Customer Reviews

Swisher 60-Inch 25 HP Zero-Turning Radius Riding Mower ZT2560

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As a mechanical engineer, my primary concern when first seeing a brochure for the Swisher ZTR2560 was the stamped steel frame as opposed to a frame welded up from structural tubing as featured in other mowers on the market. After seeing the mower in person at a local dealer, I needn't have worried. This machine has a frame stamped from heavy gage steel and has all of the strength and ridgity one could expect from a welded tubing frame.

The engine and hydraulic drive units are from well known manufacturers and the build quality is excellent. The mower arrived at my door in a well designed shipping crate that fully protected it duriing shipping and it was full of oil and ready to go upon arrival. All I had to do was put gasoline in the tanks and it started right up.

This machine is everything I expected and more and I am completely satisfied with my purshase.

I have had this for about a week now. I am planning to add another review later.

It amazes me that there are "ordinary" lawnmowers that sell for near the price of this beast. When riding on this lawnmower and chopping down grass like crazy you will realize why other companies can charge twice this price or more for these two handle zero turn mowers. You realize you are on a serious machine. And knowing that you got it from Swisher and Amazon and saved a bundle is just icing on the cake.

Don't let the price fool you, the Swisher is a real big boy mower, very tough. The crate that this comes in is huge. This is a very nice machine. All of the steel is very thick commercial looking stuff. Even the grass chute is thick heavy duty steel.

It cuts like a champ. Admittedly its winter now and the grass has died, but I just mowed about a acre of 3ft tall weeds in about 1/2 hour. I had grass flying everywhere. The swath you cut with a 60" wide deck is incredible. This machine is very manuverable and very fast.

After looking at every model out there for months, I decided on the Swisher ZT2560. It does a beautiful job on the 3.X acres I mow, and even the unmowed grass doesn't stall it. Delivery was fast and easy, and it comes cully assembled and crated.
For the price, this is a must-buy. Fast, easy to use, excellent cut. Perfect!

I have owned this mower for 2 years now. I live on five acres and mow about 4 acres every weekend. I run wide open most of the time and am very impressed with how fast it turns and responds. I have a lot areas of trees and brush that I leave for the look and nature so as you can imagine I spend a lot time going around in circles. I can get through on less than fill up of gas,(approx 4 gallons). I am very impressed with how fast I can cut the grass/weeds on my property which used to be a mess. I had to first cut down 3 foot tall/plus weeds and 1 inch thick or larger oak saplings, probably not recommended by manufacturer. I'll admit I was very concerned at first about the price, while it is a lot of money, compared to other brands it's kind-of-cheap. After remembering that you get what you pay for, 2 years later I realize this mower is more that what I paid for.
signed; 2 years of happy mowing.
Donald Eddington
Myakka City, Florida
PS, I have purchased several very large and heavy items (over 900 lbs.) from Amazon and have never ever had a problem with delivery

THIS IS AN EXCELLENT ZRT....I OWN ONE THAT IS ABOUT 2.5 YRS OLD. I RECENTLY PURCASED THE NEWEST MODEL....Swisher Z-Max 60-Inch 26 HP Zero Turn Radius Riding Mower #ZT2660B.... DIRECTLY FROM AMAZON FOR LESS MONEY AND MUCH LESS IN SHIPPING. CHECK OUT MY REWIEW FOR THE SWISHER ZTR2660B. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE NEWER MODEL HAS A BRIGGS 26 HP ENGINE.

Great price but that was it!! hydrostatic drive was broken within 3 minutes, and three days later it is still sitting in my driveway!! Swisher won't even answer a phone after three days of calling continuously and Amazon suddenly says they don't have anymore but will credit me whenever they get their shipper to pick it up and return it to their warehouse which has been three days and one full day (off work) waiting for the shipment!!! and still no schedule of pick-up! STRONGLY do not recommend, amazon customer service was even worse!! can't say enough BAD things about the whole transaction!

In my case, the delivery was a nightmare. I'm not sure how all that works, but I believe they contract the delivery out to local shippers. The guy arrived in an 18 wheeler with a pallet jack that wouldn't fit under the mower crate. First we had to move a V-8 engine that was on a pallet out of the way, then we had to push the mower crate along the bottom of the truck for 25 feet up hill. It was honestly about all we both could do to get it slid to the back.
Regarding the mower itself, I have two complaints. First, it pulls to the left. Supposedly this can be adjusted out, but the repair manual is so vague I'll probably have to call the company for assistance. Second, it doesn't give a clean cut. The cut is even, but the grass blades look torn apart instead of having a nice clean cut. Maybe sharpening the blades will help, but a new mower should have sharp blades. On the plus side, I like the maneuverability and the wide cut. My mowing time is greatly reduced. The real test will be how it holds up over time.

This mower has cut my mowing time in half. With over 5 acres to mow, this is a big help.