Cub Cadet GTX2100
The Cub Cadet GTX2100 ride on lawn mower is much bigger than the Cub Cadet GT2000 lawn mower but is quite similar to the Cub Cadet GTX2154LE lawn mower. It’s more powerful due to the fact that it has a larger motor, a 23 hp Command engine built by Kohler. This V twin cylinder engine powers both the wheels and the mower deck. It’s started by a 12 volt battery which is then recharged by a 25 amp alternator once the engine is up and running. Fortunately, using the GTX 2100 is relatively easy and straightforward. There is no need to constantly be changing gears due to a hydrostatic transmission which controls the speed of the machine with foot pedals.
The Cub Cadet GTX2100 cuts your grass using a choice of 2 different sized mower decks. Both have a triple blade system for more efficient cutting of your lawn than traditional one bladed mowing decks. The bigger mower deck has a cutting width of 54 inches, while the smaller mower deck has a cutting width of 48 inches. All of these statistics may make the GTX 2100 seem like a massive, hulk of a machine, but the fact is that with a minimum turning radius of just 0.46 m (18 inches) it is still very easy to operate, even in small gardens.
The Cub Cadet GTX2100 lawn mower is a very easy machine to operate for a number of reasons. The first is that it has the option of cruise control, making it quite straightforward to operate if you have to cut incredibly large, open areas of grass. Another reason is that it uses EPS (electronic power steering) so that the operator doesn’t have to constantly wrestle with the controls to stay on course. It also has an indicator light to alert you when you need to change the oil. Probably the best device on the GTX 2100 lawn mower is the hour meter so that you can accurately gauge when the lawnmower next needs to be serviced.
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good tractor but cub needs to re engineer charging system/battery capacity and seat safety switch
Have issue keeping battery charged enough to operate all the electrical appliances. (PTO clutch, power steering, deck lift, winch for snow thrower). when battery falls below 14 volts power steering goes into limp mode or winch stops working
48 inch snow thrower
I am really happy with the GTX 2100 tractor, which I use for both mowing in the summer and snow removal in the winter. This tractor is a beast that has really more power than I need with the 23 HP engine and the shift drive system that has handled everything I needed it to do. I have had no problems with the mower deck or the seat switch which seems to be a issue with some of the other reviews. I would buy this tractor again today.
Easy to handle
Excellent lift system
My general experience it is a pos….
i bought this mower in may-ish 2012 and spend like 5 grand. we bought the 50in deck which we figured would be plenty for our 2 acre yard. it was fine at first, and then somewhere around 25 hours it started cutting like crap. bogging down in the slightest amount of tall grass. my husband took the blades off and sharpened adn balanced them. still cuts like crap. we have to cut our yard on height 3/5 and it still bogs down. the mower deck is cleaned after every cutting. all the pullys are greased. there is NO reason that a $5000 lawn mower wont cut grass efficiently. it took my husband over 3 hours to cut that 2 acres we have. when it was taking us 1 hr to cut if when it was working before. and that 1 hour was on height 1/5. i have called cub cadet and all they want is for me to bring it into a dealer to have them look at it. i have no way of getting it to them. and what are they going to do to it???? its just a pos. thats all. its not a heavy duty lawn tractor. its the same piece of crap lawn mower that u buy at home depot. i dont want it any more and i want my money back…!
Very happy with this mower.
Not worth buying. On top of the issues with the product their customer service and technical support is terrible
I contacted Cub Cadet and was told I needed to have our 7.5 acres graded because it’s too rough and bouncing on the seat was causing the problem. One technical support person suggested that my wife needed to gain some weight.
I tried to get the switch replaced under warranty (file number 120613-000118) and was told that this is an operator issue; therefore, not covered. Even some of the Cub Cadet authorized dealers I have spoken with stated this is a common issue. So what I take from that is that Cub Cadet has an engineering problem that they refuse to take accountability for and fix.
Finally Cub Cadet agreed to send the mower to one of their authorized repair facilities. Their technician agreed with me that there was a problem, stating that it took too much pressure on the seat to activate the switch. I called Cub Cadet technical service again, and they agreed to replace the switch. The next morning my mower was delivered with the original switch still in it, and it was tied down with a zip-tie. I refused to take possession of the mower.
Cub Cadet is now saying this mower was actually designed for someone 150 lb. or over. Interestingly that isn’t in any of their literature. The dealer I purchased it from was fully aware that my wife would be the primary user, and they never stated anything about their minimum 150 lb. criteria even though she came and test drove it on their paved lot.
I used a John Deere on this same property for 10 years and their PTO never kicked out even though they use a similar safety switch under the seat. Cub Cadet insinuated that’s because the Deere I was using is 10 or more years old. I have several comparable properties around me. All of those are mowed with John Deere mowers with no problems and they are relatively new mowers, so the age argument doesn’t fit. The weight argument doesn’t fit either. One of my neighbors is a 5′ 5″ woman who couldn’t weigh much over 100 lb. The PTO on her John Deere doesn’t kick out.
If you decide to ignore my warning and purchase this mower make sure you purchase a zip-tie long enough to disable the safety switch under the seat. That seems to be the Cub Cadet fix.
I wasted $5200.00. I should have stuck with John Deere. I guess it’s true that nothing runs like a Deere!!!
I have the same issues. I just bought the GTX 2100 yesterday and I am 45 yrs old, 5’8 and weigh 151lbs. I contacted tech support the the tech told me that if I weighed more I would not have this problem. The PTO will disengage and my “bottom” never leaves the seat. The tech told me that “it is obvious that I cannot handle the machine and I should not be driving it”, told me to have a nice day and than hung up. Didnt have the chance to tell him I grew up on a farm, have a CDL licence, and can operate a backhoe. A different tech is supposed to call me on Monday, Sept. 16th, 2013 for an update after he speaks with an engineer. Cub Cadet knows about this problem but does nothing about it.
so far I love the GTX 2145……this is our first Cub we have always bought Deers that cost more and would have this time but John Deere does not seem to want customers……I am 77 5-3 and 135 pounds…no
problem with the seat