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I have a John Deere D110. It has been a great tractor mower. The biggest question is how much do you mow and what else to you want to do with it. I mow two 1/2 acre lots so my 42" deck is perfect and mine gets stored in the shop so rust isn't a big deal. I grease mine about every other mowing. I also use mine to pull a trailer and actually move broke trucks around with it.

Cub Cadet is basically the same as MTD. Troy Built and several others. They pretty much are all manufactured under the same giant corp. I have had snapper, Husqavarna, Craftsman and Troy built mowers. So far I like the John Deeres the best. If I had a bigger area to mow I would get a professional style Kubota or similar mower to hold up better.