So how about getting a JD zero turn, and keep your JD 265 for garden cart work and other pulling duties? Once you go ztr, you may never want to go back. It's just so fast and maneuverable around obstacles. I've finished mowing my lawn when my neighbor is just half way done. I know, this is a lawn/garden tractor site and this may be considered heresy by many here, but I've mowed with a tractor rider for years up until i got my JD 425EZTrak, and I can't imagine changing back. I've been retired for the last year, and though i have more time to do yard work now, I don't like to spend it mowing. But hey, that may be just me. o)

This post was edited by larso1 on Wed, Oct 30, 13 at 20:35

I have never driven a ztr but thanks for the input. I have a few years before I buy and I will put it on the list. I drove a Simplicity Broadmoor and a JD X320 and both road beautifully. Sure beat the 11 and 21 year old machines I have. The ztr is a different animal but it seems to do quite well judging from u-tube.

A ztr really is easy to control. Only caveat would be if you have steep terrain where they're harder to control with those front casters. In my mind, the ztr is a game changer in how people mow their lawns. Just like the ":Weed Eater" rotary trimmer was to lawn trimming. When was the last time you used those grass clippers/shears, hanging on the garage wall, for trimming grass along the fence? Same thing.... I can still feel the blisters on my hand from those....

Somehow I cringe at fuel injection at this point in history. Maybe after they get a few more years on them. They seem to be on the high horsepower more commercial models that I see.