Cutting time is about speed and maneuverability more than width. If a yard has a lot of stuff to mow around the ZTR is tremendously faster. My experience is that going to a ZTR cut mowing time in half. I was using a 6 foot 3ph finish mower and found that the time savers were not having to hook up the mower and not having to back up and turn so much. The ZTR I got was a 44 inch Dixie Chopper. Happy with 44 inch because it goes in some spaces I couldn't get to with a large mower. Re MTD making all mowers, Dixie Chopper claims to be made by their own family owned factory.
Tests for a good ZTR: Welded, not stamped deck, except for the better grades of JD mowers. The JD dealer says JD has heavy dut stamping machines that can stamp the decks out of heavy gauge steel. Also, the floorboard should hinge up for easy access to the blade belts for easier replacement. Cheaper box store models have the floorboard fastened to the frame for more stiffness, whereas the better models put enough steel in the frame to provide stiffness.
The better models of Kohler engines are the Command series.
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