You'll want a mower with a welded deck. For your budget, Cub Cadet makes a ZTR with a welded deck. But for a little bit more money you can get into something commercial-grade. As far as I know, all the ZTRs are hydrostatics, but only the high-end commercial units use separate pumps and motors. The mid-range machines all use dual transaxles, and they pretty much all use units made by Hydro-Gear. You can get a rough idea how mowers from different manufacturers compare just by seeing which model Hydro-Gear transaxle they use: ZT-3100s are better than ZT-2800s and so forth.
I bought a Ferris IS700Z a year ago and I've been really happy with my purchase. It is an amazing time saver; it has cut my mowing time down to about a third what it used to take. Ferris mowers are unique in that they have an independent suspension that helps soften the ride. For a consumer-grade mower, check out Simplicity; Simplicity and Ferris are both owned by Briggs and Stratton and both have independent suspensions. For the difference in price, I think Ferris is a better deal.
You're right that you don't need a real wide mower. Mine has a 52 inch deck, which doesn't sound very wide, but the mowing speed is so fast it covers the ground quickly. Don't buy a deck wider than the smallest gap you need to squeeze through.
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