WillysWoodPile
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2010
- Messages
- 61
- Location
- Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Tractor
- Only garden tractors and tillers at this time. But our family farm(s) have lots of John Deere tractors.
--- Can anybody suggest a decent priced combination of a John Deere larger-than-average lawn mower with a sturdy rear-tiller?
--- My one garden is about 60' x 125'. Then there is the "melon & squash" garden. Then there is the Church garden etc., etc.....
--- The lawn at the main farm takes about 5 hours to mow on an average lawn tractor.
--- Needless to say, my "Quality" Farm & Country mower is a money-pit and I will not put another dime into it. I am currently using a 14.5 horse MTD that was given to me by my neighbors when they moved to Vegas. Our large lawn is just too much for that tractor and nobody wants to sit for 5 hours mowing a lawn.
--- I have a Husqvarna 650 CRT Tiller but it's worse on my back than the 17" Sears front-tine tiller, and whoever designed the Husqvarna tiller was smoking some wacky tobaccy.
--- I need a combination larger than average mower deck and tiller. Easy on, Easy off, Easy maintenance, and the [for sure] possibility] of future attachments. So no brands that I would have trouble getting parts for. Although I am not opposed to having to search for parts, if they can be found.
--- My back cannot take horsing around a tiller anymore, and I need to be able to mow our lawn at any time. At night with dew on the grass included [so obviously I need lights].
--- And I do not think spending all that money on a new set-up will happen. So a good used set-up will suffice. That is where all you guys come in. I have been stuck in limbo for the past 20 years using "off-brand" stuff and am in need of rehabilitation. [I used to mow with a John Deere 212] when younger.
--- How about recommendations on a "ready-to-go/turnkey" set-up, and maybe a buy for thousand and a thousand worth of work set-up.
--- Either "The Farm" is paying for this, or granny is. Either way I am the one who has to do everything and give my uncle information for his approval.
Thank you everyone.
--- My one garden is about 60' x 125'. Then there is the "melon & squash" garden. Then there is the Church garden etc., etc.....
--- The lawn at the main farm takes about 5 hours to mow on an average lawn tractor.
--- Needless to say, my "Quality" Farm & Country mower is a money-pit and I will not put another dime into it. I am currently using a 14.5 horse MTD that was given to me by my neighbors when they moved to Vegas. Our large lawn is just too much for that tractor and nobody wants to sit for 5 hours mowing a lawn.
--- I have a Husqvarna 650 CRT Tiller but it's worse on my back than the 17" Sears front-tine tiller, and whoever designed the Husqvarna tiller was smoking some wacky tobaccy.
--- I need a combination larger than average mower deck and tiller. Easy on, Easy off, Easy maintenance, and the [for sure] possibility] of future attachments. So no brands that I would have trouble getting parts for. Although I am not opposed to having to search for parts, if they can be found.
--- My back cannot take horsing around a tiller anymore, and I need to be able to mow our lawn at any time. At night with dew on the grass included [so obviously I need lights].
--- And I do not think spending all that money on a new set-up will happen. So a good used set-up will suffice. That is where all you guys come in. I have been stuck in limbo for the past 20 years using "off-brand" stuff and am in need of rehabilitation. [I used to mow with a John Deere 212] when younger.
--- How about recommendations on a "ready-to-go/turnkey" set-up, and maybe a buy for thousand and a thousand worth of work set-up.
--- Either "The Farm" is paying for this, or granny is. Either way I am the one who has to do everything and give my uncle information for his approval.
Thank you everyone.