horsepower?????

[vartz04]

I think these old tractors were more fun r gardens and less for mowing. I can bog my 10 hp easily in second while mowing. My dad's x595 hogs through the same grass like it's nothing.

[rweaver]

I think we are talking on 2 sides of the fence I get to use both old and new to mow with the newer units handle the deeper decks and I think that's where some of the design changes do better do I think newer is better not in every thing and I also think they raised the wing tip speed which helps in the cutting and helps against bogging

[drglinski]

Here's my take:

1960s-70s Garden tractors were made to be tractors, and tractors at that time get the job done efficiently because they were slower; farming was slower.

Todays world is GO GO GO GO GO GO GO %1000 of the time and (most) people don't want slow and effective, they want fast and effective.

I'll take slow. I don't need my driveway plowed or my grass cut at Richard Petty speed. I also think it has to do with better torque of the old machines.

[steveyrock]

I just bought an Exmark zero turn with a Kawasaki 23 HP motor.The machine has tremendous blade speed and will cut very well at the highest ground speed which is very fast at full throttle.

I love to mow with my old cubs and they do cut very nice but the Exmark is simply a yard tiger when you need to get it mowed fast, even wet grass.