Cub Cadet with steering wheel

[VirginiaIron]

My wife has a lady friend that has a ztr that she just can't get the hang of controlling it with the twin levers. Her neighbor comes over and does the manly thing and mows her yard for her. She would like to do this herself and commented to my wife that she sure wished there was a ztr with a steering wheel.
Does the steering wheel Cub only turn the front(former caster) wheels? Open differential? No place here other than big box stores have Cub mowers, so no help there. Anyone with some experience with these mowers? TIA

I just test drove one of these ZTS

yesterday and I was very impressed. I had my heart set on a a riding tractor and the salesman showed me how much better the ZTS is on steep slopes these are than zero turns and riding tractors. As far as steering you turn the wheel like a car and it is incredibly smooth and responsive. When I turned it to hard right I did a circle with the right rear wheel turning backwards (same for left turn and LR Wheel). It was very comfortable, responsive and sturdy. I'm leary of the steering technology of the ZTS as I have only seen these models on the market for the last few years. The salesman said the patent has been out for decades. But to me, the real world use has only been out maybe three years. For me, I would have to wait and see how long the reliability of the ZTS lasts or if it cost thousands to repair. For me, the ZTS with steering wheel is also easier to get on and off than a "stick" zero turn because I needed the steering wheel and the seat to maintain my balance. I ended up with the GX54D riding tractor due to the spring assist hand operated deck lift, open platform (steering wheel and seat used for support) super tight -zero-turn-like turning radius, and presumed reliability.

 

[GearHead36]

I'm leary of the steering technology of the ZTS as I have only seen these models on the market for the last few years.

I have a Pro Z 100S. I think it's a 2017 model. I bought it used. It had been used commercially, and used hard. It had several problems when I bought it, but steering wasn't one of them.