As a Cb Cadet ZTX5 owner for the last 5 week, I can say that this is a great “Pro-sSumer” zero turn... with 15 hours on mine i can say its been great so far. Beefy and Strong. Perfect for those that have too much land for a chap residential mower but not enough need for a professional. I have the snow plow too. I have pulled a de-thatcher, Aeroator, and seed dropper. And a 400lb roller. ZERO complaints... and love the comfy features..... Cut quality is top notch. I have the 3 bagger system and is has more than enough Suck, that it doesn’t need a motor for the bagger! @CubCadet - send me some love, for dropping $6,800. ;-)
I bought this mower, about 3 weeks ago, to replace an undersized tractor mower that I've been using for over 3 years. This mower has cut my mow time almost in half. As a first time ZT owner I appreciated this video. I learned at least 2 new things about my own mower. Overall, super happy with the purchase.
That's great to hear! I thought it was awesome too....Even though I donated it to the local Vol Fire Dept...I'll be buying a couple hundred bucks in raffle tickets to get it back if possible...it's truly a great machine
It looks like a very well designed and thought out mower. And its awesome they let you demo it, but it's too bad they wouldn't let you use it for a whole season to help gauge reliability for a long term buyer :)
I just got mine last week, and also have that little critter! Lol The salesman said it’s used to hold the shoot up on the display room floor. Thanks for sharing. I didn’t know the floor deck just lifted up like that. Going to try it tonight! 😂
That will be a very nice raffle prize for your Shiloh Fire Dept. My FD has had some significant donations from various civic groups, and others, over the years. Years ago I was the guy walking behind the worn-out walk-behind mower so the grass around the station didn't get out of hand. A five foot zero turn would have made short work of that. The new (1991) station gets its grass cut by our public works dept. I miss the lawn detail sometimes - NO, not really.
For that tall of grass, (and even taller), on my ZT1-50" with the stock blades and discharge, I would get a lot of grass clippings, (clumps, trails and unwanted discharge), trails just like you did. I just put on the mulch kit and did an area with pretty think 8-10" tall grass, and the kit ate up the clippings amazing well IMO. There were no trails, no "over-blow" where I don't want clippings, and just a few clumps that were easy to pick up by hand, (probably where I turned in a weird way). I did have a few stragglers, (will any mower cut 10" grass with no stragglers? I don't know.). I had to run over again, but no clipping trails. I am going to use the mulch set up all the time.
We bought the zt3 60 last year. It's kindof a residential mongrol with zt3100 hydros and the kawasaki fs730v engine. This year they downgraded the engine. We're very happy with the cut and the performance and the suspended castors and 24 inch high seat back. For a homeowner on 2 acres we found the price point irresistible at 4499 and 0 percent full term financing in their autumn deal. Cub cadet really stepped up their game with these ultima series mowers.
Yep, this is my mower 👍🏻. Love it for my 10acres and yes it takes several hours to complete. Which is why I op to change my oil/filters on my own when mower needs. Attempting to get access to/unscrewing the oil filter sucks. Should be in this video if you are giving it an all-in honest review.
Cool review would be a subsoiler tractor attachment with the pipe layer on it I've seen videos online but not from a regular person would be cool to see how they work on rockier ground if at all. Thanks.
Love the video, we have the new from last year Cub with the 54” deck, what a step up cub has done in quality, I really feel these compete with the Big names in zero turns now
Something I can honestly say coming from a lawn care business stand point is that those shocks on the caster wheels can cause varying cut heights when you hit bumps which can cause you to lose customers but for personal use it is completely up to the individual. One thing that is really nice is a seat with suspension preferably adjustable however this is all from my personal experience and others might disagree. There are many other things that I learned while doing this work that can make any zero turn produce an amazing cut but they can create more work initially and would be completely unnecessary in a farm setting
I saw a landscaper demonstrate the new Toro that has a 72" Kohler 34 hp. motor. He blew through the high grass full throttle and it didn't even bog down the engine. But that unit cost almost 3 times as much.
OK, what were the two "bottles" under the seat just back and outside of the polymer bushings for the seat? See them at about 6:17 in the video. No windshield so it wouldn't be for that and it is an air cooled engine so you got us. Thanks for another GREAT video.
Josh, I have a 13 year old Gravely Z260 60” ZTR. It has a 28 hp Koehler motor. I got it new and mow 3.5 acres a week here in the Ozarks. This mower is as reliable as sunrise. The only service it’s needed is an annual tune up and blade sharpening and a couple of belts in all these years of service. I’m wondering how your Cub compares. When I bought this Gravely it was the best mower available. The Cub seems like a bargain at $6500 with all its features. I have some concerns because my brother in law had a cub cadet 54” for a few years and it was a maintenance hog. But that was 15 years ago. My Gravely was $7000 13 years ago. New ones are about $8000. I’d appreciate your views.
Oh they will cut that’s why they asked for a honest review lol Iv seen my neighbor cut his huge field with tall grass with them cubs when his tractor was down and it slings grass
Cub Cadet is a good product . I have owned a Cub Cadet tractor mower for 33 years .Maybe Cub Cadet would like to give me a good deal on a trade and use my tractor as a promotion item .Lol but you can't blame me for trying
I’ve noticed for the last few years Cub has really started adding little details. I like it. Nice job on the review sir. 👍🏻 Also I cant tell how many mower side chutes I’ve drilled a hole in and bungee’d out of the way!
I was just thinking about that chute hold open thing. It's good they have something to hold it up, but at the same time I think it sucks that it's a separate piece. I can see that getting lost real easy.
@@af1966 You probably can, but it's more work than just lifting the chute when you do not want it. If you were to use the mower without the chute 100% of the time then taking it off would be the way to go. Besides the chute is there for a reason. If you work around buildings, vehicles and people then you will want to have the chute as it gives some protection from stones and other debris shooting out from the mower. My father got the passenger side window smashed by a rock from a mower so I know things like that happens.
thank you good review , wish you would have mentioned and showed the zerc fittings on all the needed areas. Plus you mention the 500 hours on the deck , but no mention on the engine and drive warranty ?
well, i just purchased the ztx 6 -60 today on october 24th here at the end of the season,and got it delivered today at home from the dealer on a saturday. was really thinking of getting the toro but this one is called a residential mower but the engine and the transmission was once considered commercial several years ago and it also had a 10 percent discount so i got it. i hope it lasts a long time. i may be able to get another mowing in before the big frost comes here in N.C. , at least ill have it at the beginning of the season next year.
"Wow these shocks are cool" guess you have never seen a ferris. Need to check them out. Maybe see if they would want to do a comparison ride wise between the two mowers.
Please do. I have a full frame 3200z. Mowing at 10mph with a full suspension makes it way more agile than a bushhog for pasture imo. But have considered a Scag direct drive deck as this Ferris deck sucks.
Thank you for the vid, and cutting tall grass. So many vids don't cut very much material and I bet we learn more about a mower's cut when we give it a challenge.
Holy Smokes, I don't need that mower but you sure made me want one. Lots of good stuff on that machine. Yeah Stoney Ridge, continue reviewing thoe tools.
We have an older cub cadet. It's been a pretty good machine so far but it's starting to not want to turn hard left. It seems like a traction problem but you you really work the stick it'll start turning. Someday I'll have to take a look at it. Maybe it's a hydro problem that hopefully will be an easy fix. Our other mower is a Dixon and I actually prefer that one
Josh, as much as you love American made products, you need to check out Spartan mowers. You should reach out to them to demo a mower. Awesome people. Made in Batesville, Arkansas. I have one and love it.
Thanks for the tip! I think I'm about done with mowers for the year unless someone else reaches out to me...I'd love to set dad and mom up with a mower!
It’s so relaxing and satisfying to see mowing done. Maybe put together some mowing Monday clips? Not just lawn mowing but hay mowing as well? Just have the drone follow you haha great content! MERICA!
Great looking machine for sure. This one seems to have fairly thick metal it is built from. Thanks for the video. Wished I had one but to rich for my blood. I wonder where it is made.
Hey Mr Stoney Ridge! LOve your enthusiasm Josh... Ive been watching your channel for a while now in anticipation of moving from England to rural France which we have now done! We are taking on just 40 acres but we have lots of plans. Question for you or any of your subscribers...we want to electric fence our new veggie plot against rabbits AND deer. We have watched your fence vids, just wanted to know if we can deter both animals by just adjusting the gap between wires from the ground up. Any advice super welcome. Woooooooo!!!! Simon
they make a rabbit specific fence you can install....and I have a video or 3 out on how to fence out deer that might help ya...your deer are different from our deer..but it's worth a try...I'll do another deer fence vid soon as we're getting ready to plant our gardens
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I will be glued to the channel for that. Keep on doing what you are doing...it's of great help to those of us following in your footsteps. Cheers
Could you get a rototiller to maybe try out for us, or maybe a series on tillers. I know I'd like to see some different tillers. I don't remember much anymore but of course I'll be 57 this year. I hope you and Mrs stoney Ridge are doing ok during these crazy times and as always be safe!
Hey Josh thanks for the awesome review! In regards to video ideas, have you considered doing a comparison of the ATV(s) versus a light duty truck like the hundred dollar truck? If you were advising someone who is planning on reclaiming an abandoned farm which would you recommend they bought first and why? They both seem very useful but it would be interesting to hear from your experience which vehicle has added the most functionality to the farm.
Shew buddy...I would be ripped apart in a video like that bhahhaha....every time I do a UTV review 20 guys tell me about their old ford ranger that cost $500 that's way better ....it would be a funny video for sure...UTV all the way for us....it's just maneuverable and handy to zip around the farm
So the big question is. How can your viewers enter for this raffle? They have the potential of selling over 50,000 raffle tickets just from your viewer's. Will they ship it? And generate a lot of money.
Terrific Tool Tuesday.....your nicely giving back for those past brushfire calls (WorxLandroid would probably be only thing making it easier than this machine)
I like that mower. Has a lot of nice "extra" features. We could really use a mower like this one. Thanks for sharing. Also enjoyed the blooper at the end.
I'm not sure what "extra features" it has other than commercial hydrostatic drive....and a great warranty...good equipment is expensive for sure...our Swisher retails around $15k
Thank you Josh!!!! after watching your video couple of times I end up purchasing one lol. I’m pretty it’s worth the Investment. Again thanks for all the helpful info I appreciate it.
Already cutting the grass!? Here in central Wisconsin my grass was just about starting to think about growing and then we got another 6-8 inches of wet heavy icy snow. Probably won't see the ground again for a week or more.
I always thought I'm pretty much the only person who lets his Cub's engine warm up before going to work with it. Good to see you do too. The owner's manual on my ZT2 says you should warm the engine up for 5 minutes before going full bore. I do just that.....
Whooo, coil over oil front shocks. A great platform for suspension. It has adjustable spring preload also if you want to stiffen or soften the front end up. If that upper ring turns on the threaded shock body, that upper ring is suppose to be a "Lock ring" for the preload ring you adjust spring compression with, (use a scale to get all for spring lengths the same, then just count turns for adjustments and the spring lengths will stay the same). If that upper ring turns, it is suppose to be threaded to the adjuster ring and tightened a bit against it to lock it in place. But I can see now they may look like they are not locked down, but the lock ring may have a shoulder between to leave a gap between the rings,--which is a sharp idea I have not seen.
Why would you need to clean out the deck after each mow? The deck is heavy duty...has an awesome warranty...I have never cleaned out from under a mowing deck under normal mowing conditions...one rule a landscaper told me...don't wet your machine! Don't mow in the wet! and don't pressure wash it unless you want premature failure of greasable parts
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I never mow in the rain or when the grass is visibly wet but the underside is always caked with grass when I'm done. I have to scrape it out so the deck doesn't rust. Some of that is because I'm mulching, not shooting out the side. Craftsman garden tractor, the "washout port" is a total joke. May work if you only cut 1/4" off every time.
Man...I can't do it all buddy....I had to follow him to my house...I don't have a film crew following me around. Trust me...ya didn't miss anything..more dump truck coming saturday!!
Hi! I just moved from the city to the country side and been looking around for a zero turn. I really like the cub cadet. If you can compare the ztx5 with other cadet I would really appreciate it. I have just a little over two acres with hills. Thank you for your video.
How much grass does a fire dept have? Why not donate it to your local Elementary School or High School, where they have tons of grass to cut, just wondering :)
I've had my ZTX5-60 all summer and it is best I ever had. Now the light issues, It is a bit under powered. I would say a 31hp Kawasaki would be a better fit for this HD mower.
When you are filling the gas tank, how do you know when to stop filling? By visual inspection? If you turn the ignition key but don't start the engine, does the fuel gage work to tell you how much fuel is in the tank? Do you think it is better for the engine to use gasoline with zero ethanol?
Hey Josh, great machine! The tracks in the background made me want to suggest a cool tool for you...over at @letsdig18 he used old rubber skidsteer/miniexcavator tracks to drag his pasture to spread out cow patties....pretty cool inexpensive drag...he has a recent video of it!
i love cub cadet, i would love to see you review the z-force sx or any of the cub cadet steering wheel zero turn mowers, id love to see what you think, and id love to test one out myself. i have a cub cadet mx 500 and love it. i am pretty much gonna always be a cub cadet guy
Maybe you could get your hands on a stump grinder or wood chipper to review?
I have both...one I just mounted to the Massey and the stump grinder goes on the Ventrac...great minds think alike!
As a Cb Cadet ZTX5 owner for the last 5 week, I can say that this is a great “Pro-sSumer” zero turn... with 15 hours on mine i can say its been great so far. Beefy and Strong. Perfect for those that have too much land for a chap residential mower but not enough need for a professional. I have the snow plow too. I have pulled a de-thatcher, Aeroator, and seed dropper. And a 400lb roller. ZERO complaints... and love the comfy features..... Cut quality is top notch. I have the 3 bagger system and is has more than enough Suck, that it doesn’t need a motor for the bagger! @CubCadet - send me some love, for dropping $6,800. ;-)
Thanks Shane...I'm glad you like it....
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Yea, that seemed like some good consumer feedback there IMO.
I bought this mower, about 3 weeks ago, to replace an undersized tractor mower that I've been using for over 3 years. This mower has cut my mow time almost in half. As a first time ZT owner I appreciated this video. I learned at least 2 new things about my own mower. Overall, super happy with the purchase.
That's great to hear! I thought it was awesome too....Even though I donated it to the local Vol Fire Dept...I'll be buying a couple hundred bucks in raffle tickets to get it back if possible...it's truly a great machine
It looks like a very well designed and thought out mower. And its awesome they let you demo it, but it's too bad they wouldn't let you use it for a whole season to help gauge reliability for a long term buyer :)
But 10 years use would even be better, if you can wait that long. Warranty.
I just got mine last week, and also have that little critter! Lol The salesman said it’s used to hold the shoot up on the display room floor. Thanks for sharing. I didn’t know the floor deck just lifted up like that. Going to try it tonight! 😂
I threw it away not knowing what it did!!😢
I got a Toro, and we are very pleased with it. Wife cut the grass in about 4 hours.
A Toro AND a wife that mows? Living the dream sir!
That will be a very nice raffle prize for your Shiloh Fire Dept. My FD has had some significant donations from various civic groups, and others, over the years. Years ago I was the guy walking behind the worn-out walk-behind mower so the grass around the station didn't get out of hand. A five foot zero turn would have made short work of that. The new (1991) station gets its grass cut by our public works dept. I miss the lawn detail sometimes - NO, not really.
I'm glad to see your mowing the right way throwing the clippings on the inside. A lot of people throw the grass out on the streets and driveways.
For that tall of grass, (and even taller), on my ZT1-50" with the stock blades and discharge, I would get a lot of grass clippings, (clumps, trails and unwanted discharge), trails just like you did. I just put on the mulch kit and did an area with pretty think 8-10" tall grass, and the kit ate up the clippings amazing well IMO. There were no trails, no "over-blow" where I don't want clippings, and just a few clumps that were easy to pick up by hand, (probably where I turned in a weird way). I did have a few stragglers, (will any mower cut 10" grass with no stragglers? I don't know.). I had to run over again, but no clipping trails. I am going to use the mulch set up all the time.
We bought the zt3 60 last year. It's kindof a residential mongrol with zt3100 hydros and the kawasaki fs730v engine. This year they downgraded the engine.
We're very happy with the cut and the performance and the suspended castors and 24 inch high seat back. For a homeowner on 2 acres we found the price point irresistible at 4499 and 0 percent full term financing in their autumn deal. Cub cadet really stepped up their game with these ultima series mowers.
Yep, this is my mower 👍🏻. Love it for my 10acres and yes it takes several hours to complete. Which is why I op to change my oil/filters on my own when mower needs.
Attempting to get access to/unscrewing the oil filter sucks. Should be in this video if you are giving it an all-in honest review.
Thank you for helping your local fire dept.
Cool review would be a subsoiler tractor attachment with the pipe layer on it I've seen videos online but not from a regular person would be cool to see how they work on rockier ground if at all. Thanks.
We are using a Cub Cadet right now it is not that model it's a residential model 42 in zero-turn and it does amazing job we are happy with Cub Cadet
Love the video, we have the new from last year Cub with the 54” deck, what a step up cub has done in quality, I really feel these compete with the Big names in zero turns now
Great to hear!
Something I can honestly say coming from a lawn care business stand point is that those shocks on the caster wheels can cause varying cut heights when you hit bumps which can cause you to lose customers but for personal use it is completely up to the individual. One thing that is really nice is a seat with suspension preferably adjustable however this is all from my personal experience and others might disagree. There are many other things that I learned while doing this work that can make any zero turn produce an amazing cut but they can create more work initially and would be completely unnecessary in a farm setting
Glade to see great company's sponsoring great RUclipsrs and very great of u to donate it to the local fire department
I saw a landscaper demonstrate the new Toro that has a 72" Kohler 34 hp. motor. He blew through the high grass full throttle and it didn't even bog down the engine. But that unit cost almost 3 times as much.
I use the mulching kit which is blades and plug from mowers direct. Well worth it.
Grass started finally growing here, then the temps fell, 10 day forecast looks more like February than April
Dang man...we were ducking under the trailer from a Tornado the other day down here!
Cub cadet was nice to give you that equipment. I know they are long lasting machines.
OK, what were the two "bottles" under the seat just back and outside of the polymer bushings for the seat? See them at about 6:17 in the video. No windshield so it wouldn't be for that and it is an air cooled engine so you got us. Thanks for another GREAT video.
Hydrostatic drive? Those are reservoirs for the hydro fluid for each drive mechanism
That is an awesome zero turn mower, that's great you're going to kindly donate it to your local fire department Josh!
Josh, I have a 13 year old Gravely Z260 60” ZTR. It has a 28 hp Koehler motor. I got it new and mow 3.5 acres a week here in the Ozarks. This mower is as reliable as sunrise. The only service it’s needed is an annual tune up and blade sharpening and a couple of belts in all these years of service. I’m wondering how your Cub compares. When I bought this Gravely it was the best mower available. The Cub seems like a bargain at $6500 with all its features. I have some concerns because my brother in law had a cub cadet 54” for a few years and it was a maintenance hog. But that was 15 years ago. My Gravely was $7000 13 years ago. New ones are about $8000. I’d appreciate your views.
Do a review on a commercial grade John Deere and kubota lawnmowers and compare them together and have a few test and see who is the better mower
Where I live in Eastern Canada, we have snow on the ground. It is melting though .
im in renfrew county ontario and same situation here,
Oh they will cut that’s why they asked for a honest review lol Iv seen my neighbor cut his huge field with tall grass with them cubs when his tractor was down and it slings grass
Cub Cadet is a good product . I have owned a Cub Cadet tractor mower for 33 years .Maybe Cub Cadet would like to give me a good deal on a trade and use my tractor as a promotion item .Lol but you can't blame me for trying
I am curious about the mower blades? Composition and sharpening??
Not sure at all...have not sharpened them
Would be nice to do a factory tour where the mowers and the 4 wheeler are built.
I’ve noticed for the last few years Cub has really started adding little details. I like it. Nice job on the review sir. 👍🏻 Also I cant tell how many mower side chutes I’ve drilled a hole in and bungee’d out of the way!
I was just thinking about that chute hold open thing. It's good they have something to hold it up, but at the same time I think it sucks that it's a separate piece. I can see that getting lost real easy.
Better than a zip tie or bungee strap for sure!
@@blahorgaslisk7763 Can you just take off the chute and mow without it?
@@af1966 You probably can, but it's more work than just lifting the chute when you do not want it. If you were to use the mower without the chute 100% of the time then taking it off would be the way to go.
Besides the chute is there for a reason. If you work around buildings, vehicles and people then you will want to have the chute as it gives some protection from stones and other debris shooting out from the mower. My father got the passenger side window smashed by a rock from a mower so I know things like that happens.
thank you good review , wish you would have mentioned and showed the zerc fittings on all the needed areas. Plus you mention the 500 hours on the deck , but no mention on the engine and drive warranty ?
link in the video description if you're interested in more details my brotha
well, i just purchased the ztx 6 -60 today on october 24th here at the end of the season,and got it delivered today at home from the dealer on a saturday. was really thinking of getting the toro but this one is called a residential mower but the engine and the transmission was once considered commercial several years ago and it also had a 10 percent discount so i got it. i hope it lasts a long time. i may be able to get another mowing in before the big frost comes here in N.C. , at least ill have it at the beginning of the season next year.
"Wow these shocks are cool" guess you have never seen a ferris. Need to check them out. Maybe see if they would want to do a comparison ride wise between the two mowers.
Please do. I have a full frame 3200z. Mowing at 10mph with a full suspension makes it way more agile than a bushhog for pasture imo. But have considered a Scag direct drive deck as this Ferris deck sucks.
I HATE mowing at sunset and later. That time of day is allocated for the bugs where I live in the Ozarks and they let you know you are intruding.
interesting....yep we don't have that kind of a bug problem here
Love my 23 hp Kawasaki on my husky 48 zero turn it never bogs down
Thank you for the vid, and cutting tall grass. So many vids don't cut very much material and I bet we learn more about a mower's cut when we give it a challenge.
try a ferris mower, the decks even compensate for uneven ground with thair shocks design.
I have a ZT2 60 it's Awesome
Nice video josh! Zero turns save so much time mowing!
Holy Smokes, I don't need that mower but you sure made me want one. Lots of good stuff on that machine. Yeah Stoney Ridge, continue reviewing thoe tools.
Right on
Would like to know about that raffle. Maybe set up online purchase?
Thank you for this video I just bought the ZTX4 and this is the best video I could find on how to operate
nickmeltonmortgageman4814 What are your thoughts after a year? I am about to purchase a ztx4
Polymer bushings can be replaced with 3 inch motorcycle seat springs, don't forget to send your old ones back.
Another good video and tool time review! That looks like a fun mower to drive. It will be a couple of years before we need a zero turn though.
We have an older cub cadet. It's been a pretty good machine so far but it's starting to not want to turn hard left. It seems like a traction problem but you you really work the stick it'll start turning. Someday I'll have to take a look at it. Maybe it's a hydro problem that hopefully will be an easy fix. Our other mower is a Dixon and I actually prefer that one
Messicks just did a review of many different mowers yesterday, with good and bad points, i'd hate to be doing a mower review on 1 model right now.
Cool....I'll have to see what Neil is up to....we're actually doing a bit of a colab video soon
Josh, as much as you love American made products, you need to check out Spartan mowers. You should reach out to them to demo a mower. Awesome people. Made in Batesville, Arkansas. I have one and love it.
Thanks for the tip! I think I'm about done with mowers for the year unless someone else reaches out to me...I'd love to set dad and mom up with a mower!
It’s so relaxing and satisfying to see mowing done. Maybe put together some mowing Monday clips? Not just lawn mowing but hay mowing as well? Just have the drone follow you haha great content! MERICA!
Hey Josh. I love your channel and all your reviews. I purchased a cub cadet lawn tractor 2 years ago and now have 30 hrs on it and love it.
Does it have rollers on the deck for lawn stripes?
Great looking machine for sure. This one seems to have fairly thick metal it is built from.
Thanks for the video. Wished I had one but to rich for my blood. I wonder where it is made.
Cub cadets ate one of the best
You treat your equipment like I do. Letting it warm up and also cool down if it needs that too.
Nice still getting snow over here in Michigan
Hey Mr Stoney Ridge! LOve your enthusiasm Josh... Ive been watching your channel for a while now in anticipation of moving from England to rural France which we have now done! We are taking on just 40 acres but we have lots of plans. Question for you or any of your subscribers...we want to electric fence our new veggie plot against rabbits AND deer. We have watched your fence vids, just wanted to know if we can deter both animals by just adjusting the gap between wires from the ground up. Any advice super welcome. Woooooooo!!!! Simon
they make a rabbit specific fence you can install....and I have a video or 3 out on how to fence out deer that might help ya...your deer are different from our deer..but it's worth a try...I'll do another deer fence vid soon as we're getting ready to plant our gardens
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I will be glued to the channel for that. Keep on doing what you are doing...it's of great help to those of us following in your footsteps. Cheers
Could you get a rototiller to maybe try out for us, or maybe a series on tillers. I know I'd like to see some different tillers. I don't remember much anymore but of course I'll be 57 this year. I hope you and Mrs stoney Ridge are doing ok during these crazy times and as always be safe!
Hey Josh thanks for the awesome review! In regards to video ideas, have you considered doing a comparison of the ATV(s) versus a light duty truck like the hundred dollar truck? If you were advising someone who is planning on reclaiming an abandoned farm which would you recommend they bought first and why? They both seem very useful but it would be interesting to hear from your experience which vehicle has added the most functionality to the farm.
Shew buddy...I would be ripped apart in a video like that bhahhaha....every time I do a UTV review 20 guys tell me about their old ford ranger that cost $500 that's way better ....it would be a funny video for sure...UTV all the way for us....it's just maneuverable and handy to zip around the farm
When's the next fencing video? Keep up the great work Mr Stoney Ridge Farmer.
Good video man , i bought one of these just yesterday and they are delivering it Friday , cant wait to try it out . Thanks a lot
So the big question is. How can your viewers enter for this raffle? They have the potential of selling over 50,000 raffle tickets just from your viewer's. Will they ship it? And generate a lot of money.
I'm working on that...maybe a raffle on facebook...that would be awesome!
Terrific Tool Tuesday.....your nicely giving back for those past brushfire calls (WorxLandroid would probably be only thing making it easier than this machine)
I like that mower. Has a lot of nice "extra" features. We could really use a mower like this one. Thanks for sharing. Also enjoyed the blooper at the end.
I'm not sure what "extra features" it has other than commercial hydrostatic drive....and a great warranty...good equipment is expensive for sure...our Swisher retails around $15k
Thank you Josh!!!! after watching your video couple of times I end up purchasing one lol. I’m pretty it’s worth the Investment. Again thanks for all the helpful info I appreciate it.
Already cutting the grass!? Here in central Wisconsin my grass was just about starting to think about growing and then we got another 6-8 inches of wet heavy icy snow. Probably won't see the ground again for a week or more.
It's warmer down here in the south
@@af1966 Started to warm up yesterday, I have some patches of grass again.
Lights are great when cutting next to a road!! Safety!
YOU SIR are AWESOME, as a volunteer fire fighter I SALUTE YOU. Cheers 🍻
I always thought I'm pretty much the only person who lets his Cub's engine warm up before going to work with it. Good to see you do too. The owner's manual on my ZT2 says you should warm the engine up for 5 minutes before going full bore. I do just that.....
If its like their other mowers it will work great for about 3 years then the rear end goes out.
Commercial hydro-static drive in this model.. 4 year or 500 hr warranty brotha
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Thanks bud, Great job on videos but not happy at all with CUB CADET.
Great Vid FYI you should never cut off more than 1/3 of your overall height of your grass so your grass recovers faster Just Sayin
I love my Ultima
great cub cadet video i own 5 zt cub cadets 2 pro z 48,60 2 tanks 54,60 and 1 rtzs 50
Nice review. Nice to see your dump truck parked back there
Nice mower. Is it build in the US?
I know the parent company is in Japan.
Built in US and parent company is located in Ohio - not Japan.
MTD is located in Cleveland ohio
Whooo, coil over oil front shocks. A great platform for suspension. It has adjustable spring preload also if you want to stiffen or soften the front end up. If that upper ring turns on the threaded shock body, that upper ring is suppose to be a "Lock ring" for the preload ring you adjust spring compression with, (use a scale to get all for spring lengths the same, then just count turns for adjustments and the spring lengths will stay the same). If that upper ring turns, it is suppose to be threaded to the adjuster ring and tightened a bit against it to lock it in place. But I can see now they may look like they are not locked down, but the lock ring may have a shoulder between to leave a gap between the rings,--which is a sharp idea I have not seen.
Never mind. :)
I just bought this machine. I love it.
Great to hear!
How do you get under the deck to clean out after mowing?
Why would you need to clean out the deck after each mow? The deck is heavy duty...has an awesome warranty...I have never cleaned out from under a mowing deck under normal mowing conditions...one rule a landscaper told me...don't wet your machine! Don't mow in the wet! and don't pressure wash it unless you want premature failure of greasable parts
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I never mow in the rain or when the grass is visibly wet but the underside is always caked with grass when I'm done. I have to scrape it out so the deck doesn't rust. Some of that is because I'm mulching, not shooting out the side. Craftsman garden tractor, the "washout port" is a total joke. May work if you only cut 1/4" off every time.
@@brucealvarez9263 Check out a product called Super Jack Pro.
@@user-gx2bs1vq7w I have a tractor lift (front end) for my garden tractor. Good to know they make similar things for Z turns.
My dads just bought one I mow on it and it’s great
Speed control??? Floating deck???
Blade maintenance?
Why you didn't post a video of you and cousin G of bringing the white dump truck
Man...I can't do it all buddy....I had to follow him to my house...I don't have a film crew following me around. Trust me...ya didn't miss anything..more dump truck coming saturday!!
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer thank you for replying. What happened too the500$ Jeep? (daisy)
You should checkout Spartan zero turns
Hi! I just moved from the city to the country side and been looking around for a zero turn. I really like the cub cadet. If you can compare the ztx5 with other cadet I would really appreciate it. I have just a little over two acres with hills. Thank you for your video.
How much grass does a fire dept have? Why not donate it to your local Elementary School or High School, where they have tons of grass to cut, just wondering :)
A raffle for the mower...not donating for the fire department to mow ...donating to raise money for them
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer For some reason, I guess I missed that... "SQUIRREL" ...part :)
This unit cub cadet ultima ZTX Zero VS Ventrac 3400y, what's your opinion?
Hi..... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍
Great video
Just picked up a cub with the choke in the throttle. I don't like it much. I would rather it have a choke separate from throttle.
When are you finishing off the fence at the end of the drive many thanks
I've had my ZTX5-60 all summer and it is best I ever had. Now the light issues, It is a bit under powered. I would say a 31hp Kawasaki would be a better fit for this HD mower.
When you are filling the gas tank, how do you know when to stop filling? By visual inspection? If you turn the ignition key but don't start the engine, does the fuel gage work to tell you how much fuel is in the tank? Do you think it is better for the engine to use gasoline with zero ethanol?
Fuel gauge is mechanical...and you can see in the tank while you fill it...all power equipment on this farm is non ethanol...unless it's fuel injected
Hey Josh, great machine! The tracks in the background made me want to suggest a cool tool for you...over at @letsdig18 he used old rubber skidsteer/miniexcavator tracks to drag his pasture to spread out cow patties....pretty cool inexpensive drag...he has a recent video of it!
What type grass is that? How did you get it so green?
k 31 fescue! Good stuff around here
Awesome 👍 video
i love cub cadet, i would love to see you review the z-force sx or any of the cub cadet steering wheel zero turn mowers, id love to see what you think, and id love to test one out myself. i have a cub cadet mx 500 and love it. i am pretty much gonna always be a cub cadet guy
Hey will those shocks fit the Ventrac?
Great question, those would be great on the Ventrac!
Hey Josh thank you for the video man I enjoyed it woo
Awesome, the donating is super nice thing to do also. 👊👍❤
What kind of grass is that. I wish my yard had grass that nice
k31 fescue
I would be interested in entering the raffle! I’m about an hour west of your location in NC. My family and I enjoy your content btw.
I'll give more details soon...so folks can enter the raffle...we're researching how to do it online