Hi everyone. I'm new here and I hope you can help me out...
I'm looking at purchasing a new lawn tractor. I have my heart set on the CC 2550. I am just having second thoughts about pulling the trigger. I can get a CC 1050 for $1999, while the 2550 is $3999. Is the 2550 TWICE as good as the 1050? Will the 2550 last TWICE as long as the 1050?
I compared the specs and was even more confused
The 1050 has:
2 more horsepower (thou it's a B&S rather than the Kohler in the 2550, so that's proably not an apples to apples comparison)
Has a 9 gauge frame (the 2050 is 11, but it is "twin c-channel")
3.5 gallon fuel tank (the 2050 is only 2.25)
The only clear advantages on the specs that go to the 2550 is the shaft drive and the cast iron transmissoin housing (the 1050 is aluminum) and the c-channel frame.
Is there something I'm missing here (there has to be) that makes the 2550 twice as much. I can be burdened with changing a drive belt occassionaly to save $2,000. Even the B&S vs Kohler doesn't seem like $2000 worth. If B&S is as bad as some people make them out to be, there would B&S lawnmowers dead on the curb at every turn.
This mower would be used nearly exclusively for cutting grass. Not much pulling if ever, and we don't have snow here in S. Louisiana.
Thanks for the tips,
Mel
I'm looking at purchasing a new lawn tractor. I have my heart set on the CC 2550. I am just having second thoughts about pulling the trigger. I can get a CC 1050 for $1999, while the 2550 is $3999. Is the 2550 TWICE as good as the 1050? Will the 2550 last TWICE as long as the 1050?
I compared the specs and was even more confused
The 1050 has:
2 more horsepower (thou it's a B&S rather than the Kohler in the 2550, so that's proably not an apples to apples comparison)
Has a 9 gauge frame (the 2050 is 11, but it is "twin c-channel")
3.5 gallon fuel tank (the 2050 is only 2.25)
The only clear advantages on the specs that go to the 2550 is the shaft drive and the cast iron transmissoin housing (the 1050 is aluminum) and the c-channel frame.
Is there something I'm missing here (there has to be) that makes the 2550 twice as much. I can be burdened with changing a drive belt occassionaly to save $2,000. Even the B&S vs Kohler doesn't seem like $2000 worth. If B&S is as bad as some people make them out to be, there would B&S lawnmowers dead on the curb at every turn.
This mower would be used nearly exclusively for cutting grass. Not much pulling if ever, and we don't have snow here in S. Louisiana.
Thanks for the tips,
Mel