Mower shopping

[rusty01]

There outta be some folks here who mow grass I would imagine! Anyway, I am looking for a new mower. I've been considering one of them there 0 turns but not never owning one I'm not so sure. I have a little over an acre of lawn that I maintain. I'm comming off of an old 14 year old Craftsman rider (15.5 HP with 42" deck) that decided to give up the ghost late last season. I've been looking at the new Craftsman YT3000 tight turn mower as a cheaper alternative to the 0 turns. Anybody have any experince with the YT3000? My local Sears has em on sale right now for a pretty decent price. What about 0 turns? Are they all the hype? If I was to get a 0 turn it would most likely need to be used (don't have $3k to drop on a new mower!). What do you think?

[LongrangeLauber]

I would say go with that tight turn mower over a used zero turn. At my house we have just over an acre and it would be a waste to have a zero turn. Don't deal with a used zero turn that could have problems, get a new mower that Im assuming has a warranty (I don't really shop mowers so not sure if they come with warranties lol)

 

Clearly 14 years for a mower is a very long time, at least in these modern days. My granddad has a couple old 50's era Cub Cadets and those things are tanks but they haul ass and have a better cut than our 10 year old John Deere

[Mossyoakglock]

For an acre only a zero-turn would be overkill. Cool to have and use, yes. You'd be better off getting one of those tight-turn mowers. Not sure on the price but Cub Cadet makes a few different models. I see them all the time at Home Depot.

 

Heck, my dad still cuts his yard (roughly an acre) with a Snapper self-propelled push mower. I have about a half and use a Honda self-propelled.

[8.1HD/ALLISON]

I have 1.5 acres with fair amount of trees and stuff to mow around. I have a 52 inch zero turn Gravely mower. Used to have an older 110 John Deere, took 2 plus hours to mow. Now takes less than 1 hour and looks nicer. Cuts great. Just depends how much $ and time you wanna spend. Smaller yard go with smaller deck, but if you wanting to save time zero turn is way to go.

 

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[kstruckcountry]

Once you use a zero turn you'll never want to go back. Everything else sucks once you've used one. So if you're going to buy a riding mower don't test cut with a ZTR or you'll hate yourself every time you mow, lol.

[nht mike]

I have a John Deere X304 4 wheel steer that does a great job of cutting and gets around the beds real well. The reasons I went with the 4 wheel steer instead of the ZTR is I pull a utilty trailer and have a small amount of side hill.

Mike

[Shier32]

I ordered a Cub Cadet zero turn last fall. I did a fair amount of research and it seemed all the residential grade zero turn mowers were all the same build and feature wise. I would assume the riders are the same. If price is your concern a 46" rider would get the job done at about half the cost of a ZT.

[rusty01]

So I'm looking at two different models, a Craftsman T7000 pro series YT with a 42" deck (I guess the pro series has a better engine, Kohler Elite and a reinforced deck, whatever that means) and a Craftsman ZTR with a 22HP B&S engine and 42" deck. Both mowers are same price. I noticed the ZTR does not have a hitch for detacher or sweeper attachments. That may be the deciding factor if you can't pull anything with a ZTR. Decisions decisions.

[Black02Silverado]

You can't beat a zero turn for efficiency that is for sure. But if your budget is tight then it sounds like you found what you need. I have just under 2 acres. It use to take me 2hrs to mow with a 1976, 60" Cub Cadet that my mother-in-law gave us when we got married. It died and so I went with an ExMark 48" Laszer Z HP. I went from 2hrs to 50min to cut our lawn. We have a ton of trees and flower beds. Yes it is serious overkill, but I did use it to mow my in-laws 5 acres before they passed away.

[SarahsGMC]

As long as she thinks your tractors sexy you're good

 

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[STINSAN3]

We have 2 John Deere mowers, an older 325 model.
Dad recently bought a new mover 2 years ago & its pretty good.

[mike94silverado]

I just got a new cub cadet last year it was a little more than a craftsman but the dealer is there to back it up happy with it

 

 

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[music]

I have both a Kubota zt, and a Simplicity garden tractor style. On flat ground, a zt is nice, but not on hills. In fact, a zt can be dangerous on slopes.

[rusty01]

My lawn is relatively flat with slight sloping at the two ditches. I think a ZT is just the ticket I am looking for! I was gonna go with the Pro Series tight turn from Craftsman but since I can get a ZT for the same price....and they just look like so much fun to use!! First things first, gotta get rid of this damn snow!!

[8.1HD/ALLISON]

If you can I would reccomend test driving what tou want to buy. I've seen home depot run test drives in parking lot, and usually lawn and garden shops will let you test drive in their lots. Heck I've seen them around my area bring a mower to your yard and let you try it out.

 

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