I was originally looking to buy a new john deere for mowing about 2 acres and for snow blowing about 400 feet of driveway. Lawn area is flat. Driveway has a slight incline around 4%.
I took a look at cub cadet offerings and came across the xt1 gt50. It is $2700 and has a k58 trany, 25hp kohler engine, 22" rear tires, 50" deck, and claims to have ground engaging attachment capabilities.
The jd x300 series mostly has k46 tran, 20" tires, 20hp engines and is more expensive. What am i missing? Seems like the cub cadet checks all the boxes for my needs at a much better price with bigger engine, better transmission, and bigger tires.
Any experience with that cub model or insight into what the john deere has that the cub doesnt.
I took a look at cub cadet offerings and came across the xt1 gt50. It is $2700 and has a k58 trany, 25hp kohler engine, 22" rear tires, 50" deck, and claims to have ground engaging attachment capabilities.
The jd x300 series mostly has k46 tran, 20" tires, 20hp engines and is more expensive. What am i missing? Seems like the cub cadet checks all the boxes for my needs at a much better price with bigger engine, better transmission, and bigger tires.
Any experience with that cub model or insight into what the john deere has that the cub doesnt.