Shopping for a new JD and need some advice....
I need some advice here! Lowe's has a 0% interest for 48 months deal going on through April 8th, and I'm seriously considered buying a new lawn mower. I was looking into the John Deere S180, 54" (24hp), but upon doing some research on ChatGPT I've discovered this model doesn't do well on hills due to the transmission not being built for vertical inclines. My current mower is a JD D110 and it does fairly well. I should note that I have to cut a large portion of our yard vertically rather than horizontally due to the slope / incline.
With that being said, I keep reading that "zero turns" do not do well on hills either and are primarily built for flatter yards. I'm in a dilemma. A zero turn would be nice, but if it won't climb our hill it's somewhat useless and will be a major waste of money. I'd like some advice or recommendations regarding your current mower, and / or anyone's experience with zero turn mowers on an incline.
Pic of my yard added for clarity. (It's steeper in real life than this picture indicates.)