Yazoo Lawn Mowers
The lowdown on Yazoo Mowers
Yazoo mowers don't seem to have many complaints against them breaking. While the complaints were few and far between, a few people that I have spoken to said that the mower work fine and last a long time, but they don't do a really don't job on lawns and the finish it left wasn't as good as some others. The only other bad word i have heard is that the ones without suspension are a bit rough (durr). Since Husqvarna now looks after them you can at least expect a sturdy, well designed machine and it's hard to find a bad word against them.
The History Of Yazoo
Yazoo began its career in Jackson, Mississippi as Kerr Tire and Rubber. J. A. and O. H. Kerr, the founders, manufactured tires, until 1945, the year they purchased a rather unusual mower from a welder. This high-wheeled vehicle brought about the name change from Kerr to the Yazoo Manufacturing Company. It also meant a change in direction.
By 1945, Yazoo was producing mowers. In that year, the company introduced the first out-front engine rotary riding mower. They called it the YR-60. It was, according to its full title, a Yazoo riding mower (YR) with three wheels, 12.5 hp Wisconsin engine and a 60-inch cutting deck. In the 1960s, they extended the line with the YR-32, YR-36, YR-42 and the YR-76. These were riding mowers for every type of lawn ranging from six to 18.5 hp engines.
The 1980s saw a number of changes. The widow of J. A. Kerrr sold the business to Robert Herrin. A partner in H. and H. Corporation, he ran the company until his death in 1991. Between 1980 and 1991, Yazoo replaced their clutch-driven transmission with hydrostatic front- end engines. The range increased from six hp to 23 hp.
On Herrin's death, Yazoo was run briefly by the H & H Corporation. They sold it, in May 1997, to a group of investors. They renamed the company Yazoo Power Equipment. In turn, they sold Yazoo to FD Kees and Company six months later. Another name change and the company becomes Yazoo/Kees Power Equipment. Not even two years later and the Swedish garden and lawn manufacturer, Husqvarna is the newest owner of the company. Still Yazoo/Kees, it becomes a part of the Husqvarna Turf Care Company.
Under the newest owners, Yazoo/Kees has prospered. The factory has expanded. They now operate out of a completely modern facility in Beatrice, Nevada. In 2005, Yazoo/Kees released Esteem a new series of zero-turn mower. The market is large residential ground or estate property. The Max series, the Mega Max mowers continue to provide owners and operators with the utmost productivity, comfort durability and power within an ergonomic framework.
The Yazoo Range
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MegaMax - RideOn Flagship Mower |  |
Max2 - Most popular RideOn |
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Mid-Max - Compact RideOn |  |
Esteem - Commercial Zero Turn RideOn |
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Consumer Z - Home Use Zero Turn Mower |  |
Floating Deck Hydro - Compact Walk Behind |
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Kutter IZT - Walk behind with a special transmission |  |
Kutter - Walk Behind gear Drive. |
Maintainance and Repair
Yazoo have two great resource here so I won't try and reproduce the wheel.
There are no common issues with Yazoo Kees products so if your having trouble it probably something more generic so check out our generic mower repair section.
Yazoo Parts
Since nothings going to go too wrong with your Yazoo mower chances are you will just need the parts that suffer from wear and tear:
- Cutting Blades -
- Belts - (205-505 AA78
, 205-514 BB112
, 265-304
)
Quick Info
- Located: USA
- Established: 1945
- Website: http://www.yazookees.com/
- Manuals: manuals
- Accessories: accessories
