Heinlein0311
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I currently own a 2003 Gx345 54" deck that I bought a couple months ago. It had 1070 hours on it and started smoking pretty bad after I got it. I bought it from a JD mechanic. Long story short there was a ton of new parts thrown at it and it was fixed and runs really nicely. The mechanic says its pretty much a rebuilt motor. Over all I have $2600 into it and that includes the sales price. As I was at his place he had a 2004 JD 727A zero turn mower for sale with 525 hours. 54" 7iron deck with the power flow bagger system on it.....he's making me a deal and saying I could trade back in my gx345 plus $500 for this 727....I know it's a pretty good deal. It's in nice shape and overall I would be paying $3100 for it which is a steal but I know nothing about them......my 345 has the kawi 20hp liquid cool engine vs the kawi 23hp air cooled in the 727. Anybody have problems with that engine or mower?
I only mow my lawn which is 2 acres and I was lent a zero turn while my 345 was being fixed and just liked the way they left nice straight lines.
I pull an aerator in the fall but that's the only attachment I use and I was assured the zero turn could pull that.
I'm just afraid that I'll get this zero turn and it will start showing problems and In the meantime i just traded in a nice gx 345 with a rebuilt engine that should last me for years.
Any thoughts or opinions?
I only mow my lawn which is 2 acres and I was lent a zero turn while my 345 was being fixed and just liked the way they left nice straight lines.
I pull an aerator in the fall but that's the only attachment I use and I was assured the zero turn could pull that.
I'm just afraid that I'll get this zero turn and it will start showing problems and In the meantime i just traded in a nice gx 345 with a rebuilt engine that should last me for years.
Any thoughts or opinions?