Craftsman YS4500 LE

[ChevyBlazerBoy]

Well I originally had purchased a Craftsman LT3000 with hydro and it was damaged in shipping. So sears ordered me a second one and that too was damaged!! I got fed up and told them I wanted a refund. The manager then upgraded me to a YS4500 LE for free so I took the offer. Basically i got a YS4500 LE for 1199.00 but it won't be delivered until next tuesday. Not sure what the difference is from a LT3000 but I know the YS4500 has 22HP B&S V-Twin which is nice and it sits higher. It also has hydro trans, hour meter, gas gauge, and a few other features I don't know about. Does anybody else know what this tractor offers?

[MrJimi]

Sounds like a nice mower but you want to read the reviews first?

http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Craftsma...VkBHNsawNiZ3Qy

Jim

[GaryS]

Well I originally had purchased a Craftsman LT3000 with hydro and it was damaged in shipping. So sears ordered me a second one and that too was damaged!! I got fed up and told them I wanted a refund. The manager then upgraded me to a YS4500 LE for free so I took the offer.

I can find two different machines with the same "YS4500" model number on the Sears site. I'm going on Thursday to order this one:

Sears YS4500

I sure hope I don't have the same issues you had!

[Fordlords]

Note the review thing at that link on Yahoo is a merchant review and not a review on the machine itself.

-Fordlords-

[MrJimi]

Note the review thing at that link on Yahoo is a merchant review and not a review on the machine itself.

-Fordlords-

And the way I read that review, sears will not take care of you as usual. They sell a descent product with no service? What good is that if there is no service after the sale.
Jim

[AndyM]

Does anybody else know what this tractor offers?

If it meets your needs with your lot size, etc then I say go for it!

Did you run it past Gatorboy first?

[Gatorboy]

Well I originally had purchased a Craftsman LT3000 with hydro and it was damaged in shipping. So sears ordered me a second one and that too was damaged!!

If that is not a red flag, I don't know what is. I find it hard to believe you are going for a third -- hoping for 3 times a charm?

[keltonkrew]

If it meets your needs with your lot size, etc then I say go for it!

Did you run it past Gatorboy first?

yup.....I guess he did!

[ChevyBlazerBoy]

If that is not a red flag, I don't know what is. I find it hard to believe you are going for a third -- hoping for 3 times a charm?

Hey I don't care at this point. I have given up all hope in budget lawn equipment and decided to take the risk. If it works out I end up with a tractor worth a lot more than i paid for and if it doesn't, well i will just return it like i did the other two and go somewhere else. . If I do get the tractor and it dies I will just set my **** lawn on fire. Burn every last blade of grass down to cracked dry soil, sit back on my deck and drink a beer.

[ChevyBlazerBoy]

What does it mean to "Purge the hydro" and what does that entail?