My Kubota F2260 (1998 Model) has almost 1300 hours on it. Last week I thought I was going to have to make my first ever repair on it (excluding normal scheduled maintenance). I turned the key and nothing happened. I checked the battery. It was good. I thought safety start switches. Long story short, the ground cable had come loose. Tightened it up and away I went. Another thing to consider is fuel economy. I purchased a new Ferris with a Yanmar engine for my other place. Great machine, but consumes about twice as much diesel fuel per hour as my Kubota. At half a gallon per hour more times 1300 hours and $4.00 per gallon, the Kubota would save me $2,600. If I would have known this when I purchased the Ferris, I would have looked harder at a new Kubota zero turn.
OrangeGuy