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Purchased the XT-3 in December, 2016. Paid over $5000 for the mower.

have replaced the mower belts 5 times so far this year. get small twigs - 1/8" diameter get caught up into the pulley. Dealer and the Tech Dept told me not to mow over branches and twigs. Rake the yard.

We have 4 acres - rake it every week? Per the Tech Dept - the mower was only designed to cut grass - not handle small twigs/ branches. Unfortunately we have lots of trees - sounds like i will need to trade this unit. Belt costs of $300+ per year are not acceptable.

Plus add on that the spring to move to loosen the tension has about 100 lbs of tension on it. I'm not a small person but i have to use several different tools to get this spring to move for belt installation. Almost a safety hazard unless you take the unit to the dealer to replace the belts. The mower has a design flaw.

Appears that it needs some kind of guard to keep random things from getting into the pulleys. I bought the mower because we have a lot of mowing to do. We ran a small John D tractor for 4 years before I bought this. We never had a problem with mower belts breaking on the JD unit.

It was not a commercial unit - a GL 120. Don't buy Cub Cadet - poor mechanical design and no support for technical issues.

Reason of review: Problem with costs of belt replacement and poor or no tech support on the phone..

Monetary Loss: $300.

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution.

Cub Cadet Pros: Ride, Power.

Cub Cadet Cons: Poor design, Poor tech support.

Location: 8235 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria, KY 41001, USA

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I agree it is dangerous to try to replace the belt.

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