Late Year $4000 Purchase...

As luck would have it, the Kohler motor on my tired 14 year old Dixon mower went out just before mowing season came to an end. This has put me in a position to either buy a new mower now or wait til spring. It seems that there are some deals to be had has dealers are clearing inventory. I went this past weekend to look at a Hustler Raptor SD 54 which seems to have wide praise on this forum and others. While at the dealer, the salesman told me to take a look at the Cub Cadet Z-Force LZ 54 as it had similar if not better features and was heavily discounted at $3,800 (reg $4999) vs. the Raptor at $4,000 (not discounted as they are new). As a fairly large guy (6'1" 220 I mean 240) the Cub Cadet had more room and a bigger seat. I also like that the handles were easily adjustable with no tools as I have an 11 year old mower to be that will be sharing duty.



The salesperson said that historically he would not recommend the Cub Cadet to anyone but that they had really turned the corner with their 2014 model and were a smoking value at this price.



Any thoughts? (BTW, this is a residential 1 acre purchase)



Thanks,

Paul Bird