Last year I traded in my John Deere for a Dixon 4515 ZTR.
I can't say enough about how great it is. I would have liked a
Grasshopper or Exmark, but they were $7000.

Not sure what you're looking to pay. My Dixon was $4200 with the
mulching kit. My John Deere had cost the same, but that was with a
bagger and PowerFlo.

Anyway, my mowing time went from 4 hours to 1 1/2 hours for just under
2 acres. And I have to do zero push mowing, the Dixon gets right down
in the ditch areas with no problems.