Just bought a new piece of property which has 2-3 acres of flat ground to mow. I’m thinking in the interest of time I should be looking at a zero turn, but never owned one before. I had a box store JD tractor for a previous 1/2 acre, it did well and I liked the versatility of yard wagon and plowing snow. A zero turn seems to just do one thing very well, cut grass fast and efficiently.
So looking at zero turns, local Lowe’s has a Hustler Raptor 23 HP, 54” deck and a JD z355E. Anyone have experience with these or is there another model I should be eyeballing? I was initially thinking JD, but the steel deck on the Hustler looks really well built. I want something that will last and that I can maintain myself.
BTW- Also thought about a sub compact (Kubota) with mid-mount deck as I can use/need the tractor for the other parts of the property which is much larger than the mowed portion. However everyone says it takes forever and can tear up the yard, so pretty much opted out of that idea.
Last edited by TomM1; 07/16/19.
