carpetfarmer
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I am starting to look for a new (different) lawn mower to use primarily for mowing my grandma's yard, but possibly a couple of others too. Grandma's yard is about 1.5 ac, all hill; no flat areas. Thus it's a hydro killer, at least cheap ones. I want to make the step up from a stamped steel frame, 42", 20 hp MTD special and into something more robust that will handle the hill better (power train, traction, frame flexing, etc).
I've been watching CL for about 2 weeks now and so far, of all the mowers listed, there are two models that really stand out to me; JD 650 and JD 430.
My questions are -
What are the pros and cons to each?
Performance wise, how do they compare to the 20 hp, 42" MTD special I have now?
What kind of hours should I look for? When buying a used car, anything over 100,000 is usually a lot, how does this apply to hours on lawn mowers/garden tractors?
Which would you recommend?
I've been watching CL for about 2 weeks now and so far, of all the mowers listed, there are two models that really stand out to me; JD 650 and JD 430.
My questions are -
What are the pros and cons to each?
Performance wise, how do they compare to the 20 hp, 42" MTD special I have now?
What kind of hours should I look for? When buying a used car, anything over 100,000 is usually a lot, how does this apply to hours on lawn mowers/garden tractors?
Which would you recommend?