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Old 04-29-2022, 05:27 PM
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Default New lawn tractors...

I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but hear me out.

So while waiting for the new starter for my 2155 I borrowed my neighbor's 3ish year old Yard Machines lawn tractor. Holy crap it's a night and day difference, and NOT in a good way.

The entire tractor is just smaller - the 42in deck sticks way out either side where the 42in deck on my 2155 only sticks out a few inches past the front wheels. The seat is tiny, the steering is super tight with a poor radius. Engine is some kind of MTD branded 420cc thing that doesn't sound anywhere near as good as my 15HP Command.

And don't get me started on the gear drive transmission - once you go hydro it's hard to go back!

How can they get away selling this crap these days?
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Old 04-29-2022, 08:59 PM
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Well that was 3 y.a. they have gotten crappier since then...
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Old 04-29-2022, 09:14 PM
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They only get a away with it cus people buy it. Sad thing being that
a whole bunch of those buyers, didn't have an upbringing that taught
em how cool this solid stuff we work on was made. Plus there is no
money for the manufacturers in 50 year old machines that still work.
I guess that makes 2 of us preaching eh?

Ken
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Old 04-30-2022, 11:14 AM
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They're great when you have a broken down Cub Cadet, huh?
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Old 04-30-2022, 11:36 AM
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The Current MTD Made Cub Cadets I Like just as the Old MTD or IH
I have a 2018 Cub Cadet XT3 GSX which replaced a 2002 Cub Cadet 2206

We Bought the 2206 with a 48-inch deck(standard) an electric lift sleeve Hitch, 30-inch Belt driven Hydraulic tiller

Great Tractor! We Traded it for the XT3GSX, Only downside was couldn't use the electric lift sleeve Hitch,30-inch Belt driven Hydraulic tiller as the Rear hitch plate was changed to accommodate a Larger Gas Tank

But In spring 2021 Bought a 30-inch Bercomac Belt driven PTO tiller for the XT3GSX Going to be it Main Job now

Have the following for the XT3GSX
OEM 46-inch Front Blade Lifted By on Board electric lift
54-inch Fabricated deck
OEM weather enclosure. Not An Original Cab, But very easy to Take on & Off
OEM sleeve Hitch with Johnny Products electric lift upgrade Kit

Plan to Purchase a Bercomac 48-inch PTO driven Rotary Broom for it (for future Winter & fall work)

The XT3GSX will not Be used for mowing anymore since I Bought a Cub Cadet SX54 Z-force Steering wheel zero turn.

The wife and I Bought a friend a XT2 GX54 D In 2017 to replace his Old Craftsman lawn tractor

XT2 GX54 D is a belt driven Garden tractor with a Tuff-torq K62 with Pedal Operated Diff Lock. He had close to 800hrs On it as of last spring

Issues with the XT2 GX54 D all replaced Under the MTD warranty

The seat was replaced Twice

Fender deck Once and That was his son damaging it and the covered it under warranty
The Oil drain, which was a Kohler design flaw which Kohler Had Updated and MTD/Cub told him about it

But other than those Minor Issue It has been a great Tractor for Him

The Only other Issue was the Agri-Fab Made snow plow, this model https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/ridin...A30017OEM.html fell apart within 1 year and Dealer that it was purchased from Told MTD that he was using it commercially which was false, so it was Not covered and that dealer neither one of us go to anymore. So Purchased a New Dozer Blade That Agri-fab came out with for the XT1 & XT2 series https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/ridin....html#start=11 and it is a Much better Made Dozer Blade and Hasn't been an issue.

So while the New Tractors are Not MTD clone of the old IH frame design Tractors anymore. They are decent machines. Their Frame are Much better than any Husqvarna Lawn or Garden tractor On the Market today. Because MTD/Stanley, Cub's still use a rail frame design. Husqvarna uses a stamped design
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For the Price, they are very ergonomically friendly and decent designed Lawn or Garden tractor.

The Only Issue I have Had with My Cub Cadet XT3 GSX was a Warner Issue and Not MTD/Cub's Fault. Bad front Electric clutch seized at 1.5 hours. The XT3 is basically an MTD/Cub 2500 series with some Updates. The electronic Power steering is not Bad. The Hand Lever diff/lock work nicely(but would prefer a pedal). The electric lift is a Heck of a lot faster than the Old Duff-Norton Actuators In the Narrow and wide frame Tractors
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That's great stuff Sergeant . This forum surely needs some people with
experience in the newer machines. I feel bad when people need help
with the newer stuff and for myself I don't even know what they are talking
about. Here is hoping a few folks like yourself can start to fill the roll.
thanks for input.

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Old 05-01-2022, 04:25 PM
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It all comes down to money. Yes, they could buy a new Cub Cadet XT3 GSX but most people are too cheap to spend $6100 on a tractor and probably another $1k for a deck. Deere makes some nice machines too but the X500's start out around $7k and the X700 series start out around $12k.

I have 2 friends that purchased POS throw-away riders at Home Depot 12 years ago. One was a little over $1k(Toro) and the other was about $1,700(Deere). Both guys are still running them today but I will say that they have small yards (3/4 acre) and only mow with them.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
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Well that was 3 y.a. they have gotten crappier since then...
LOL

Not to mention that's probably the cheapest mower money can buy...there were those when your Cub was made, too.

Get on a XT1/2, you'll like it (still not the machine that you have).
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You wouldn’t happen to have a video of you installing your Bercomac tiller by chance? Or know of a video.
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