[MinnesotaCadet]

Originally Posted by johncub7172

I know. No one is telling me I have to go out and buy one. I mean, what manufactured in this day of age that can't be made better? Not saying there are not better choices, but come on......

I'd take a new Cub Cadet lawn tractor in my line up any day! So would a lot of folks who would rather buy new every so many years too. I see many folks on the new Cub Cadets. I would with out doubt, find a more pleasurable operation in a new Cub Cadet than an old-ash big-dummy garden tractor.

I find it hard to swallow opinions when I have not had the chance to operate a new Cub Cadet.

Originally Posted by Shotgun Wedding

99% of the response on here are sooooo predictable.

It's Ok guys, everyone loves your old stuff, no one is putting that down. Why the "junk" comments? The box store machines are what they are, and are intended for that. But man, that XT3 aka GTX will run circles around most of yours! And that is the truth.

I guess everyone is driving 60's trucks everyday too. Technology is not stuck in the Cretaceous Period! Robotic welded GTX frame is very robust, it may not stand up if chained to a 982 but who does stupid stuff like that anyway?

Rant over, flame away.

I feel like these two are the more down to earth people here. And to side with Shotgun Wedding. My grandparents have a 2002 craftsman something rather. I have mowed with it and I can say that it is NOT crap. It will mow better and faster than ANY of my old Cubs. That IS A FACT. Technology grows people. It may not be as durable but it might do the job better. And I am seriously considering buying one of these new Cub Cadets. I don't care what anyone thinks. I want something that I know will start. Many of my IH Cubs I'm not sure will start without needing to be jumped or have starter fluid injected(That's mostly my fault for buying all the beat up old ones). You are all basically insulting your own tractors. The engineers over at Cub Cadet put a lot of time and the have pride in there work. Then this happens. Nonstop criticism. But as of now I'm using my 1650 for mowing and I can say my grandparents mower would get it done faster with just as good of a cut.

I just needed to get that out of my system.