a coworker at work recently last year bought a john deere x300. by all respects a great mower but here is where it gets funny. he cuts grass at his elderly fathers two rental properties which are somewhat hilly and his deere didn't apparently deal with the ditches and hills all that well. he asked me how I liked my yth22v46xls told him no problems pulled my hilly areas well, just watch sharp turns or inside wheel will chew into lawn. also told him of any advice he should take go to dealer not big box store. he called and had purchased yt42ls with a Kawasaki and says it cuts circles around his x300. just kinda makes ya smile when orange beats green especially when both are dealer only non box store levels.