Description
KUDU 850 Rotary Heavy Duty 2-Speed Lawn Mower 850mm with Stiletto EX420 Engine – The Legend over 70 years
P/n: T850-EX420
The Kudu 850 is the best 850 industrial lawnmower available in the South African market.
The Kudu 850 is a self-propelled, 2-speed, extra heavy duty industrial lawnmower perfect for South African conditions.
Dennis Mowers manufactures the Kudu lawnmower since early 1950.
Most copied mower in South Africa.
Larger cut: Improved from 730 to 835mm cutting time, cost & fuel.
Features:
- Stiletto EX420, 9kW, 420cc OHV 4-stroke oil cooled automatic low oil level protection. (Robin EH41)
- 3 swing back blades on a 4mm disk – cutting width + – 83cm.
- Solid rubber tyres
- Kudo 850 self-propelled Industrial lawnmowers have been designed and manufactured to cut large area’s of lawn, up to a maximum cutting area of around 10000 square meters.
- Self-Propelled with 2 speed gearbox – low gear – 3.3 km/h and high gear – 6 km/h
- Powder coated steel chassis with electroplated components
- Front wheels have Castor dual bearings, and rear wheels have wide solid tyre with split rims
- 12 to 75mm cutting height in 4 position settings
- V- belt drive to gearbox and cutter drive
- Simple belt drive system from engine to deck
- Convenient removeable top cover allows for easy access for maintenance
- This unit is tough and reliable
- Optional: Wide rear wheels including rims
- Front and Read tyres from Solid rubber
- Powder coated steel chassis with galvanised components.
- Trailing seat can be fitted
Specification:
- Engine: Stilletto EX420 4-Stroke
- Displacement: 420cc
- Ignition system: Transistor Electric / Inductive Firing
- Starting system: Pull Start
- Fuel Tank Capacity: 6L
- Oil capacity: 1.1L
- Air cleaner: Semi dry, dual filter
- Chassis: 5mm Cold Rolled Steel
- Blades: 3 swing back blades
- Disk: Round 4mm disk
- Cutting width: +- 82cm.
- Drive: self-propelled
- Gearbox: 2 speed
- Gearbox: Breather cap
- Gears: low gear – 3.5 km/h, high gear – 6.5 km/h
- Wheels front and rear: Solid Rubber
- Front wheels: Castor dual bearings
- Rear wheels: Wide solid tyre with split rims
- Cutting height: 12 to 75mm
- Cutting height setting: 4 position Single lever on handle
- Deck engagement: Single lever on handle
- Drive to Gearbox: V- belt
- Cutter deck drive engage: V-Belt lever on handle
- Safety: Deck v-belt covered by fiberglass cover
- Warranty: 2 Years on Chassis – Best in industry
- Warranty: Engine as per manufacturer
Options
- Solid blade or disc with 3 swing back blades
- Pneumatic tyres
- Chains on side discharge for extra safety
- Trailing seat ( TRA-SEA-ECHO)
Other Engine options:
- Honda: GX390 (T850-HON)
- Loncin: 420cc 14hp
- Briggs: 13.5hp (T850-BS)
- Kohler: CH440 13.5hp (T850-KOH)
- Yamaha: MZ360 (T850-YAM)

The unit Yamaha with all their R&D could not improve on so they copied it.
The following machines are copy’s of the KUDU:
- Yamaha 750
- Turfking 750
- Unicorn 750
- Ingwe 750
Authorized dealers.
- Obaro: All branches
- AFGRI: All branches
- Bellville: Dennis Mowers 021 945 4106 – Gerhard
- Boksburg: Lawnmower Ranch 011 918 5771 – Alvin / Garrett
- Centurion: Dennis Mowers 012 6538342 – Pieter
- Durban – Pine Town: 031 701 8233 – Leigh
- Honeydew: Honeydew Lawnmowers: 011 7694 2990
- Kempton Park: Precision Mowers 011 391 0710
- Krugersdorp: GP Lawnmowers 011 955 3610
- Nigel: 011 730 3404, 011 730 3400
- Port Elizabeth: 041 581 8443 – Marius
- Pretoria / Lynwood: Mowtown Lawnmowers 012 3232053 – Rodger
- Pretoria / Moreleta: Mowtown Lawnmowers 012 3232953 – Craig
- Randburg: Mr Greenfinger 011 886 3316
- Vanderbjilpark: Scholings Industrial 016 933 9492
- Vereeniging: Ziki’s Outdoor Power Solutions: 016 422 4502
- Woodmead: Livingstons Garden & Home 011 802 4822

