hi i'm josh from haze machinery and today we've got another product video for you
most customers ask us when they come into store what's the difference between a mulching ride on
a side discharge a cutting collect a zero turn and a high grass mower well today i'm going to
answer that for you and most specifically we've got the alco range here in store
and we're going to go through all their different types of ride-ons they have in the catalog
right big question is where is alco produced
alco is a german brand it's made in austria so it's got good strength and heritage behind it
they do two different ranges they do the comfort range like you see here and the premium range
which we'll talk about in a moment basically alco ride-ons come in three forms side discharge
cut and collect with a mulch option and a high grass mower so we've got one of each of those
products in the shop here today which will be good talking around so this is the first model this by
far for a small domestic collector is absolutely fantastic it's got a huge engine underneath the
bonnet which produces a lot of power so really really good collection results this is a t16-93
this comes with a 16 horsepower v-twin engine 93 centimeter cutting deck
and it's hydrostatic drive so we look under the bonnet huge 16 horsepower engine so driving a 93
centimeter cutting deck is absolutely fantastic you've got a lovely premium seat here to sit on
and hydrostatic foot controls so you'll find with a lot of the premium ride-ons on the market
hydrostatic is the way to go gone are the days where you used to have a manual transmission where
you lift your foot off and you go flying forward this one is variable speed and it's so easy to do
literally push forward and backwards on these two pedals with your foot and that will give you a
difference in speed you take your foot off and you stop like a neutral position
the t-1693 comes with a 220 liter grass box to put it in perspective a normal push mower
will be around 45 50 60 liters so you know you're looking at about six times
what your normal push mower will have in capacity nice and easy to tip the grass box
pull up the lever here and from the seat you can tip the box like so nice and simple drop
it back down again and you're ready to go we'll unhook the grass box and see what's what's behind
so behind the grass box you've got a grass box full indicator here which will basically indicate
when the grass box is full so you sat on the seat the cutter is running this will basically
have grass sat on top of it this pushes down and this thing gives you a bleeping from behind the
engine unit which then indicates when you have to empty the grass box you can also adjust this
the sensitivity on this one by pulling this one out so if you're cutting really long wet grass
pull that one out and that will basically give you a better indication of when the grass box is full
there's also facility on this one there's several different attachments you can get a roller
a spreader a trailer to go behind these more than powerful enough to pull a small trailer of
logs or grass clippings or leaves or anything like that you're clearing around the garden
and you can actually get a hitch kit to fit on the back of this as well which is fully supported not
a little tiny silly little hitch on the back here it actually fits right on right onto the frame so
nice and strong that one with all hydrostatic ride-ons it's key that you know where the
hydrostatic levels to this allows you to disengage the drive if you need to push it for a reason like
you had a flat battery or broken belt or anything like that so a nice one with these ones take the
grass box off pull that back that's now in drive and it tells you here on the on the sticker but if
you need to push the ride on push that in and it drops down and then that easy allows you to pull
that back from the forwards although this machine is just cut and clicked as it is you can actually
buy a mulching attachment for this one these are what these little hooks are for no swapping of
blades literally it's a plug that you slide down into the chute and you put the two bungee straps
onto here that then converts the machine into mulch i'll show you that on the premium range
because that is a standard feature with that ride on so the t-1693 comes with led lights
also very very easy controls got your throttle here so full throttle for mowing
and your choke for cold start is here to pull it out push it in once it's warm easy ignition key
here that turns your lights on turn it to fire up the engine and back to off and you've also got a
reverse button here which allows you to basically moan reverse with most ride on mirrors nowadays on
the market there's this is the safety feature push this in this allows you to moan reverse so your
cutter blades don't cut off then when you're going back into normal mowing mode going forward release
this and it'll allow you to carry on so you've got a really good tight turning circle on the t16
perfect for getting around trees and obstacles in the garden
and a very light and smooth steering as well the 93 centimeter cutting deck on the t1693 comes with
two anti-sculpting cutting wheels it's got five hole position which allows you to basically move
this up and down those holes to give you varying height control when you're cutting low at the
ground typical devon gardens never the flattest so it's always a good idea having these on
and then it will allow you to basically the cutter deck will lift up and ride over
any high spots in your garden saving you any damage to any blades or belts on the machine
really clear and concise controls seven heights of cut from 20 millimeters up to 80 millimeters
like so and your blade engagement nice and simple just on this switch blades on blades off
easy to get through nice large opening and underneath the seat
quick adjustment for different users so you feel more comfortable
like so right as we're looking at the whole range of alco today it's worth noting there is different
engine sizes and different cut deck sizes this is both in the comfort range and the premium range
this is obviously the t1693 they also do a t16 103 in this style which is a slightly bigger cutting
deck the only fundamental real difference between the two is obviously the size of the cutters
and the grass box has got gas struts on it so it's very easy if you find it hard to tip a grass box
you push a button on the back end of the machine and the box will open up just like a boot with
a car the full range of ride-ons that we supply can be found on our website hazemachinery.co.uk
on there you can look at the specs product videos all the accessories that go with each machine and
you can also purchase them so going back to the alco range in the comfort range they do two side
discharge machines they do the t22 and the t15 we've got the largest of the two here the t22
with a 111 centimeter cutting deck this is side discharge mulch so there's no grass collector on
this one fundamentally you're cutting your grass a little bit more regular but you're putting the
feed and nutrients back into the ground this is mulching side discharge if your grass gets a bit
longer or you have areas like paddocks or anywhere like that that's got slightly longer grass you can
chuck the grass out the side of the cutting deck and obviously you can leave your grass longer as
well the features are the same as the t16 nice sloping bonnet premium seat height adjustment
blade engagement throttle controls key start but fundamentally this is a side discharge machine so
what i'm going to do is show you how to convert it very quickly into mulch right so this machine has
got a handy storage feature for its mulch plug this one here pull out the pin pull it off that
and pull it out there you go that's your mulch plug we're going to take it around the other
side of the machine and fit it on show you how easy it is right so this really powerful machine
is inside discharge mode at the moment perfect for long grass orchards paddocks where you're
just going to chuck the grass out the side and let it rot down but if you've got a more formal
lawn and you want to mulch with it it's very very simple to put that mulching attachment on
obviously you've taken it from the hold of the other side so to fit it on we lift up the flap
slide that in make sure it's in that side push it down put your clip in and let it flap down like
so you don't need to take the flap off which is really really handy so there's no bolts
or anything like that just one clip and it's in and this will break up the grass and chip it up
really really fine and put the nutrients back into the ground absolutely perfect if you're looking
after a manicured lawn acts like a fertilizer if you've got a lot of moss in the ground as well
the breakdown of grass releases nitrogen and this in turn will basically kill off any moss that you
have in your lawn obviously it's very good to have scarifying and everything else you do during the
year but this is another way of helping reduce that moss in your lawn back end of this machine
no grass box that's the big thing you see with this one a tow hitch can be fitted on which is
obviously available from our website and you've got your hydrostatic lever just like the t16 model
pull that out for drive push that in if you need to uh freewheel the machine
so this is the v-twin alco engine 22 horsepower that's fitted on the t22
111 machine this is a big powerful engine for this size cutting deck the other model they
produce is the t1593 so that's a single cylinder 15 horsepower 93 centimeter cutting deck with
all alco ride ons it's always easy maintenance easy to get to your oil easy to get to the fuel
and the batteries just under the steering column right so this premium tractor
is completely different to what we've been talking about already as you can see from the premium
design it's a squarer more aggressive bonnet you've got larger wheels a more comfy a premium
seat it's all upgraded this particular model has got chevron tires so if the ground is rough or
it's very sodding with water it's going to give you a lot more traction you've got the high grass
deck on this one so if you're cutting paddocks or orchards absolutely fantastic it's going to
power through that and not block up or clog up right as i said this is completely different
to anything else we've already been talking about this has got the high grass mulching cutting deck
so it's got an open front an open back that allows long grass straight in
it's got three crossover blades on this cutting deck that allows for mulching especially of long
wet paddocky orchard sort of grass especially stuff that's overgrown means you won't clog it up
it will just pass through the cutting deck be munched up and straight back out the back again
you've got nice protection rails here so if you are going through long grass and you don't know
what's about especially tree stumps or anything like that you can have a nice bit of protection
there stop any damage to the cutting deck as you can see nice thick steel as well
and you've got the anti-sculpting wheels just like the side discharge and collecting machines
with all premium tractors they come with a tow hitch so this one here that's bolted straight
on the back end of the machine already and you've also got your hydrostatic lever which is hidden in
behind here that allows you to basically freewheel the machine if you need to put it in drive
to be able to push it around the garden right really clear controls
again with the height adjustment seven height adjustment categories there all the way from
90 mil down to 30 mil push in and select the height cut you want
nice and simple so if you need any specifications for any of the machines we supply please click
onto our website or alternatively give us a call and we'll be happy to answer any questions now
i've got two premium collectors here now i've got the second largest which is a t20 105 and i've got
the t16 95 which is the smallest premium collector that alco produce right so what's the difference
between the premium range well fundamentally it's the engine size cutting deck size and the
features that come with it so this is a t16 95 hd v2 now the numbering system with alco is so
simple to recognize t stands for tractor the next number is the horsepower of the engine next
number after that is the size of the cutting deck in centimeters so this is 95 centimeters
0.6 is the version of the track that they're now on hd hydrostatic drive v2
that's the engine so that is a v-twin engine they also put single cylinder engines in which might be
a ver alco or might be completely blank for briggs and stratton so the t16 has a pressed steel axle
and the t20 has a cast iron axle now why cast iron it's a stronger harder material
so it means if you've got really rough ground then the t20 is a fantastic bit of kit for you
right so moving back the machines the fundamental big difference between these two is the size of
wheels so you've got standard size wheels on the t16 and you've got oversized wheels on the
t20 these are more aggressive tread they'll give you better traction and a smoother ride on all
alco premium tractors they also come with a 310 litre grass box that's about 100 liters more than
the comfort range again really easy to tip this one pull out the lever push down like so and tip
so this exact model comes with the electric tip
right let's look under the grass box
the main difference with this machine you've got your tow hitch and you've got your mulch
plug in there at the moment so i'll show you how to take that and put it back in in a minute
and of also you've got your electric ram which is around this side the grass box tip
now this can be retrofitted to any of the premium range if you don't want a machine of the t20
size and you want something like the t1695 then certainly we can fit that on for you as well so
with all the premium tractors again we've got the hitch as standard and we also get the mulch plug
so it's really simple to take this in and out undo the bungees
and slide the plug out that's now in collection mode put the mulch plug back in
slide the mulch plug in the sheet
and put your bungees back on right let's go we've got really easy seat adjustment here
pull up on that rod slides forward and slides back little feature here easy to get to the fuel cap
lift up that and you're into your petrol
another fundamental difference between these two models would be the gearbox on the t20 range
they put a professional grade transmission unit into it so obviously if you're using
the machine for larger areas more demanding use then certainly t20 is going to be a higher grade
machine for you so what's this lever here this is actually your cruise control it's fitted on the
t20 range but not on the t16 just like a car you can set your cruise speed by depressing your pedal
and locking this into position so again premium led lights turned on and off by the key
and this is by far the best feature this is your gin holder for a sunny afternoon so there we go
that's the range of alco premium tractors different engine sizes different cutting
capacities if you've got any extra questions though please give us a call or log on to
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