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I think he is talking about the 445 tractor not the Z445.
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Sorry guys. I was using a 445 tractor not the zrt. I don't have access to try one of those right now. A guy I work with has a eXmark zrt that he said he'd let me try sometime. ZRTs are interesting. Some folks swear they're fine on side hills, others claim it's a death wish. I don't know that I want to wade into that argument :smile:
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DOH, I should have picked up the power steering. LOL
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I wanted to give you guys an update. I couldn't find a dealer who'd let me test out the Husky. I ended up settling on a X475 with 425 hours on it. I've been very happy and impressed with it so far. I've attached a couple of pics, and looking at the view from the back you can really see why it handles side hills better. Both have 54" decks, but the Deere is just a LOT bigger machine.
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Not a bad choice. The jd has a wide wheel base, and wider tires. Looks like it suits your needs. Congratulations
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I've mowed twice with it now and it really handles the hills great. There's one spot where I come around a side hill then turn up the slope that the front end actually gets a little "light". Diff Lock is amazing 
I was reading another post about fluid in the tires too, and that may be in the future. I know it makes a HUGE difference in my old 504 Farmall.
On top of all that it really leaves a nice cut. I think Deere must run a little higher RPM on the blades than Craftsman, it seems that way anyway. Or maybe its just the deck design, but it does a lot better job of lifting the grass that gets run over by the front wheels and cutting it at the same height as the rest. My old mower if the grass got a little long you could always see right where the front wheels went because that didn't get cut evenly.
Anyway, I'm very happy and want to thank you all for the advice! I'll have to start shopping for a snow blower for it now
I was reading another post about fluid in the tires too, and that may be in the future. I know it makes a HUGE difference in my old 504 Farmall. On top of all that it really leaves a nice cut. I think Deere must run a little higher RPM on the blades than Craftsman, it seems that way anyway. Or maybe its just the deck design, but it does a lot better job of lifting the grass that gets run over by the front wheels and cutting it at the same height as the rest. My old mower if the grass got a little long you could always see right where the front wheels went because that didn't get cut evenly.
Anyway, I'm very happy and want to thank you all for the advice! I'll have to start shopping for a snow blower for it now