Originally Posted by Shaw
I’ve been cutting 4 acres with a Kubota ZD221 diesel with a 54” deck for the last 12 years. Only issue I’ve had with it was replacing the starter last year and a clogged fuel line about 2 years ago.


I have the same mower and about 10 years ago the starter was getting pretty weak. I was about to replace it until I saw how expensive a replacement was. I can’t remember the exact details but I took the starter apart and removed grass clippings and dirt, greased it up and put it back together. It’s been fine ever since. Maybe this info can help someone down the road. That’s the only problem I’ve ever had out of it.