Wright Stand Up Lawn Mower

Along with engineer jim velke wright helped developed the sulky aka velke sulky in the early 1990s that would lead to the stander mower product line of stand on models that wright continues to manufacture.

Wright stand up lawn mower.

About the same time another individual in florida was working on the same idea and dane scag saw the potential there. He now estimates that about half of his stand on mower purchasers are regular homeowners who used to use regular sit down ride on lawn mowers. Bill wright in particular saw that he could move the controls up and over the engine and permanently attach the velke sulky to the mower the idea of the stand on mower was born. Page 1 of 2.

Scag meanwhile created the early surfer stand on mower model in the mid 1990s at great dane which he sold to john deere in 2000. Models include ws4817kawre stander x stander zk ws48fx691e wstx52sfx730e2a ws3618bv ws3617kawre ws4817kawe ws5219kaw and ws5219kawe. However the president of wright manufacturing bill wright says that although about 90 of stand on mower purchasers used to be professional landscapers he s now seeing a big shift in clientele. The flip up anti slip operator platform gives you the option to either stand or walk for improved maneuverability.

All of his innovations put the landscaper s needs first. The battle of the big dogs is finally here with the face off between the wright zk and the ferris z3x stand on lawn mowers. Durable where it counts the 7 gauge heavy duty fabricated deck the 2 by 3 11 gauge steel frame and the cast iron spindles guarantee hard to match durability and dependability. Ag pro of hilliard website hilliard oh 1 854 mi.

Over the years he had ideas for new mowing technology and invented the grass gobbler in 1983 the velke sulky in 1988 and the stand on mower in 1997. The first stand on mowers used commercial walk behinds as the template.