Posted by ericlb on May 31, 2011 at 03:41:53 from (12.189.32.37):
In Reply to: New Lawn Tractor??? posted by Hal/ Eastern WA on May 30, 2011 at 21:15:51:
this is something i have a lot of experience with, so i will relate it, you can apply it to your situation, as youve found out. modern lawn riders are a disapointment, performance and reliability are not good, the bad thing is the brand new ones are much worse, i bought a new sears 2 years ago, it was cheaply built ran like a old hit and miss engine from new and the tires went flat from the day it got here, mowing performance was poor to say the least, with much striping, requiring many 2nd passes, and the grass was not long either, also the thing was very uncomfortable to drive with my knees up by my ears, and the seat bottomed out on its springs,all the 'consumer grade' lawn riders are made by the same company, in china, just different hoods and paint for the paticular brand name being sold. now i also run a mower for a company i work for, it is a john deere 260, bought new just for me in 1994, this is not a lawn rider its a garden tractor,from a john deere dealer, about half again bigger in size,with a kawasaki engine, this machine cost twice what a lawn rider did and its 10 times the machine, so much so you really cant compare the 2,and much more comfortable to drive, since '94, the john deere has needed 3 batteries and 2 belts- thats it , other than the usual oil changes ect, in summer it mows about 3 acres a week,im the only one that has ever run it from new,the sears i bought 2 years ago was so much trouble i retired it, since i like old iron it was replaced by a 49 farmall cub, i found the correct belly mower for it and to say the least it is a huge improvement, and ive got about the same money in the cub as a new box store rider costs, the cub also came as a package with some impliments, so it can do much more than just mow grass, not to mention its vastly more comfortable to drive, unless your yard is in the city, and is small to medium in size and really smooth i would not put my hard earned money into a new lawn rider, your dads old mower lasted so long because it was well built in america, you cant get that new these days,to get something worth bringing home, you either have to step up to a bigger garden tractor, maybe even a small compact utility tractor , or restore a old one, made when america made its own stuff and it was the best in the world
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