Riding mower input

[MaconGuns]

Any advice on a riding mower?

Trying to stay around 3k if possible. Give or take a few 100. I have little less than an acre of mostly flat land. I've gotten some ideas from YouTube but would like extra input. Thanks

 

[ReelWizard]

Home Depot or Lowes..which ever card you have.
Sit on them. Pick one.
So many of the mowers now are so similar, a company called AYP, American yard products makes so many of them all.
$3000 put you in a Lowe’s or Home Depot budget.
And quite honestly, at the bottom of the Home Depot, Lowe’s budget mowers

Edit:
are you paying cash?
Then I would go used.. You can buy a lot of good mowers, even good zero turn mowers on the used market for $3000

 

[MaconGuns]

Yeah. I can do cash.

 

[Mirvin 264]

Get a zero turn, you'll never look back. I have a Hustler Raptor XL, love it. Very easy to maintain and work on.

 

[ItBeMe]

I have a Husqvarna lawn tractor 52 inch cut and I love it.

 

[bigt61]

I have a full commercial spec Bobcat 52 inch here in Griffin for sale $3,500

 

[cskiles]

Just bought a GRAVELY 48" pro, I love it..and like GoNoGo said, I was of the same mind, that's why I bought from a dealer that services them. I'm done with the big box mowers....

 

[kwelhand]

Whoever recommends a box store mower is just insane.
I just picked up a 2022 Exmark Radius with 60 hours for $3.5K.
Whatever you get, do yourself a favor and buy it from a local lawn mower dealer where the professionals go.
You’ll be able to get your mower serviced and find parts when you need them—unlike with box store mowers.
I went with Exmark because my local dealer offers strong dealer support.
Whatever you do, don’t buy a box store mower.
Yes, zero turn only.

 

[MaconGuns]

Plan on browsing shops if they're open tomorrow and Tuesday as well.

 

[87KJH]

Neighbor bought a green one at the big box store and the transmission lasted until the warranty expired.
The cost of a replacement transmission was more than he paid for the entire mower.
He junked it and bought a different brand from the big box store.

Folks on a fixed income buy what they can afford, but in many cases this ends up costing more in the long run than if they had bought better quality to begin with.

I have a commercial quality mower from the late 1990 and parts are becoming more difficult to find.
I dread the thought of trying to replace it.