I recently purchased a 1705 from Anderson Equipment, in Falmouth, Ky. With a roll over mowing deck and FEL, the price was $14k. The salesman that sold me the tractor also delivered it, for free. He went over the entire tractor, explaining how everything worked. This dealer far exceeded my expectations of the level of service and personal attention from a tractor dealership.
So far, I've put about 20 hours on the tractor, mowing about 2 acres and digging drainage ditches in the woods. Since most of my yard is hills, I leave it in 4WD all the time and it does an excellent job. The tractor's maneuvering ability is exceptionally good and the turning radius is really tight.
The mowing deck cuts really well and is fairly easy to remove. I have a lot of trees to mow around and maneuver between which makes the deck's one major design flaw stick out like a sore thumb, the discharge chute. That thing sticks out like a wing on a DC3. I've scraped bark off of too many trees already and need to do something about it. The chute also gives the tractor a huge footprint in the garage.
If I could attach a cord to the chute and pull it up when needed, that would be great, but it's design keeps it from going vertical.
My next step is to either remove it completely or find a plastic aftermarket chute that I can retrofit, unless anyone on here has a better idea.
So far, I've put about 20 hours on the tractor, mowing about 2 acres and digging drainage ditches in the woods. Since most of my yard is hills, I leave it in 4WD all the time and it does an excellent job. The tractor's maneuvering ability is exceptionally good and the turning radius is really tight.
The mowing deck cuts really well and is fairly easy to remove. I have a lot of trees to mow around and maneuver between which makes the deck's one major design flaw stick out like a sore thumb, the discharge chute. That thing sticks out like a wing on a DC3. I've scraped bark off of too many trees already and need to do something about it. The chute also gives the tractor a huge footprint in the garage.
If I could attach a cord to the chute and pull it up when needed, that would be great, but it's design keeps it from going vertical.
My next step is to either remove it completely or find a plastic aftermarket chute that I can retrofit, unless anyone on here has a better idea.