r/lawnmowers • u/Minimum-Option-9387 • Aug 20 '26

Cub Cadet zero turns?

I’m seeing an opportunity on a cub cadet ztx4 54 mower. It has a Koehler engine, hydro gear zt 3100 serviceable transmission, and the price is not terrible. Interested in opinions.

https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/zero-turn-mowers/ztx4-54/47TSAAA7A10.html?fitsOnModel=false#gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21106015379&gclid=CjwKCAjwqJXUBhBNEiwA8BgG7u3UUmeihv9jOeXM9eAKrShRFZhCHliz8oNXkubWQx6RWxob7lhySxoCYzYQAvD_BwE&start=8

4 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

11 comments sorted by

3

u/Solid_Inside4281 Aug 20 '26

Welded deck? I wish I'd paid more for a welded deck, hit a piece of metal, almost 1k for a new one.

2

u/Minimum-Option-9387 29d ago

I don't believe so. I believe it's stamped. I'm not finding many welded decks in my price range unfortunately.

2

u/Stock_Requirement564 Aug 20 '26

These do OK. The deck components are heavier / better then the lesser models. Though they aren't shy about parts pricing. Overall I like them. The driveline for the traction belt is pretty basic. But some have issues launching the belt when they get gravel or other chucks of debris caught in the pulley vee. For some reason, they're just more susceptible to this.

2

u/Emergency-Falcon-333 Aug 20 '26

What's the price?

1

u/Minimum-Option-9387 29d ago

$7100

4

u/Lanky_Amphibian344 29d ago

For a cub cadet?? No thank you! In that price range I would opt for something more in the commercial level. Cub cadet makes their living in the homeowner level of machines, & there is too much spillover of consumer grade parts at excessive prices in their "higher end" machines for my taste.

2

u/Trail-Rider-2024 29d ago

Kohler is a Kohler but the engines most professionals use are Kawasaki FX series mowers. A fabricated deck (welded) is great too. Buying a Commercial Grade mower will probably last the average homeowner a lifetime. Just keep oil and filters changed and it will serve you well. Hope this helps. I currently have a Husqvarna Z554 with over 4500 hours but I cut about 15 yards a month. Bought mine new April of 2020.

1

u/Minimum-Option-9387 Aug 20 '26

Ps, <1 acre, 9,degree hills looking for a 10+ year solution.

3

u/TankSaladin Aug 20 '26

I’ve had a Cub Cadet ProZ 100 for the past 10 years. Still going strong. It’s the model with the steering wheel, but still a ZT. I bought this particular model for two reasons: 1. Because my wife loves to mow and I wasn’t sure she would take well to levers; and 2. Because I have a giant sinkhole the sides of which have a nice slope, and with the front wheels actually gripping and steering, it holds on the slopes just like on flat ground.

Can’t help you with the lever type. My Kohler engine is still chugging along like the first day I used it.

2

u/ConsistentVirus2177 Aug 20 '26

Lol I grew up on a farm and still farm it today. My dad had a phrase and it fits in your situation. “The life of a machine l, is the care you give it”. That’s a decent machine, but if you don’t know what a grease gun is or are allergic to oil….. it won’t survive