3-Year Ownership Update and Review of the Cub Cadet Ultima ZT1 Zero Turn Lawn Mower

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I have the same mower with 168 hours runtime. It’s good EXCEPT THE TRIPPLE BAGGER IS SHIT.

Lets see.......well my zt1 after 1 year has almost all plastic has ground down to nothing, front tires constantly go flat, idling pully breaks, when it gets slightly cold outside it refuses to start......i can go on and on.

I'm pretty sure your deck has a lifetime warranty on it I know mine does. To keep your deck from rusting and keep the bearings in your spindles from wearing out stop using water on your deck man!

i have a 2009-10 RZT 50VT…. this thing still runs like a champ at 840 hours i promise

Are you saying that 2 of the 3 blade spindles are already worn out already and is there a place to grease them ( zerk fittings)?

I Worked at Interstate Batteries for years so with that being said, the lifespan on a battery of that size and rating, all u should get is 3years, 4 years max no matter how well u take care of it ... I'd say for a battery just past it's 3rd birthday , cranking amps will be down significantly and if you brought that back to the manufacturer, they would agree that the battery is where it is expected to be at this point in it's lifespan....

Unexceptable on the rust.

thanks for the review! looking at this and the new Ariens Ikon 52-in ,

The spindles are very easy to take apart and put new bearings in. I won’t replace the spindles right away without trying new bearings in them. Bearings per spindle ran about $20

I store my battery in the house during the winter and drain all the gas out as well. I had to change the fuse and charge my battery this year. The mower finally started and I drove it to the grass and as soon as I engaged the blades, the mower died. It won't even click when I try to start it. I've been watching every video I can, but yours is the only one with my exact mower. I'm thinking a faulty Solenoid, but the video I watched has a different cover over theirs- so I can't figure out how to access mine. The safety switches are my other thought, but again- mine are different than the ones in the videos I've seen. I'd appreciate any advice or knowledge you can give. Thanks.

I just won the ZT1 54” in a giveaway raffle for a local high school ag dept fundraiser. I spent 100 bucks on two tickets and was surprised when they called me to pick it up. Seems like a solid mower. Probably will last me the rest of my life at 60 years old lol. Hope so anyway. 🤞

Do your handles line up? Just curious. I’ve adjusted mine every way possible and one is still about 3/4 of an inch high and forward. Wondering if it’s common across that mower or if I may have a bent arm from the factory.

Could be a bad connection causing a drain..

You said, 110 hrs…, I didn’t think the Z-1, 64” cut, had an hr meter…

Lawn mower batteries don’t last more than two years. That’s how they make them, that way you have to replace them every few years

Wow same here May 5 2020 model approaching 150 hours. So far so good same battery and just oil changes, I added the arm rest and fenders.