thanks, for all the reply's. I've looked at, and read about, and watched a lot of videos on youtube about zero turn mowers. and I think I'll buy the Ariens max zoom 60" cut. it's a little overkill for the size of my yard. but it will cut down on mowing time. I've used a 38" John Deer for the past 11 years, replaced the battery about 3 times, and the belts several times. but the thing still runs like new. takes about 2 hours, twice a week. to much mowing time. need to change that. I'm old enough now, that this will be the last new mower that, I will ever need. so I hope I made the right choice.