If you want a mower that will last you will have to buy one of the higher grade zero turns, a large JD, Cub, Agco, Kubota, etc. garden tractor or get an older heavy duty garden tractor. I just bought this early '80's Kubota a few weeks ago... 2cyl diesel with a 48" PTO finish mower behind it

I've read reports of people burning 1/4 gallon of fuel an hour mowing