First cut with the new lawn tractor 

axel malcolm the smell ofcutting grass was noxious to me as a kid. now I love it! lol

Fat man

Yes

Agreed....

previous MTD cub cadets, maybe..... go mow with a IH cub cadet 782 and then come back and talk to me lol. you would stain your paints. massive power a twin that just lugs through just about anything. mowing with a 50C 50" deck

You can say that about many current vs past products. We might love to tinker...or even restore that old Farmall tractor out back, but that's not the point. Most people aren't looking to buy/restore 30-35+ year old tractors to mow their lawn. As of 2016, the redesigned Cub Cadet lawn tractor offers very good value for the money. Not something I would have said for the most recent previous generation Cub Cadets.. If you haven't yet, give an XT2 a try...you might be pleasantly surprised.

i do not have 30-35 tractors to mow my lawn, i have two. surprisingly i actually have done very little repairs to either one. sure i took the hood and fenders off the cub and spent an afternoon repainting the sheet metal. otherwise in 3 years of mowing i went through two new front tires, a radiator, grease, oil, little stuff. the old stuff really is that reliable. as far as the cub cadet original i got this thing for a steal. $500, it has the optional fenders, a set of tire chains, and it runs perfectly no smoke or knocks. i had to re-bearing the deck, which is an extremely solid example of one of those decks. i could not pass it up, a collectors item in mechanically great condition. i will have it for decades. i also bought it because if you know anything about the history of these things an early cub cadet is really similar to a farmall cub. its the farmall's smaller brother, they share the same transmission. if you own an vintage machine, sure you will have to know how to wrench and some things will eventually wear out, but the expenses have been minimal. the cub is well cared for, stored indoors but used year round, probably 60+ hours per year. in 3-1/2 years time it has been excellent and will still mow with the best of them. its not a restored example with every nut and bolt removed, its a working tractor. if i have downed tree i can drag it away, i have done that several times as well. the problem with our society is no one is willing to fix anything.... we live in a society where no one knows how to or wants to wrench anymore. people want instant gratification, shiney and cheap. people want to spend X dollars on something and if it lasts a decade or less they are happy. i want something that will last me a lifetime, and i can pass it on to my son and he will pass it on to his kids. im not really interested in anything new and really love my vintage equipment. this is why this is america, you have choices. if you think i spend hours upon hours keeping this older stuff running you are wrong. i spend some time on them because i want to keep history alive, and i feel such machines are still very usable. i hate throwaway mentality i will pass right by the new stuff and head to the parts counter and get whatever my machines need to keep them going. i will say that i hope that these new cub cadets are better then what they have been building for the last 20 years because they cant be any worse. these things have been terrible machines for a long time. i would hope they would have improved. we got burned once and it wont happen again.

Typo on my part....."..30-35+ year old tractors..."" You can say that about many current vs past products. We might love to tinker...or even restore that old Farmall tractor out back, but that's not the point. Most people aren't looking to buy/restore 30-35+ year old tractors to mow their lawn. As of 2016, the redesigned Cub Cadet lawn tractor offers very good value for the money. Not something I would have said for the most recent previous generation Cub Cadets.. If you haven't yet, give an XT2 a try...you might be pleasantly surprised.

Husqvarna better

@Cameron Jaime husqvarna better

@@bezimienny1337 i didn't ask..

I agree cause I had one

Craftsman T240 is much better

This is my 3rd year with mine and Ive had zero problems.

Same with my craftsman...thing never dies

Your welcome. That was the idea behind the video, I'm glad it helped

Good choice

🤘

We're going to go look at one later on. So you can you can still cut the grass without turning off the blades?

@@joshuameeks6114 You can cut in both forward and reverse.

I do. If your referring to the reason my old mower quit, the transmission didnt want to work anymore. $500 for a transmission into a Poulan mower isnt worth it to fix.

let him ruin it as he is a lazy hillbilly and lets shit lay everywhere

I'm on my 3rd season with mine and I've had zero problems.

I like my cub.

We have Dobos Lawnmower Sales and Service in Battle Creek. I like a small, family owned and operated business that's been around for nearly 100 years. I get lost in those big box stores. Dobos deals exclusively with Toro, Stihl and Cub Cadet. Think I'll go with the XT2 EFI 46" 679cc. With all the accessories, I should be able to stay within my budget of $3,300.

Friend Wilkins stihls aren’t in big box stores.... Atleast here in Texas.

Nothing there to bail

Bailer i hardly knew her

Robert Gildea Well, that’s nice. Glad I don’t live there and, it only grew that high (as I’ve stated here a thousand times already) because I was waiting for my new mower. Sincerely, thanks for your view.

It really is.... Coming into the 3rd year of ownership and its never wavered. Still looks and runs like new.

Thanks bud!

Not

@@kennethlowe6337 Lol, Well, considering it was actually on the HIGHEST setting, and I was unable to cut my grass while I waited for this machine to show up. But, if by mean, "Cutting 4ft high grass on the lowest setting probably a good idea.... " "Not," that, my mower is still in perfect condition mechanically 4 years later, yes.... It was a good idea. 🤷‍♂️

phenosin1 poor thing poor cubdet

Yeah but, I didn't so.... Theres that.

I'm impressed, and will say this for that XT2, it is a beast of a machine to hold up through all that without choking out. They seem very powerful for being residential mowers. I plan on getting one myself this spring!

lol, we had just moved in when this video was made. It was a rental for 25 years before we bought it.

Thank you!

Will do! I have been growing my grass for a month and I'm planning to do a follow up/long term review, after a years use.

I bought 22 hp 46' cutting

Mine is only a twin blade. Thought it was a triple blade but isn't.

Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, this cub cadet is still running like it was brand new, 3 years later. Good luck!

@@skippy594 thank you...picking it up tomorrow

Out of 224 comments so far, you're the only one to recognize that. Thank you.👍👍

Dziękuję, to bardzo niezawodna maszyna. Minęło 6 lat, odkąd zrobiłem ten film i nie było z nim nic złego i nadal jest w użyciu.

Yes sir, that's right!

We got a 1966 IH cub cadet 102 snow plowing tractor and its still going at it

Nice!

Lol fr tho

No May to November no snow lol

Your absolutely right. For this video I just cut it down to a 6. The grass in my back yard is basically controlled field grass. I don't cut the back yard shorter than 4 and when its that short when I can cut it every few days or week.

lol, thanks for the safety tips

skippy594 hope you know it was a joke by the way lol

Of course, didnt take it any other way. ;)

A lot of mowers have the key override where you just turn it and it leaves the blade engaged in reverse

Its like the old saying goes.... "If it aint broke, dont fix it."

Lol, you realize this video is 5 years old, right?

Well, yes. As I said in the video, my old mower blew a transmission and I had to wait for the cub cadet to be delivered from the factory. It took almost a month.

@@skippy594 That makes sense.

Trash Yard

Lol, pretty judgy of someone else's property, aren't you?

Well, as stated in another comment thread, it never gets that long normally. It only got that long because my last mower was just a single blade poulan pro. I had to wait to buy my new cub and now after 3 solid years of use all its ever needed has been oil changes with a new air filter once, some blade sharpening once, its been flawless and still cuts like brand new to this day.🤷🏻‍♂️

@@skippy594 Sorry about that. LOL I was relating to what happened to me. You did OK. by your mower. And thanks for posing My mower change my life As I got it because Im 67. And at the time I had and still have two osteoarthritis knees. that are so bad My doctor wanted to give me two knee replacements. The problem is I have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) What this meant is at the time I could not have the knee replacements as the operation could have killed me. It got to the point I could no longer mow my huge lawn even with my self propelled push mower. And it was then that our local council starting me letters telling me if I could not keep it down they get people in to do it for me. And then charge me for it. So I tried to get some one in to mow it But it just got to expensive Im also on a pension and for me to get some one in to mow it ever tweo weeks that was going to cost me around $100 ever two weeks I could not afford this to pay one off was only going tom cost me $35.00 a fortnight I just could afford this But my wife said she was saving up for a car So look in to buying the mower and paying cash for it I got it a bit cheaper I bought the Rover MTD 547 /38 Lawn tractor when I got the mower I was in ore by it. But the problem was in me. Like the titanic I thought it was indestructible I didn't release that Every bit of machinery we have has a limit and if we push it beyond that limit it can be harm. I push it beyond it means. due to a lack of experience So when I first got it don't realy look out for it , and it cost me but it was a lesion learn from that moment on. I look out for it and so far it never let me down.

Nah, its still going

I do but, you cant clear out bedrock

Ok Chief!

No sir.... Not at all, my mower blows the clippings out without any problems. Shoots it out probably 6-8 feet

Lol, I don't have one of those

Well, I say in the beginning of the video.... "My other lawn mower decided it didn't want to work anymore and I was waiting for delivery of this new mower."

Funny you should mention that.... GO check out my facebook page. Drop a like! facebook.com/Skippys-shop-of-hillbilly-engineering-223453921469509/

Blackie Chong More money invested in a mower and a cell phone , then in his home .Mower will fit in with the landscape after a month outside.

Yeah, like I said, I live the way I want, you live the way you want so stop being a judgemental cocker, fair?

Makinas. Esmark

yep your just a hillbille and lazy at that

You know this video is 4 years old....

Awesome, thanks for the advice....🙄

Sounds like the same one. I can cut my acre with this mower on idle because of the power it has. So far, excellent mower, great power and fuel efficiency.

Okay but don't mow at idle.

Depends on how muddy and/or deep the spring is.

Yeah, I do. I like it. Its way better than my old one for sure.

Uhhm.... Think so, yep. It will bull through just about anything on idle.

Jon Houck I agree with that but the financially conscious wife wouldn't let me spend the extra.

It was....

No, but, when the grass was mostly 4 feet high and taller, you don't have much choice to go that slow or you'll have to cut it 2 or 3 times.

@@skippy594 awesome you replied.. your right.. the cut was clean for sure first pass..

Not sure exactly but its a beast and never bogged down at all during this cut.

Yeah, for sure.... Its a cub cadet XT2. It is gong strong but it only has 10 hours on it so far.

v bee go buy a SCAG

Hustler often has a promotion on their zero turns,will finance them.will stand behind their warranty,they also have more bigger, more powerful units just which one fits your Budget

More than a year on now and its still as perfect as when it was new..... Heres the 1 year review video here....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MeJk6qm-V0E.html

v bee

I havent, no. I did just read an article about how its better for your lawn to leave the leaves where they fall. www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/skip-rake-and-leave-leaves-healthier-greener-yard.html

Thanks for the link. I actually love the idea of using a weed eater to mulch leaves in a trash barrel- Genius! (Seriously)

Huh.... I never rake my leaves and I have to cut my grass at least twice a week

None, actually. Dont think I ever have. I typically shower after I cut the grass

Lol.... Nice to know I have that sort of entertainment value.

The tractor was warmed up from doing the front yard first, before the video.

Haha, myślę, że ta kosiarka jest wystarczająco dobra, aby wyciąć też łąki!

mboiko I would never use one commercially but for the money it's worth it. Even the comparable deere costs more but had less power and features then the Cubs have.

And the comparable Deeres are built in China

Skippy no they're not. They are made by deere in America.

Guy at Lowes when I was looking for a new mower said they were re-branded chinese machines.

I see he was wrong and theyre made in Tenessee.

Its not, the IPR valve is clogged.

do you think you'll tackle that sometime? youtube it maybe? I watched a video doesnt seem too bad

At some point, yeah. I have a project Jeep on my hoist right now though, with a goal to have it up and running off road by New Years day for an annual trail run my club goes on.

Sure could....

The mower cost $2300 after tax

my farmall cub $1,600 and add another $300 or so for the 60" mower by the time i bought the mule drive and related pulley. before you think its silly to pay that much for a 66 year old tractor, its still worth today what i paid for it, and will be until the end of time. its a larger machine and has a 4 cylinder engine. it has hydraulic lift. to this day parts are easy to get. i also got front and rear weights, tired chains chains, 54" blade, and a sickle bar that i resold for $350 because i simply had no use for it. i still have a belt drive unit that could run a buz-saw. im not going to use a buz-saw so i might sell that too. if you subtract $300 from the $1600 i did quite well. $2,300 for a mower that holds up isnt too bad as long as it lasts. some of the previous models experienced engine and rear end failures at less then 100 hours. i hope these are built better for your sake as it is a bit of gamble. i hope they dont still use the courage, that engine had no courage i might have to put a clutch into my cub at some point. it rattles. new rear tires can set me back $4-500. they will also have to be replaced in the coming years. i think she's been a good investment but nothing is without its expenses. there are times i needed something heavier then a lawn tractor and she fit the bill well. i had a downed tree i had to drag around. she surprised me how well she did the job.

Well, its like I said before, you dont see stuff like that in my neighbourhood and when it does come up, people selling it want ridiculous prices for junk machines. I only have an acre so a 60 mower deck is too much for me. The new cub cadets have a kawasaki engine so if that says anything about reliability, nothing does.

The 2100 series were not the top of the line for CC.. The 3000 series retailed for around $ 5900.00 in 2001 and was considered a true garden tractor, not a lawn or yard tractor. Many folks are quite satisfied with them. Of course some are not as with any brand even the green tractor. Sorry you had issues with it...

the 3000 series had ground engaging capability but still does not compare to the old school IH built machines. the newest IH built machines are now over 30 years old. even at that age, when they are neglected and stored outside the sheet metal and steel frames can still be refinished. the steel back then literally never rusts out. just surface rust, it rarely even pits

mike 13 not sure his property is BIG enough to actually benefit from bailing straw. bails around here are only 2 bucks a pop. a lot of work for not much pay off.

Lol, I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic. My grass was long enough to make some bales though.

skippy594 I've seen some people do it around where I live. don't know why but they do.

MadMetalManiac74 for feed

Lol,

mick owen It's called a combine, not carbine

maybe ask your dealer about it. Sounds like a problem with the mower. Mine works great

it seems like the blades turn so fast it's pulverizing the grass. I do have a lot of weeds. now when I cut centipede grass at my grandma's with it there's no buildup. my yard it does. maybe it's some kind of weed or something.

Not sure.

some kinda mississippi sticky weed. Lol I dunno. was almost thinking bout taking the cutting torch out and cutting out the channels under there

Nope, not at all. Mt cats keep the rodent population down and are very effective.

Its all three, thanks for noticing and the view, dick.🖕🖕