I have an XT1 like this with one year's mowing of 2 acres. So far it has been great. Excellent cut and power from the engine. Comfortable seating for my 6' body. Turns *very* tight radius. I do not like the lack of grease fittings on the mower deck spindles. Also no grease fittings on the mower deck anti-scarf wheels. All in all for the money I think it is great. My last CC (LT 1045 46") gave me 14 years of flawless service and I sold it for $500 still working great. No funky oil change cartridge like on the green lawn tractors. Btw, the lawyers made CC design in the "press button to mow while in reverse". No big deal IMO.
@everettstormy5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your opinion! I agree it probably is decent for a golf course style lawn but the lack of maintainable spindles will be a problem in the future as you mentioned and may be a weak piont due to the power of that engine
@groovygorilla46915 ай бұрын
I've noticed most of the big box mowers come with "maintenance free" spindle bearings... we know that's a load of bull. I saw that you can modify the spindles to have a grease port. When you go to change them, just drill and tap a hole on the side and replace the bearings with open ones instead of sealed. The Cub Cadet deck is one of the better ones from big box stores; 12 gauge instead of the crappy 13 gauge on JD, Craftsman, etc.
@everettstormy5 ай бұрын
Yeah i bet there are a lot of universal parts used becuase they are all made in the same factory lol
@franzputsch2544 ай бұрын
The holes on the sides of the seat are for optional armrests. All of your suggestions add $1,000 to the price. I have this mower and it is wonderful for the price point.
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the input. I disagree, I think it would add about 200 to the build cost and about 500 if that to sale price if they added some deck reinforcements and an appropriately sized rear axle. But I still think that should be on the mower standard.
@nakrohtap6 ай бұрын
It's an entry level residential mower, not made for a farm. You can't compare it to a lawn tractor. You have to compare it to their peers in the same price category. You are nitpicking at stuff that is not relative to this mower. for the features, styling and price, I think it beats most other mowers in this category.
@everettstormy6 ай бұрын
Yeah, I did purchase it, but I am comparing it to older mowers In the category. As prices have increased budget mower ruggedness have decreased
@tylermacconnell2176 ай бұрын
Exactly right. Prices keep going up but quality and durability drop. The point of the mower is to do a nice job cutting grass for many years. The weak transaxle and deck will probably not last.
@everettstormy6 ай бұрын
@@tylermacconnell217 yep!
@bimmer475527 күн бұрын
I’ll be buying an xt2 46 inch next year.
@everettstormy27 күн бұрын
Yeah good luck iwht it
@ReidWarren-ic5rv3 ай бұрын
I like it I have a older Cub Cadet 2009 model LTX 1050 lawn tractor and it is good and still works. This is fun to watch and I might comment again is that ok and how is it still running now good review thank you.🚜🚜🚜😄
@everettstormy3 ай бұрын
Thanks! It's still going strong! We have bent the blades once but that was the worst of the damage fortunately. And feel free to comment all you want! It actually helps thr channel and I love seeing your feedback
@thisandthat39545 ай бұрын
I was looking at this mower but decided to spend a little more and get the 42" xt2.
@everettstormy5 ай бұрын
Yeah good luck with it
@zigsrig4 ай бұрын
How do you like it? I'm shopping around and looking harder at the XT2 because I need something more rugged to do some gravel work, snow removal, and mowing some heavily overgrown ditches. Any thoughts?
@thisandthat39544 ай бұрын
@@zigsrig I like it but to be honest my yard isn't very big and it's flat so I don't expect to have any problems. Probably overkill for what I need but I wanted to get something that would last for years.
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
Change the oil and such and it should last, the oil problem youll probably have is the compression release tab on the cam breaking
@shadwell7494 ай бұрын
Mine just came missing the hour meter
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
Damn
@NorthernWind6034 ай бұрын
I noticed mine I just had delivered was missing the hour meter too. Wonder if it doesn't come with it. Makes no sense
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
@@NorthernWind603 surely they didn't have to cut the cost of a 5 dollar part lol
@NorthernWind6034 ай бұрын
@@everettstormy nothing surprises me anymore. Great mower overall though, I hope to get many years out of it.
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
@@NorthernWind603 we have had no problems after two years got about 100 hrs on it.
@darrell97236 ай бұрын
You should have spent more if you wanted a pro grade mower
@everettstormy6 ай бұрын
Yeah wasnt in the budget.
@darrell97236 ай бұрын
@@everettstormy I understand that's my issue also 😆 thanks
@reednash54124 ай бұрын
It doesnt have to be trash
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
Agreed, even some simple deck reinforcments and better axle would make it much better
@paulcherry49552 ай бұрын
How to start?
@everettstormy2 ай бұрын
Press brake pedal fully, be on the seat. Push throttle up all the way, turn ignition key to furthest position and hold until the engine turns over on its own. Release ignition and press acceleration pedal
@miguel-p5l3o5 ай бұрын
18 hrs latter and mine dont start no more
@everettstormy5 ай бұрын
Damn is it water in the gas?
@imakequestionablecontent Жыл бұрын
Damn u just bought that
@ericalbertson66215 ай бұрын
Is this guy 10 or 25?
@everettstormy5 ай бұрын
Lol been waiting for this comment
@timr319086 ай бұрын
I bought the same mower in 2022 and I'm telling you the cheap s*** they made 40 years ago was much better than this s***.... I think they're just selling you a paint job I think the motor is okay though . One of the first things that I don't like is that their blades are garbage and the spindles are garbage and they put these heavy blades on these garbage spindles... The quality of cut is terrible also.
@everettstormy6 ай бұрын
Oh yeah I know even 10 years ago you had to buy something you knew what garbage to get garbage. This is a midrange mower
@kenussery51085 ай бұрын
Battery not good.
@Coty724 ай бұрын
Bro I hate to break it to you, but you just bought the wrong mower for your needs. For 99% of people this is the best mower out there. you obviously need something with a little bit more power that fits your needs
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
Just becuase its the best for the price doesnt mean it could be better for the price. I shopped and did a ton of reaserch even digging deeper into kohlers engine specs to decide upon this mower. I agree, but i disagree becuase they deck and axle are truely under built
@aaron0laven3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review. This is exactly what i needed to see and the proper criticism for a 2500 dollar machine.
@everettstormy3 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@HotsauceAndCo4 ай бұрын
The steering makes sense. Every car has the inside wheel turn tighter than the outside wheel.
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
Yeah, but this mower looks like it is the opposite, it looks like the outisde wheek turns tighter than the inside, it may be the case that the steering has enough play that it doesnt really have either.
@vitreoushumor4 ай бұрын
The battery is $50-100. Not pricey
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
Good to know! Ours survived the winter so were happy with it anyways!
@ronaldszelle35607 ай бұрын
If you hate it so much why did you buy it??
@everettstormy7 ай бұрын
Couldn't find a better one for the budget
@zigsrig4 ай бұрын
Seems to me that's a good thing, even though there's room for improvement on some things. Do you do anything other than now? I'm shopping for something that will do some gravel and snow work. Thoughts?
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
@@zigsrig the john deers are devent machines but i dont have any other tractors aside from an old import yanmar. Ventracs are also really nice but pricey
@flyddw4 ай бұрын
@@everettstormy your review is SPOT ON. I too have been looking for an affordable replacement for my poulan pro 46 twin. you hit everything I disliked about the PP, and CC "solutions" for the same issues. even so - from what you described, this would be a good "side replacement" for my PP. Nothing really upgraded - just different.
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
Yeah from what ive seen, I agree
@rlee86254 ай бұрын
That seat sucks this is my first cub cadet I wish I would have bought a diff mower
@everettstormy4 ай бұрын
What mowers where you looking at? I liked it personally but I can see how it would be better
@rlee86253 ай бұрын
@@everettstormy I really need something bigger I'm 6 ft 7 and 400 pounds this seat isn't compfirtable doesn't scoot back enough I'mma have to rig up a seat and take these springs out maybe it'll tilt back some get me off the steering wheel may even find a smaller steering wheel but other than that good running kholer 7000 series
@everettstormy3 ай бұрын
@rlee8625 hmm that is a problem fs. I really can't think of a good way to modify one like that