Cub Cadet Z-Force S54 (54") 25HP Kohler Zero Turn Mower w/ Steering Wheel

Easy to use and reliable. Love this machine. it is tough, seat is so comfortable, east to drive. Big tough, mean machine I am a lady in her late 70's. Best machine, use it at least once to two times a week.

Great product, love the mower. Shipping was a problem. The truck had a lift gate but the tractor trailer rig was to big to get in drive to unload. A box truck would have made the delivery much easier and safer.

Mower was delivered as promised, only had to attach the steering wheel, check fluids, add gas, and I was off mowing. Cub Cadet is so much quieter than my John Deere and cuts a lot more evenly. Easy buying experience. I have already recommended Mowers Direct to my friends.

I'm a mom. We have 5 acres. Most of it is pasture. 1 of it is yard grass. We have some hilly areas which prevented me from buying a zero turn. I didn't like the idea of paddles. My neighbors all have zero turns but all their yards are flat. I didn't like how loud their machines were either. Really really loud. So, I kept using my sears lawn tractor. It's only 6 years old. I couldn't justify the expense for a new tractor.

Every single year, our sears model would need repairs. We bought the extended warranty. Mowing would take hours because of all our trees. And it was slow. When the machine broke down this summer, I started my search. I'm a web snob. I buy a lot on the web. Mowers Direct has a very helpful, complete site. I love their videos which are actually Cub Cadet's. Price was great. Shipping great. It came sooooo fast. And oh my word!!!!!!!!!!!!! My lawn has never looked better! I can't believe I put up with that stupid sears mower this long. I was worried because I didn't get the mulching kit or the bagger. That would have to come later. This machine cut so well that even though I was late of mowing because my sears was still waiting for parts and the grass was long, it actually seemed like it was actually mulched.

The machine is more quiet than my sears and much more quiet than my neighbors. And the best part.... I don't have paddles! I have a steering wheel!

Now, lest you think I'm Mower's Direct hack, I'll tell you what I didn't like or don't like. The mulching kit listed wasn't the right one. It's a long story, but I thought theirs was too expensive and wanted to buy it elsewhere and used their part number to do so. Well, it was wrong and I ended up with the wrong part. The machine is so new that even Cub Cadet had a difficult time locating it. It's now on the way.

Turning on semi-wet grass creates holes. It's a heavy machine. If I could, I would have ordered a 48" but that wasn't an option. 54 is big. I have a 48 now and wasn't willing to go to a 46. Bottom line, I liked everything about this mower and so having it bigger simply requires a few work-arounds, but it's worth it.

Mowing is taking 1/2 the time it was before. My only downside is that my audio-book habit is cut in 1/2 too. Oh well..... :-)