Re: Quality garden tractors, anybody make them

Posted by Robert Searcy on January 08, 2007 at 07:14:10 from (144.226.230.36):

In Reply to: Quality garden tractors, anybody make them posted by Midwest redneck on January 07, 2007 at 17:08:24:

I just retired my 1984 LGT18H as it needed many repairs and I was having a garage sale and a fella came up and wanted to buy it. It was time for her to go to a new home to be RESTORED.

I searched long and hard for a good heavy built unit and found a Ford GT75. It is a Japanese Made Ford with a Shibaru - spell check - 16HP 3 cyl. engine with HI-LO hydrostat. SHAFT DRIVE to the TRANNIE!!!

I was fortunate to find a 60" deck and a 48". The decks on them are over engineered. The 48 not quite as hefty as the 60, the 60" is like a finish mower, built like a tank. They are shaft drive to the deck with a gear box mounted to the deck itself. VERY TOUGH!!!

The 16HP diesel handles it with ease. It is easy on fuel, has power steering, hydraulic lift, all the goodies, even a cup holder and tool box.

Its a 1996 model I believe and at 10 y/o looks and runs like new. I never get to use it much as my wife and daughter always want to mow with it and I never get to mow my grass much anymore. The decks cut terrific!!!

I would highly recommend the GT65 or GT75 Diesels. Not sure about the GT85 and GT95s. They are 18HP and 20HP Kohler Magnum gassers in the same chassis but I heard they had grounding probs with the electrical system and they pitted out the cranks and rods and were hard on the engines. I have not experience with this but heard it from a couple folks when I was searching out one of these units.

They are around and expect to pay somewhere between 2000 to 4000 for one used. One with the large deck, diesel, power steering, decked out was around 7500 to 10000 new and that was back in the 90s.

They do not offer this tractor in the US anylonger due to the high cost, it is still sold in the UK though and is a tried and true unit.

I have nothing but praise for it.

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