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Old 05-16-2008, 11:36 PM   #5 (permalink)
RayCo
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Default Re: Buying a new BX24 what is reasonable to ask for

Definitely the FEL hooks. Are you asking what the dealer should throw in for free, or what you should purchase additionally? Free delivery's nice. Beyond that, I don't really expect to get free things when I buy something. My dealer put the hooks on me for no charge, and even painted them orange. I was grateful for that and wouldn't have minded paying, since it saved me the cost of a welder (so far).

As for what to get, if that's what you're asking, make sure you want to spend the money for the MMM. Personally, I can't see myself ever mowing my lawn with a tractor that I typically have a FEL and a backhoe on. I have 1990ish John Deere LX176 lawn tractor. I go out, start it, cut the grass, and put it away. It serves its purpose, and I ask nothing more of it. When that dies, I'll pick up whatever I find on Ebay or Craigs List for $300.

For the cost of the MMM, you could get something much more useful, imo. Of course, less than an acre of my property is grass, so I might have a different opinion if I were mowing four acres of grass every week. But then again, with the R4s, I don't really have much grass left to mow anyway.

Congratulations on your purchase, btw! You'll love it!
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