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Originally Posted by Jeff
Thinking about one or the other. Any experience out there with the John
Deere G110 versus the Cub Cadet SLT 1554? The Deere is available at Home
Depot, the Cub at Lowes. I'm primarily interested in durability and
reliability. I know the Deere has a fully welded frame (not sure about this
Cub model). I think they both have Kohler v-twins. The Cub is
significantly less expensive.
Thoughts?!
Thanks in advance.
Jeff
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I have owned a G110 for a little over a year and have been disappointed with it. I did buy it at a JD Dealer (for service and transport to/from my home) but the service has been spotty. The biggest flaw of the G110 is the light weight over the drive wheels. I have a hilly lawn with steep slopes and need to use chains to climb and descend, but even so the rear wheels can lose traction and dig up the turf. That's especially bad descending as the brakes are completely ineffective so it's like riding downhill on a roller coaster out of control! Tha biggest danger of the G110 is its tendency to tip sideways on a side hill and this is because of the light weight in the rear. It has nearly tipped over several times with me and this is truly scary!
My neighbor owns a JD GX335 with traction control and only 18 hp (the G110 has 25) but his GX335 is safer and climbs and descends MUCH better than mine. The extra horsepower of the G110 is no advantage at all.