John Deere Wide Area Mowers, riding lawn mowers and John Deere lawn care at Arends Bros LLC, Illinois.

Intended for customers with large areas to mow and hills to climb, the 1600 Turbo Wide-Area Mower features a 57-hp, turbocharged, overhead-valve, 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled Yanmar diesel engine with on-demand or full-time mechanical rear wheel drive. Mow up to 68 acres in an 8-hour day with a nearly 11-foot cutting width

Flawless Cut
A finish even smaller mowers will envy
Even mowing 3.4 hectare (8.5 acres) an hour, the 1600 Turbo's cut is impressive. With sweeping deck coverage, an innovative baffling system that virtually eliminates clumping and wings that follow ground contour, this machine delivers the fine cut you'd expect of a small finishing mower, covering a much larger area.

Deep deck design for superior vacuuming

4.5 mm (7 gauge) steel construction, 2 cm (¾ inch) wrap around reinforcing bar for strength

1 to 5.5 inch height of cut

128, 94 and 62 inch cutting widths cover the big and small jobs

High Power
Grass vs. 152 Nm (112 ft lb) of torque. No contest.
It’s torque not Kilowatt (horsepower) that makes the difference in cutting. That’s why the 1600 Turbo’s 47 kW (64 hp), fuel efficient diesel engine has more torque than almost any other mower on the market. And with an automotive sensing system and direct fuel injection, it’s always quick to get to work.

Direct fuel injection and air heater for quick starts in cold weather

Full pressure lubrication allows continuous operation on slopes

Unique top-draw air intake prevents overheating

Liquid-cooled for consistent operating temperatures

Meets emissions standards

Four-Wheel Drive
Tractor-like four wheel drive. Enough said.
Coming from a company famous for tractors, you should expect nothing short of a great four wheel drive system in the 1600.
This amazing system’s two functions allow the flexibility to maximise performance in all conditions. “On-demand” 4WD automatically engages and disengages as needed, increasing traction and trimming ability (and is the most fuel efficient option). “Full time” 4WD provides maximum traction and flotation at all times.