X500 series, 2018 vs. 2019

papashelby said:

+100 I pretty much convinced my buddy to go with the X590 after my research. He picks it up this coming Saturday. As Al has stated, the power steering and lift are well worth the money. Plus, you get a little more horsepower with EFI, a front bumper, and HDAP tires. In the end, it cost him $1,300 more than the X570.

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papashelby said:

jgayman said:

The X590 doesn't come with a front bumper, it has the same front weight bracket as the rest of the X500-series. You CAN add a bumper which is sold separately. As you state, it has 1.5 additional HP. But you give up a lot of turning radius with the power steering. 22" vs. 16" for the X570.[/quote

Maybe used the wrong terminology. But it is different from the X570. See uwaeve’s post.
The power lift is what sold him. Using that foot lift when snow blowing would get old real fast, especially for us old guys.:tango_face_smile:

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I see what you mean. JD does make it a bit confusing. What used to be called a weight bracket is now called a bumper. Like you said, the only option now is the brush guard. I was never a fan of the brush guard as they designed it where you have to remove a hairpin clip and pull the rod out every time you need to open the hood to check the oil. For that reason I installed the standard bumper on my X500 which seems to give adequate protection.

You are right about the foot pedal. It's not too bad with a mower deck (I have a 48" deck) but with something like a snow blower it would get old fast.

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oldgibsonguy said:

jgayman said:

I put the brush guard on my 580 when it was new. The first day I put it out in front of the house a 1x12x10 pine fascia board that was being pulled off came down and landed on the tractor. Luckily it hit the brush guard and did no damage.

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That's when you instantly forgot about the extra cost of the brush guard.

I also have no issues with the fact my 580 isn't EFI. I think far too much is being made of the EFI on smaller machines like the 590/580. I have no issues starting in below 0 degree weather, I can run all day on a tank of gas, and the little bit of extra HP derived from the EFI doesn't amount to a pee hole in the snow.

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I'm the same way with my X500. I don't really miss the extra 1.5 HP. I'm sure eventually all small engines will be EFI. Currently, EFI isn't all peaches and cream. It's great when it works but when it doesn't, well.... If you read some of the other forums there are several reports from folks with the X590 who had trouble starting them in very cold weather. Also quite a few reports of users getting the dreaded Engine Malfunction Indicator "aka Check Engine light". With the EFI engine, just like with most modern automobiles, when they don't start at the push of the button your only recourse is to call the dealer for pickup.

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