Zero Turn Mowers

Slim, this is my experience with zero turns. You asked about John Deere. You can go to Lowes and get a John Deere zero turn for about
$3000. It will do great for the regular home owner. You can go to a John Deere dealer and also get a zero turn for $10,000. The same with
Skagg. Skagg started making home owner models but if you want their top of the line Turf Tiger your looking about $11,000. My dad has a
Skagg Turf Tiger that is about 12 years old. That thing is a fricking tank. My brother has a John Deere he paid $8000. for about 6 years ago and has never had an issue with it. They both keep up about 20 acres. Myself, I have a small lawn business on the side. All together I cut about 4 acres every week. I purchased a Cub Z Force a few summers ago for about $4000. No issues with it. I feel I am
pushing it to it's limits, but no issues in 3 summers. Now this aint the Cub Cadet you see at Tractor Supply and other big box stores, this
is a Z-Force from a Cub dealer. I guess what I'm trying to say is, each manufacture has a complete line starting at the low end and going all the way up to their top of the line machines.