I use a John Deere 115 lawnmower that's not a zero turn mower. I can't afford a zero turn mower because they're way too expensive for me. I got this John Deere for $100 and have been going through refurbishing it as I have time. I think I would like to have a zero turn mower, but it's just not possible for me. That's probably the case with most people that have the garden tractors. Mines a 42 inch cut, which seems to work fine for my size yard which is roughly half an acre. If I find a very inexpensive zero Turn mower I might up grade my machine.