i am currently looking at the 24 horse generac, 50 inch deck dixie chopper for 6 grand. any better mowers for the money?

yes, a herd of fainting goats.

Kubota.........everything else is a distant second.

vmax84

Quoted: yes, a herd of fainting goats.

then i would have to fence in the front yard.

Exmark, the best imo.

Dixie Chopper is a nice mower but I only paid $4800 for a comercial grade 50" Dixon.  

Quoted: Dixie Chopper is a nice mower but I only paid $4800 for a comercial grade 50" Dixon.

dixon is not the same mower.

Yes, I know.  That's why I wrote Dixon.

Cub cadet is only 2700-2900.

Not sure if the quality is up there with the one you are looking at.


Travis

a comparably priced cub would be the 48" tank, it is a commercial mower. i tested them side by side and prefer the ride of the dixie chopper. i just finished doing a demo of the DC. i mowed my whole yard(1 acre plus) in about 1 hour. this was while playing with the mower and taking a long time. simply put, it is a freak. i put it in so many bad angles and it simply ate up the grass. it is the first Z.T. i have ever really mowed with and it is in a class of its own as compared to regular garden tractors. BUT, the wife doesnt like it, she wants to get the big cub garden tractor. it is about a grand cheaper and since she mows more than i, that is likely what we will end up with.

Quoted: Exmark, the best imo.

not really familiar with exmark. there is a dealer in town, though. i will check them out before i buy.

exmark, scag, toro, great dane....
any of those will last you for years and is worth every penny you spend on em.  Whatever you do, don't get a zero-turn that's made for residential use and isn't commercial grade...In my experience the pumps just don't stand up to use.