Need a new riding mower...

[ksubasser24]

Tractor or zero turn. If zero turn I would look at a hustler raptor or ariens IkonXD. Both come in a 42 or 48”. The 42” can be had for just a hair over 3k. Of the three you listed I would go with a Deere. My dad used to sell cub cadet and husquvarna and there not what they used to be.

[fishingram24]

Sure I got the lemon but 2.5 years and 3 transmissions was enough for me to say Husqvarna bought in 2016 from big box store sucks! Husqvarna dealer who replaced transmission said would not last due to plastic gears inside. Toro zero turn for me now but I cut almost 4 acres.

[Mark Perry]

I loved the Husqvarna I had. Great mower.

[CastingCall]

I've got a Craftsman YT3000 46" that's roughly 9 years old. Camshaft crapped out within a few months - tech rebuilt the engine in my driveway (under warranty) and it's ran great ever since.
It is NOT smooth - vibrates quite a bit which makes it uncomfortable on the feet. It's undersized for the nearly 3 acres I mow, and I punish it by towing an offset Swisher 60" finish mower besides. But it keeps on cutting so I can't complain for the price of it.
Used ones (and similar brands like it) can be bought on FB and CL in good shape for under $700, which makes them "almost" disposable if you can get 5 - 8 years out of them.

[Wild Heethen]

Highly recommend zero turn and John Deere. My yard is 2 acres and not hardly a smooth spot in it. Myself and family have never owned anything but John Deere and they all hold up for what seems forever. Have dealers in about every town for parts. Do the oil and filter changes every 50 hours or whatever manual recommends. Easy to get to everything for parts replacement and belt changes. Kawasaki engines seem bulletproof and don't use a drop of oil.

[av]

KUBOTA GR Series

[mohawkman]

I like the Cub Cadet RTZ 50 zero turn mowers

[ColdSVT]

My husqy just crapped the hydrostatic today at 205.2 hrs

No forward or reverse...love it...pos

[1Twofish]

Find a used GS 1800 or 1900 Kubota. They are hard to tear up..

[fishnfool38]

None of the above...look at Ariens Ikon XD 52 I bought one and absolutely love it. Top of the line residential mower and entry level commercial. Ariens builds Gravely.

https://www.ariens.com/en-us/power-e...xd-52-kawasaki

https://www.gravely.com/en-us/power-...ro-turn-mowers

[Jbruno]

My house came with a 1992 John Deere lx176 I think it is. Has no hood lol. I haven’t changed the oil in it in 6 years. Thing starts rite up and keeps going.

[Goldstar225]

Had one Cub Cadet, never again.

I've had my John Deere Z445 48" for six years. All I've had to do is replace one battery at the five year mark + PM each winter.

[riverc]

Bought the Husqvarna TS 354D mow 1.3 acres of flat and steep drainage ditch bank and 2 plus miles of ATV Road.Few minor problems but overall happy with it.

[RazorCat]

John Deere S240. Same Kawasaki engine as their top tier X300 series lawn tractors.

[ThomasD]

I keep waiting for my 15 year old Craftsman LT2000 to crap out so I'll have an excuse to get a new one but it wont die.

[22R]

Find a used GS 1800 or 1900 Kubota. They are hard to tear up..

Best advice if you want a Garden Tractor if you are only cutting grass I would buy a ZTR ( Exmark, Scag, Grasshopper, Hustler ) Buy from reputable dealer if new.
My G1900 back up to my ZTR attached

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[Rick H]

My husqy just crapped the hydrostatic today at 205.2 hrs

No forward or reverse...love it...pos

where did you buy it? What motor is in it?

[Coastal Mountaineer]

As ChampioNman said, the E series mowers are made by John Deere in a JD factory in Tennessee. Models are exactly the same whether they go to a big box, JD dealer, or other lawn and garden stores.

Here's an informative article that covers all the bases, including a good discussion on each 100 series mower and the mowing application they're best suited for. It was written in 2017 so the models reviewed are D100 series which were replaced by the current E100 series. However, they're basically the same.

https://mycountryacre.com/2017-john-...-lawn-tractors

[Ranger354]

The Deere debate goes on here for years. There is a member here that works for Deere at the plant in TN, says ALL JD mowers are made at the plant there doesn't matter if it goes to a big box store or sold at an Ag-Pro store. I've had an E140 Deere for two years now 48" 3 blade, hydrostatic drive from Lowe's all of those have been set up and approved by Ag-Pro. I mow 2.5 acres and works great! I had a D105 JD manual shift worked great and mowed 2.5 Acres no issues. Had an MTD before that and was junk.

Thank you kind sir...saved me the typing.

[Ranger354]

The majority of all of the smaller cheap riders are manufactured in the same series of plants no matter the color or name on the side. Yes they are built to different designs for different names but still come from a very small number of plants. Unless you're going to spend the bucks for better quality you're not going to get it. I've seen as many as 7 different names come from one plant not long ago.

Not the Deere name.