Troy Bilt vs Cub Cadet XT1

[Erik M]

I find none of the deck rinse ports works worth a darn, leaving as much grass remaining as it removes. I drive my mower up a set of inclined ramps so I can get underneath with the pressure washer and that works well. As long as I rinse the deck well there is zero corrosion. I coat the underside well with fluidfilm each fall before the winter and this mower should last many years.

 

[swnoel]

I never checked how well the ports worked. I'll give it a look next time I get ready to use it. Alot of debris did come loose after flushing it.

 

[Doofy]

Flush? What is this Flush of which you speak? Old Craftsman 19.5hp, 42" deck rider that is about 25 years old. It gets rode hard and put away wet. I do scrape the underside of the deck whenever the blades need sharpening or replacement. Deck is still solid.

 

[swnoel]

Flush? What is this Flush of which you speak? Old Craftsman 19.5hp, 42" deck rider that is about 25 years old. It gets rode hard and put away wet. I do scrape the underside of the deck whenever the blades need sharpening or replacement. Deck is still solid.

Many of todays decks have a port or ports to hook up a quick connect to a hose to flush debris out from the underside of the deck. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_8ef5QOcLjA/hqdefault.jpg

 

[Doofy]

I guess a flush port would be a good thing if it works and cleans really well. Not so good, if made of cheap plastic and will be broken and useless in a year or two.

 

[Mike at home]

I bought a Troy Bilt Mustang with a 50 inch deck and a Koehler motor in 2008 and it is still running fine. Other than replacing a blade spindle, the routine maintenace items and the battery 3 times I did not replace any other parts. It is starting to leak a little oil but not much. Every time I cut grass I cut 5 acres. I do the regular maintenance and scrape and paint the deck at the end of each season. Not knowing how much longer it would last I bought another Mustang 2 years ago. I use it occassionally but very little.

 

[5030]

Deck flush ports BLOW. They blow the grease out of the spindles and cause them to fail. Totally worthless accessory. If you use them, better be greasing your spindles right after you 'wash the deck' or your spindles will fail prematurely.