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Originally Posted by 1711Cub
Shame.. This was the last vestige of the good traditional 2WD garden tractors associated with the Cub Cadet name.
These are arguably better bang for the buck than it's predecessors. The $7000 purchase price today equates to just over $2600 in 1986. You weren't going to buy an 1811 brand new for that money-not even close.
Of course, it's guys like me that are kinda to blame for the poor sales of these. Even though they are a good machine, I can't get over the looks of them, or the excessive use of plastic. I'm very content to use a mostly heavy steel 37 year old machine weekly, and have done so very reliably.
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Anyone looking merely to mow their yard today would be best served with a ZTR. I do agree they're a bargain tho - a cyclops super was much more adjusted for inflation.
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