel engine, dual fuel tanks with a combined capacity of 17 gallons and top speeds of 11 mph. These commercial-grade mowers feature 61- and 72-inch deck sizes.
The new ZXD Series is available now at Kioti dealerships across the United States and Canada. To learn more about the new models, contact a Kioti dealer or visit KIOTI.com.
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.