Looking to buy within the week, Cub Cadet RZT S 50 or Husqvarna RZ5424?
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Lostmtnoutdoor
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I would go with the husqvarna.
Purchased cub cadet zrt s 42 last Saturday. I am very pleased with the mower. Comsumer Digest has awarded it a "Best Buy".
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So how do you like it? Can it mow while backing up? is moving your foot from the gas petal to the small pedal to reverse a pain? have you used it on a slope yet? how well does it drive across the slope with 4 wheel steering?
sorry for the questions but I am looking at that as well. I am used to a snapper zrider with the joystick and the 4 wheel steering and steering wheel intriqued me. the deck and frame looks really flimsy tho'
I also had a snapper but found it would not cut as high as I had hoped for saint augustine. The mower pto seems to disengage in reverse. I have a sloped yard and I have not noticed any sliding even when turning. It cuts very good around trees and obstacles. The deck does appear flimsy. I purchased the mower on the reputation of the dealer as well as the ratings of the mower in Consumer Digest. It is important for me to have a local dealer who can service and repair it in a reasonable amount of time. On this purchase I stayed clear of the "big box" stores and located a dealer who was a BBB member with a good rating.
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txzrider
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Thanks for the reply I hate to hear the pto cuts out in reverse, I am sure that is gov regulation at work. My snapper did not do that and on the steepest hills I would drive up it and come down backwards to mow up and down. I like that it seems to work so well on a slope for you tho', might have to look at it further.
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We sell plenty of the CC Z's - issues are they are not water proof and need to be garaged or covered . They can and do catch fire if dead grass is not kept off the engine and muffler. - believe me I'll never understand how you can pay thousands of dollars for a machine and never CLEAN it.
Koehler does have some issues with rocker assembly backing off the valves - no start or 1/4 engine rotation complaints ... Nice machine enjoy .
Koehler does have some issues with rocker assembly backing off the valves - no start or 1/4 engine rotation complaints ... Nice machine enjoy .
thanks for the input and info. I am really enjoying the zrt. I keep it in the garage and clean it after each mowing. I will watch for the mentioned glitches in the Koehler,