I have a Toro for my house and actually worked on a golf course while going thru college and used the same type of zero turn mower while i was there for several years. I loved it then and love mine now, i have a couple acres that i mow it doesnt take long at all.

The only thing i would say to you is that they are simply great on flat ground, but if you get on steep banks, they will tend to slide a bit before gaining traction. I actually had the one at the golf course slide down a steep bank on grass with dew on it right into a pond, not fun, but i wasnt the first to do it so it wasnt a big deal, haha.

Anyways great mowers for my money! I dont know what kind of Skag u were looking at but i would suggest not going with the ones that the seat is actully over single wheel that pivots under u. Not for sure about the actual type of mower this is called, but u will feel every little bump right up your back from the ones that i have used. not a very comfortable mower.