Garden tractors are a dead issue. Not enough people garden anymore so no need for rear attachments or tractors to work them. I'm sure Cub doesn't sell enough of the XT3's to keep carrying them. I think their last try was the 3000 series and in 1998 & 1999 they built a pretty good machine. After the first 2 years of that series they started value engineering stuff off of them. I believe my 1999 Cub 3205 was around $7k new(I paid $400 for it in 2010 in pieces). Hell, in 2001 I purchased a new Kubota B7500 4 wheel drive diesel tractor for $8500. I'd be lucky today to get $1200 for my 3205 but that Kubota would probably sell in a day at $6k. I bet the big box stores are a lot more profit than the hand full of Cub Cadet dealers here in the USA.
Check this out.
https://www.deere.com/en/mowers/lawn...s/x700-series/
$13k can get you a "Lawn Tractor" Are these machines not capable of rear ground engaging attachments?
Sorrrrry, rant over.
