Buying Advice Diesel mower, 60" deck?

[MCHam]

Hi- looking for advice on lawn tractor/mowers to consider. High-level requirements are diesel, and a 60" deck.

Background

• Current owner of Deere X720 Ultimate, used for mowing and snowthrowing
• Have a Kubota RTV-X1100C on order for general land maintenance and snowthrowing (getting the Kubota 66" snowthrower)
• We mow ~7 acres, some hilly, some rough
• Because the Kubota is diesel, considering trading in the X720 for a diesel mower
• Of the Deeres, considering the X750
• The lawn tractor/mower will only be used for mowing: no snowthrowing, no trailer for hauling, no bucket attachment, etc

Other than the Deere X750 what else should I be looking at?

Of Kubota, I was looking at the BX2380 lawn tractor, but not super comfortable that I am looking at the right specific Kubota model. Also interested in specific other makes/models.

thank you

 

[dodge man]

JD, Kubota and several others make diesel zero turns.

 

[MCHam]

Thank you Dave! I have never owned a zero turn, am intrigued, but have read that they might not be the best if I have some hills to contend with (?)

 

[DK35vince]

Thank you Dave! I have never owned a zero turn, am intrigued, but have read that they might not be the best if I have some hills to contend with (?)

Depends on how steep of hills.
Tires also make a huge difference on zero turns.
My hill in the back I had issues mowing much of it and some areas I couldn't mow at all with the stock turfs.
I replaced the crappy stock turfs with bar tires (Carlisle AT 101's)
I can now mow those same hills no problem at all

 

[groundcover]

I run a Kubota diesel zero turn, love it ! Have a few challenging hills but it always do the job.

 

[Ford850]

I have a couple Grasshopper diesel front mount zero turns with 60” decks. They came with bar tires and handle hills great. The suspension seats make a big difference too.

 

[4570Man]

A large ZT with aggressive tires will ride a hill like a boss. A 60”or 72” ZT will mow 7 aces much quicker than a riding mower. I have a 428 Grasshopper with a Kubota diesel and it’s a solid machine that will last a lifetime of homeowner use but personally I’d rather have a Kubota.

 

[Wesdor]

I have an Exmark 60” diesel and love it Deere diesel was much more $$. Kubota also makes a good diesel ZTR

I have hills that I only go UP. with the right tires you might go down safely. Are your hills wide enough to go across them?

You should try a ZTR before purchasing.

 

[MCHam]

Wow- I wasn’t expecting this degree of zero turn enthusiasm- I will attempt to find a way to try one out on similar terrain before deciding!

 

[MCHam]

Are your hills wide enough to go across them?

For the most part, yes; however, I do mow a path on a particularly steep hill that I only feel comfortable going down with my current lawn tractor.