Just found out my brother in law has the same john deer, so we are going with that one. He loves it. ThanksEither mower will do the job. I like the Deer since you can pretty much get it repaired at any Deere dealership.
But the Husqvarna YTH22V46 46-in 22-HP V-twin Riding Lawn Mower, will also get the job done, unless 46" might be too much for any "in between" cuts you have.