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Originally Posted by Road_Clam
I would not buy a Used XT series Cub. They can have a lot of problems if not properly maintained or if abused. The K46 hydro trans overheating can be an issue if the owner had to mow hills or used it to move snow. I also highly recommend staying away from the "intellipower" , "Smartchoke" and the "EFI" models and they are very unreliable and are very expensive to fix correctly. Definately choose the XT2 over the XT1's as the XT1's come with the cheap TL200 trans. The XT2's fab deck is a rock solid deck that won't rust over the years of usage.
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The K46 is fine for moderate snow removal with a blower or blade.
I would agree, though, on staying away from the IntelliPower or smart choke.
Now I have a friend with a 2017 XT2 GX 54D, which has a K62 with diff/lock, and it has over 3000 hours on the clock and is still running strong. The wife and I bought it for him when his Craftsman lawn tractor and Ariens yard tractor finally gave up the ghost.
The only major issue it has really ever had was a bad oil drain design by Kohler (fixed by Kohler under recall) and this model
https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/ridin...sOnModel=false snow blade, which fell apart after one season pushing snow. It was replaced with this model,
https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/ridin...sOnModel=false snow blade that has been very reliable for the last 7 years.
