Found a dealer that was willing to negotiate and gave me what I needed for my BX2230 trade in, so pulled the trigger on a brand new unit!
I'm getting a BX1860 with FEL and four-way valve, a 48" fine cut MMM, mulching kit, front grill guard and a set of Bars and Turfs with all the rears loaded. My mower isn't available until March 2009, but they have everything else in the states. Hopefully I will have my new machine in the next couple weeks and I will be sure to post plenty of pictures.
Nothing wrong with my BX2230, other then normal wear and tear from 285 hrs. Its been a fine machine and I hope I do not miss it too much. I took very good care of it and with my trade in, it amounts to costing me about $500 a year to have owned it.....its done a lot of work and has been a priceless amount of fun in that time, so I figured its been money well spent.
I'm in a much different situation than when I bought my BX2230 with FEL and 60" MMM. I doubt I will miss the 4 hp less in the new machine as I work it pretty light around my residential property. The 48" deck was the main reason for "downsizing" and even though I know its been done, no dealers around here would sell me a 48" deck to retro-fit to my 2230. The deck is $1550 anyway and it did not cost much more to get a shiny new machine with all the updates, zero hrs on the clock, and new warranty.
I'm tired of maintaining and storing multiple machines since I bought a JD Lx279 to take care of the tight mowing chores. Earlier this year I found myself wondering why I had 2 boats, 4 ATV's, two tractors, a trailer, and multiple other yard tools with engines...seems I am always changing the oil on something! I have since sold one quad, one more to go, and am going from two tractors to one, and I plan to continue thinning the herd until its much more manageable and allows for more fun time.
I'm pretty pumped! can't wait to get my new toy, I mean tool!
I'm getting a BX1860 with FEL and four-way valve, a 48" fine cut MMM, mulching kit, front grill guard and a set of Bars and Turfs with all the rears loaded. My mower isn't available until March 2009, but they have everything else in the states. Hopefully I will have my new machine in the next couple weeks and I will be sure to post plenty of pictures.
Nothing wrong with my BX2230, other then normal wear and tear from 285 hrs. Its been a fine machine and I hope I do not miss it too much. I took very good care of it and with my trade in, it amounts to costing me about $500 a year to have owned it.....its done a lot of work and has been a priceless amount of fun in that time, so I figured its been money well spent.
I'm in a much different situation than when I bought my BX2230 with FEL and 60" MMM. I doubt I will miss the 4 hp less in the new machine as I work it pretty light around my residential property. The 48" deck was the main reason for "downsizing" and even though I know its been done, no dealers around here would sell me a 48" deck to retro-fit to my 2230. The deck is $1550 anyway and it did not cost much more to get a shiny new machine with all the updates, zero hrs on the clock, and new warranty.
I'm tired of maintaining and storing multiple machines since I bought a JD Lx279 to take care of the tight mowing chores. Earlier this year I found myself wondering why I had 2 boats, 4 ATV's, two tractors, a trailer, and multiple other yard tools with engines...seems I am always changing the oil on something! I have since sold one quad, one more to go, and am going from two tractors to one, and I plan to continue thinning the herd until its much more manageable and allows for more fun time.
I'm pretty pumped! can't wait to get my new toy, I mean tool!