For about 14K I can get a JD739 with AWD AWS and a 60" drive over deck. It seems like the setup of the mower would be great, and it's in the price range of the Legacy XL...but has a far better turn radius. The downside to it is it's a 25.5hp Kawasaki. That concerns me, being that I LOVE that 33hp Vanguard in the Legacy. I want a powerful mower that will mow great & mulch grass really well.
Simplicity Legacy XL vs JD 758....or smaller
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Both Tractors are rated at 18 PTO HP The 33Hp is Just a Briggs selling Gimmick really isn't anymore Powerful then the Deere The quality of Simplicity has really began to slip in the last few Years With Briggs Bankruptcy I don't really know how stable Simplicity really is Now.
You don't need 33HP to mow the Lawn!
I ran a 25Hp Liquid cooled Kawasaki for 11 years In a X485(older Version of a X730) Never Had a Issue with Taking care of 5.5 acres with it 2.5 acre Lawn and 3 acre tilled I upgraded to a Used X748 In 2014. Don't really mow with it anymore strictly Loader, Tiller and winter work.
I Mow with a Cub Cadet XT3 GSX. This coming Spring/Summer I am Going to be Buying a Cub Cadet S or SX( the use steering wheels Instead of Lap Bars) Z force zero turn for mowing Just gotten to the Point of Mowing twice a week That a zero turn will be More suited for that( I run a Deere compact as well But find I use the X748 more then the compact) The Cubs Zero turn I am Looking at Handle Hills Better than Just about any Zero turn on the Market except for one which uses Tracks In the Rear Called Atoz. The Cub S or SX Zero Turn is almost Like driving a Tractor. The way they Handle
I would Have considered a Simplicity or Ferris ZTR do to the suspension Both are very comfortable to use But with the Parent In Bankruptcy plus the quality slipping as Really driven Me away from there Products
But again don't get concerned so much with Engine HP. Back In the Late 1970's & early 1980's 19.9 HP was enough to run a 60inch deck which is what Many tractor Manufacturers were running at the Time to run a 60inch deck.
With the Deere X700 series they Can strip the Yard Just as nice a Simplicity as Deere is Providing full width roller Kit for the 2 wheel steer X700 series again and Has a Brush stripper for the All wheel steer decks. The drive Over deck with auto-Connect is Nice That really beats Most of the competition with connecting the Mid Mount deck. With the Legacy XL You still have to Lay down To Put the driveshaft on. I am in My 50's Now and it Not the funnest thing to do Mounting the drive shaft. Eventually I'll add a Used X738 or X758 to My stable if I decided to Bag Leaves again with My MC519 Power flow.
Deere Has some Nice Mulching Options with the X700 series such as Mulch On demand with either a Hydraulic cylinder (done from the dash) or a Manual Lever on the deck. What I have Notice with Mulching decks from Deere is they usually very clean at the end of the season compared to Cub Cadet or Simplicity with the Fabricated Decks I Prefer the Deere stamped decks(as there One of the Only Manufactures On the Market to Pay for Good stamping equipment That Can stamp really thick steel) Fabricated deck are Pretty darn Heavy compared to the Deere Thick stamped decks.
Kawasaki engines That Deere Uses Have been very reliable engines .
If You have a Lot of Obstacles On your Property and You don't want a zero turn the Deere All Wheel steer is about the Best Super Garden tractor You can invest in and it will be around in 30 years I own several over 40 year old Deere's In My collection and there still running strong.
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