LT42E Electric Riding Mower (2024)

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Rated 4 out of 5 by CH47D from Super Quiet [This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Super quiet and mows for a long time before requiring a charge. Live on a hill and works great. Does require more weight if grass is wet.Does not work well with bagger.Makes no noise just driving it around.It is the XT1 frame so it is not the fanciest and the smoothest, but I love this thing.I just drive my granddaughter around as it makes no noise and she loves it. After three mows of my property I am only down about 25 percent. My yard is a quarter acre or slightly larger.Charges quick in less than 4 hours.No maintenance required. No earplugs needed.Yes, I would recommend this product but not the bagger.

Date published: 2021-05-18

Rated 1 out of 5 by cubcaptain from EXPENSIVE PAPERWEIGHT WITH NO PARTS FOR FIXING This mower worked great until I needed parts covered under warranty. Now the mower has sat for over 3 months while we wait for a cut deck. The dealer cant do a thing because Cub Cadet has no parts. Unfortunately, the grass doesnt stop growing for 3 months and I now have a 4200 dollar paperweight and zero answers from the dealer or cub cadet. So be careful if you need a machine that will run and work consistently, this is something that you will NOT get with Cub Cadet zero parts availability.

Date published: 2021-10-19

Rated 1 out of 5 by Cactus Willy from Easy to push by hand Bought mower in June 2020. when got it home didn't even run. The electrical connections above the deck were loose. Fixed myself beind a mechanical graduate years ago. Lasted 3 months till end of season. No local dealers have a clue. Original dealer in Jacksonville,Il picked it up and returned it fixed. $125.00 pick-up and delivery fee. Vehicle control modul.It lasted 3.9 hours and is now dead. Will go in reverse but not forward. Thougt I was doing the good thing by going electric. Not so. When it ran it was ok. Rides very rough and the cut leaves much desired. Not happy at all.

Date published: 2021-12-14

Rated 1 out of 5 by Dhu1 from Water problem I did not find out untill I read the manual that you can't get water on the deck. No washing or even cutting wet grass. You can't even wash the top part as the water will drip down on the deck. There is even water in the air (they call it humidity) and although i keep my machine in the garage i can imagine the humidity just dripping off the deck. Then i suppose I would be accused of getting it wet and voiding the guarantee. I like to keep my stuff clean and nice and this issue is going irritate me as long as I own it. Does anyone out there want to buy a fancy mower,I'll give you a real good deal

Date published: 2021-09-01

Rated 1 out of 5 by terrible_purchase from Horrible! This is a money sink I wanted to love this mower. I spent twice as much for it as a gas one costs as I wanted to do the right thing. Well not only I wasted money on purchasing a prototype, it has since cost me twice as much in repairs, not counting the money I had to spent on yard maintenance for all the months it sat in the repair shop.Not quite 2 years later I was able to clock only 27.2 hours of mowing and spent an additional $4000 in repairs + had to use the warranty once to replace both motors. And guess what, I just did my first mowing of the year today and half way through I have a motor error again. So now grass is growing and it's time to go back to the shop.I will be contacting Cub Cadet for an exchange or a return. I am just 200% disappointed in this purchase and this mower.

Date published: 2022-03-13

Rated 1 out of 5 by Disappointed in FC from Worst Purchase Ever I hoped this would be a great purchase, but I have less than 10 hours on it and it has already been in for warranty service once which took 6 months to get back. Since getting it back I have successfully mowed my yard 1 time before getting more errors. CubCadet does not publish the error codes so you end up with a yard ornament until you can get ahold of a service tech. I love the idea of this motor, but unless CabCadet can deliver a more reliable product, or at least publish some error codes so we can try to fix things ourselves this product has less than no use as the lawn does not stop growing waiting for CubCadet to get you back up and running. For what you spend on this product I think you are better off buying a John Deere.

Date published: 2022-04-09

Rated 2 out of 5 by jordan42 from Xt1 LT42E good and bad I bought this mower about a month ago. On many levels it does exactly what I had hoped it would. It makes mowing the lawn more enjoyable with one big exception - the bagger system. The chute is constantly getting clogged just past the the first turn. I have to stop after two passes to clear the chute - VERY FRUSTRATING!! I cut my lawn regularly and the grass is dry when mowed. Love everything about this mower but this issue and it is a big one. If the lawn mower had the power to push the grass all the way to the bags I would give this product 5 stars plus.

Date published: 2021-05-14

Rated 5 out of 5 by Viking 1974 from Very Pleased with Mower! [This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The mower performs very well and does what I would call an even "cub cadet" cut that many generic mowers can't match. The noise level when cutting is significantly lower than a gas powered model. This mower "feels" lighter than a traditional tractor (not a bad thing, just one to get used to.) It's easy to recharge (and meets its 4 hour max charging rate) and its a joy not to have to gas up, check the oil, etc. before each mow. Although I was apprehensive on it's towing ability, I've been able to tow everything I have in the past with gas tractors (aerator, lawn sweeper, wagon). I would absolutely recommend this mower!

Date published: 2021-10-06