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Ahoy from Maine! My American Legion buddy who knows a lot more about this stuff than I do recommended this forum as a resource to help us pick out a lawn tractor to meet our needs - so here we are! (He's a member of the mytractor forum but i don't know his UN) We live on about 2.5 acres on a wooded hillside, with about a half acre of it being lawn. In the spring and summer I usually mow the lawn about once a week or so in installments, as I picked up a dose of rice paddy rot in Korea back in '68 which ruined the circulation in both feet and has caused painful lesions and break downs over the past 10 years or so which tempted the VA to amputate on one occasion. When it gets bad I can hardly walk and we have to impose on my Son in Law to mow for us or the lawn turns into a hayfield. When I can push the mower I like to, as it's about my only form of exersize. Wife offered to buy me a riding mower a couple of years ago but I held out as I wasn't quite crippled enough to justify the expense. At the beginning of this month a painful spot erupted on my "good" foot, which soon deteriorated into a festering, burning crater. I'm treating it with "natural" remedies since nothing the Doctor gives me for it seems to do much good. Can walk, but it hurts to. It's becoming obvious that if my push mowing days are not over, then they are going to be on hold for a while! A couple of weeks ago Son in Law came with his JD and mowed both lawns for us in about 45 minutes. It takes me the better part of 8 hours to do it by push, dumping out the bag or raking up the hay. It's time for fat gimpy old man tractor! In casual conversation and internet surfing, it seemed as if our options (limited by fixed retiree income to $2K or less - which everyone tells me will only buy a "junk / Throw-away" tractor) are between Cub Cadette or Deere. I'll be inquiring in the forum for other options / suggestions etc.. So that's where we're at. Where should I start in here? Thanks - UJC