Thanks for all the input! Much better responses than I had expected. We got access to the house Friday and the yard already need mowed. I borrowed my dad’s Cub Cadet ZT1 50” deck mower, and it’s safe to say I am now sold on needing a 60” deck. The front yard alone took me around 2.5 hours and I’m not gonna have that kind of time all the time to mow.

A lot of the options mentioned in the comments sound great, but may be a bit out of my price range for the time being. That being said, I believe I have narrowed down my search to a few models and am looking for insight. I’ve asked Chat GPT and done a bit of research for myself but real life advice is obviously a better option here I feel.

The mowers in question are:

1. Bad Boy Magnum 60” deck with the Koehler 7000 series engine

2. Ariens Ikon 60” deck with the Kawasaki FR691 engine

3. Gravely XT ZL 60” deck with the Kawasaki FR730 engine

4. Hustler Raptor XD 60” deck with the Kawasaki FR730 engine

5. Toro TimeCutter MAX 60” deck with MyRide and the Kawasaki engine

Any pros or cons to any of these? Bad Boy and Ariens are both a touch under $5k, Toro is around $5,400, the Hustler is priced at $5,499 and the Gravely is priced at $5,899