No Way Cub Cadet Can Mow This Tall Grass, 2019 Pro Z 972 SD 

i understand that everyone likes the 'back and forth' action, but that kills equipment. AND grass. start at the outside edge, and mow in a counter-clockwise direction. this throws the cut grass away from the mowing area, and means you only have to cut the grass ONE time. it also minimizes clumping. or don't. work the machines to death. it is your choice.

what made it even tougher on the mower was you throwing multiple passes of grass onto the next pass. So it was basically mowing like a dozen foot pass or even more than that when you add in all the other passes of grass into that row.

I've run cub cadet lawn tractors my whole life and recently got a 22hp, 2 cylinder, 46" deck ( to fit through my gate) and with the wideset front tires the steering angle is able to go extremely sharp. That lawn tractor is the closest tractor I've seen to a zero turn. Needless to say I'm very happy with my purchase and I'm glad to see you thought highly of the machine

I expect this mower will last several seasons with decent care. ru-vid.comUgkx1VWTrayKBdCKAjzAcZ_Eg4dhHTae3LkN also recommend Also, I ran across the problem with it not starting the 2nd time I used it. There is a safety switch which is pushed in by the chute or mulching piece being attached to the deck. I took the cover off and it wouldn't start. Put it back on, no problem. It takes only a minute with 2 easily accessible wingnuts and no tools. This mower starts up first crank each time and it is a joy to use. It also mows in reverse by putting the key to the reverse area after starting and pushing in the triangular button. It will stay in reverse mode until you turn it off. All in all, for my homeowner needs, I really like this mower-and at 70 bucks a cut here in Miami, it's already more than 1/3 paid for itself in a month.

I've mowed 5 ft . Johnson grass and reeds on acreage with a residential 46in. Cub cadet ztr. Takes awhile and had to double back a few times, but got er done. Mower is 15 years old now and still going strong.

I literally have 0 need for a mower like this. But damn I want it.

I've got the slightly smaller version - had three of them - and do some pretty rough stuff with it. Never been bogged even once. I love it. It has never let me down. And all the clowns who say otherwise from their lounge chairs just don't know. Has the same motor as practically everything else except Kabota- which costs 6 times as much. Cub Cadet has certainly arrived in the big time now.

It's the Cub Cadet Batmobile. That thing is huge.

First Cub Cadet product I would consider in probably 20+ years.

I've watched a couple videos with this machine. It seems great and very versatile. From grass to snow. The boom cutter. How do you bill to use it? Do you figure what to charge? Your yearly expences and divide by the square yards and then add your profit margin??

All I can say is I am glad you have him on tape saying all of this.

I have an older residential model of cub cadet’s steering wheel design before they added power steering. I bought it because of the steepness of the hills I mow. I will definitely replace it with this mower. 3 yrs of residential use mowing 5 acres of hillside terrain and I have no complaints. Only thing I’ve added was a suspension seat (not an option when I bought it but standard on the 972) and a steering wheel knob. I have no issues with turf tear out doing 180 degree turns without the three point turn that lap bar machine require. Great machine.

Last year I used a 21 cub cadet for all summer and fall cutting 15 yards a week. That it still runs with zero mechanical issues is pretty impressive to me (having hiked the governor to the point where I called it the "turbo cub".) No candle to my old ariens classic 21, but still it made some money and got me some exercise.

Cub Cadet has stepped up the game. I went from Dixie chopper to Exmark and now checking out the Cub Cadet or Wright mowers.

I have a RTZ SX 46” KH, it is a smaller version but basically the same, it even has 4 wheel steer. I love mine. I purchased it last hear and it does a phenomenal job.

I owned a Toro z-Turn a few years ago. It would slide down the slope into the ditch nearly every time I cut the grass. This machine impresses me how well it stayed on the slope.

I've got a Pro Z 154S in my fleet, absolutely love this machine

I started my business with a used rzt 54” cub. Used it a year then bought one new. Same residential rzt 54”. I use it daily for my business and i would be comfortable mowing grass that tall with it. I since bought a 36” wright stander and have plans to buy another “commercial” mower. I love my cub. It has made me a lot of money. It didn’t cost much and I have yards where I know what I am doing and look way better than my competitors who are using 10-14k$ machines in same neighborhood. Same size yards. I have a 4 acre account I have been doing for 4 years with my residential rzt cub. Looks just as good or better than the property next to it that I see my competitors using wrights on. I call that profit when I’m doing the same size property with that much less cost. Profit not payments is what natters I can only imagine their higher end mowers would be that much better than my lower end rzt

i got a Cub Cadet snowblower. It’s awesome. Handles the snow like a boss, hand warmers, 4 forward and 2 reverse speeds… so far in 5 winters all i had to do is change the spark plug once and shoot some Gumout in the carb and it’s still a lower back saver. Great brand.

I use a Cub Cadet walk behind to mow my yard., had the mower for 3yrs now., Best machine ever....

This mower produces the most visibly pleasing finish with nice long even contours, unlike other mowers with independent mower decks which bounce up and down giving a lumpy rough appearance.

Thank you for making a very informative, well put together video review of a mower we never knew about!

I love my new one 24 HP 50” cut ,tilt steering ,cruise control ,rear bagger ,I am a cub fan now.

Really impressive mower. I thought it was awesome. Kinda anxious to see it perform on a hillside and/or sloping area. Thanks for sharing.

skip to 20 min mark that's when he actually starts cutting.

They have had some great tractors way back in the 70's

cant judge a book by its cover. it may seem cliche but it applies to many things! shoutout to Cub Cadet for being bold. for real!

I really like cub cadets new pro line, and their new residential line is awesome too!

I tested this on a 30* plus slope for our dam contracts and you all would be surprised. It can do 70% of what our ventrac 4500s do.

Yeessss I saw that one at GIE on the slant display looks really cool

Never understand why you always throw the grass back into the uncut grass that’s just making the mower work twice as hard. I thought you guys are suppose to be professional in this business, I kind of have my doubts

Awesome cubcadet is my favorite I’ve been running them for years so happy to see true commercial can’t wait till I can afford it

How did it feel when you were on that little hill? When I'm on my walker I have to adjust my body and feet. Just curious because of the pedals if that's makes sense. Would like to hear more about what maintenance would look like too

I find this so satisfying for some reasons

My 2007 zero turn cub cadet with a 42 inch deck would cut that easy. And, my new 2019 cub cadet 60 inch zero turn would as well. First cut it high as the mowers will go and wait for about 2-3 hours, give it time to dry out a bit, and cut it again. I have cut grass over knee high with my two cubs and neither one bogged, clogged, or quit one time. Awesome mowers!

At only $16,000.00.. Dam, that's expensive, but if you got that kind of money, that's deff the mower for you! That thing is a Monster Mower! Cuts better than most brush hogs too.

You won't find a better mower than Cub Cadet, and we've tried them all. It will take anything you throw at it

The reason is you don't have as much grass to pick up with the rake so you can go over it twice shoot it in one line Direction maybe two then you rake it this makes a lot easier hopefully that makes sense happy trails

I love the sound of that mower.

This place I moved into there is a cub cadet that wasn't running it's my new project I got it running now it just needs the blades put on and sharpened and the deck back on it

Good video. I have a Cub Cadet Z-force 48 with the steering wheel and Kawasaki engine. My yard backs up to a lake and I'm the only one that can cut down to the water without ending up in the lake on it. It's a beast! I like having the same engine with a smaller deck because it never even starts to bog down and will mow in reverse.

I am half listening to videos today as I am doing other things. The word "Derby" caught my ear as that is where I graduated from '84. Then I saw the shirt, yep graduated there also. Then I head about hills, I do not seem to remember any. (I am in PA and my back yard is 500' above my front yard.) In any case. I have a Cub Cadet 2166 and it still runs fine. Last week I had to replace the steering wheel gear as it got chewed up from 15 years of service... I am in the slow process of landscaping and when I finish I will bet getting a bigger unit.

I loved the demo video . First class photography’s. Looked like fun to drive. I will never need one , but I found the whole video very relaxing.

You could tell the rep knew his product and had great confidence in it. The mower did very well in the first field. I wouldn’t even use my mower in a field such as the second test. A bush hog behind a tractor would be more appropriate for that application. I do understand it was all done as a demonstration of the Z’s capabilities. It’s amusing to see how things shift over the years. Do you think we’re headed back to the steering wheel on a sit down mower? Good content. I’ve seen many on this machine done by other companies but so far yours has been the best. Thanks.

Have to give Cub credit. That mower was pretty impressive for the stuff you put it through. They just might have a good contender for the commercial market. Well done Cub!

Great video Brian, now that is how you do a review! I am not a fan on zero turns with a Steering wheel! Cub cadet mowers came a long way!

I have a Cub Cadet tank lz 60 it is an awesome mower built way more commercial than most "commercial mowers"

@29:00 I was actually blown away at how well it did in the second pass as wet as it was and how tall that stuff was.

Get some Kavli blades. There's a web guy that used them on a small push mower and cuts thigh high grass like it's only two inches high... bagger, side-throw, and MULCHING! Mower doesn't even bog, nevermind stalling. His Scag does near head-high grass -- only 2 passes -- with those blades (KAVLI) and the SCAG laughs at the grass and thick brush! Awesome blades. Hey, I never saw a zero-turn mower with a steering wheel. That's kinda' cool!

Nice video. Nice interview. I found myself yearning for more information on the steering wheel/turning/transmission workings though. Not sure if it's hydro driven or not. It seemed you were putting a whole lot of movement into the wheel to get turned around, even driving it like a tractor at some point to get turned around (making a 'P' cut at the end of the row). Good job

You need to get or make your own adjustable side discharge chute (OCDC). I made one for my ZTR and I couldn't live without it, I'm always adjusting it as I mow so that I can control where the clippings go, it saves me work and time. I know that I could do that job faster with the same machine as long as I had my adjustable chute. You should always mow anti-clockwise when mowing long wet grass wherever possible (sometimes you can't avoid it like on trim cuts) so that you don't over load the poor machine (throw the grass clippings out over grass that has already been cut).

I like the sound of the big engine! I wish my Husqvarna PZ72 had that engine, it has the Kohler 31hp EFI engine on it. For the most part it handled the near waist high grass well with some lay down but not much at all. I couldn’t justify a $16k mower now though with just the 30 or so mostly large rural lawns I mow up here in the sticks of NW Wisconsin. PS don’t you hate mowing wet grass but it sounds like you didn’t have much of choice with your rains you’ve had.

I've been waiting for a review of that mower!! Keep it up need more hill demos. I regularly mow 36 degree slopes with my ferris 3200 but it does slip unless its super dry and even then still can slip and tear a bit of turf. Brian if you can really do close ups of going around trees and see damage caused to turf or not caused I'd like to see that....several trees in different conditions and of course hills lots of hills...thanks :)

What a beast! I love this mower. ❤️👍

The only lawn mower my father would buy is a cub cadet... I remember back in 1995 he bought a new one about his 5th one and paid close to $8,000 for it... He had several pieces of rental property that he cut plus owned a subdivision that had lots that were vacant, and he kept them up as well ..i can't tell you how many hrs my butt was on that mower cutting grass as well... That's how I use to get a tan.... Lol riding the lawn mower... Man oh man they sure had come a long way... I can't imagine the price tag on that baby....

We love Cub Cadet. We have their lawn tractor so nothing this big…. and its awesome. We have a hill in our yard that gets hard on the knees and CC was our choice.

Brian's lawn care, Michigan tested GPS set up on 60 inch, went good. Impressive machine, I use John Deere, went to buy bigger mower, Cub Cadet dealer had hard time starting it, JD started right up. JD isn't big box store junk, bought at JD dealer.

Holy Crap!!! That is Tractor Trailer sized Mower.... :)

Would love to see how one of these would do on one of our job sites lol we mow around gas lines and some grass is only a few inches and other grass can be up to 4+ foot high with the occasional swamp and pond

I love my 1974 John Deere H3 140 48” cut mower, it cuts better than my Bad Boy cuts, nothing is like the old mowers, they build them just like a big tractor, dual rear brakes, hydraulic lift deck, hydraulic connections in the front for dozer blade, hydraulics at the rear for Tiller and a three point hitch, 😎

I would like to see a comparison of it and the Scag together in the same wet tall grass

Nice Mower! See if Deree will let you demo the 1600 Turbo Series III Wide Area Mower for thoes city properties. It's got a 60HP Turbo Charged Yanmar Diesel Engine, 11' width of cut, 42" Wing Decks, 62" Center Deck, Hydrolic Deck Motors, 2wd, and on-demand 4wd, Hydrostatic Drive, High - Low Range Transmission, Traction Lock, Turn Brakes, top speed in High range (transport mode) is 15 MPH. She's $68,000 new.

Looks extreme I see a few channels are testing these right now so good to see if you like it. Allot of thought has gone into this mower I run a Ferris and I'll say that they have listened allot and very impressive so I'm excited to hear how it works out. Brian see if you can try the bar version 972L single wheel I know it's being used on another channel right now but I think you may find that model fits your new business model better.

I enjoyed seeing the different camera angles to get an idea of what the experience felt like.

That Machine is awesome. And so glad they picked you too video it in action. Fantastic job.

That’s insane would love to get a chance to try this mower out looks like a tank

I had thought this might have been a great mower for the hwy. overpass propertys you were doing last year.

Damn Cub cadet done stepped their game up

Good unbiased review I live in the state of Maine and the grass up here thick and quick

Best way to mow tall grass is to either go really slow on the first pass then do a double and maybe a triple cut. ORRRR, jack it up on the first pass, maybe double cut, then put it down by a couple notches and double cut again, repeat till done.

To mow it at that height, when it's soaked is fairly impressive. Cost of the equipment would be a concern.

A very nice, unbiased review. Thanks for keeping it honest.

My scag velocity + 52" will cut that with no problem! 2 weeks ago I cut a new clients lawn that grass was 4 feet tall and I'm 5'9 and it was to my Waist , scag didn't loose any power when passing though .

Have a Cub Cadet zero turn. It has a 26 hp twin Briggs&Stratton engine. I keep very sharp blades under the mowing deck. I never throttle up over half speed, cuts very well. I think it can cut almost good as this monster!

Isn't John Deere the parent company of Cub Cadet (to my understanding)? How heavy is that heifer? Doesn't look lite for REALLY wet lawns or near standing water yards.

The cub did dang good with as tall and wet as the grass was I'm surprised 👍👍

Been running cab cadet for 13 years....getting a pro z next year

Do they have any for testing in the San Antonio area. I would love to test drive one on the yard that I cut. Anywhere from 1/2 to 3 acre properties that are about two to three feet high.

Easy to control, love the deck heights The deck could be a little thicker guage steel though, maybe go to a welded deck instead of stamped. Satisfied with my purchase so far.

That's about like mowing with a tractor and finish mower, pretty impressive with that grass. One thing I think would be a pain is the hydro (forward/reverse) pedals, if that is how it operates. I love the hydro trans on my tractor, for loader work. But kind of sucks brush cutting large open areas.

not bad.....and honestly anybody else channel I would have not click on this video. Top Notch is always honest and very open. Great Video!!! I have never thought about CubCadet as a lawnmower that I would buy.

Great video and awesome camera angles. Do you like the steering wheel?

First pass looks good. Nice mower

this mower looks fluffy guy friendly.

Love the steering wheel option

Curious, you did your turns at the end of your passes like you had the lap handles, still with the 2 point turn. Did the features he was talking about in the beginning not work the way he described or just old habits. With what he said in the beginning should have completely eliminated the need for the 2 point turns.

You could use that mower to carry my whole mowing rig.

The biggest thing that drives me nuts with these machines is the steering wheel. When I used one as a loaner when my scag went down I felt restricted on the smaller properties. It made it difficult to get into tight spots where normally I could just whip right in with sticks.

I have a 1984 782 d diesel cub cadette and it is a great mower I love it

You sold me that machine already when you said about ,when the wheel drops the curbside

I think this mower is actually a beast and would do best for scommercial applications like very large multiple acre properties and DOT work.

I so wish cub cadet where i live was like yours and would stand by there mowers

I have mowed grass and weeds that were above my head, while seated on my 42 inch Toro ZTR non commercial model. It took a couple of passes, but I got it done. Biggest issue was the deck would bend over the tall weeds, and the blades couldn't get to it. Lots of back and forth to actually cut the weeds.

You know, these Cub Cadets have a way better cut quality than the Exmark radius. I tried out a 52 inch radius on 10/22/20 and it had great stripes, but lots of stragglers. I would say that the top five mowers are Scag, Cub Cadet, Bobcat, Hustler, and Wright. I have experienced all of these machines and they’ve each made a mower I like. Exmark makes a very good walk behind mower. The older turf tracers have a really good cut. But still, that’s one mower that I’ve tried. Not hating on them, it’s just my honest and unbiased opinion.

When my mom and dad lived on 3 1/2 acres, 3-blade 1968 cub cadet was the only thing to cut the yard. (Push mower around alot of trees!)

Definitely surprised it was able to cut that . I have a old toro grandstand and I mow up to 6 foot tall fields with that thing . After looking around for a new mower in my opinion toro and scag or the spartan are the best bang for your buck. Good demo tho very surprised lol. Happy mowing

I bought a 1984 782 f diesel cub cadette and it mowes great hood cutting mower with a 50 inch cutting deck on it

Tell Justin cool camera-gymnastics there. You don't have to worry about a long mowing video. That's why we watch it. Don't care about the equipment much, looooooooove the mowing. It's therapeutic. A well moved garden is quick peak at heaven's pastures.

Man, what a fine cut in this very tall wet grass!!!!

The steering wheel would mess me up too im used to the lap bars but ive ran a reguler rider too but im confused on the throttle works on this is it automatic like a rider?an break controls turns?