hey all! You were a big help last question I asked, now another! Im buying a lawn tractor, because I am so tired of hooking up a 6 ft finish mower to mow the 2 acres around the house! I have mow every 3 days and its just not worth using the big tractor for. so I am looking at lawn tractors, preferably not 0 turn, too much for what I need, but just a good one, in the 1000-3000 price range. That much of a difference because there are so many different ones. Which one should I go with, as far as reliability, warranty, durability, etc. again I am a middel aged woman, I dont want anything that wont last or has to be worked on every 6 months besides tune up. looking at John Deere, Husqvarna, toro, etc Thanks somuch, Im going today, so quick replies, as I cant get the **** mower hooked up to the pto today!!! somedays I just cant get it lined up right or something. No problems for a year and a half, today when the lwan is huge and more rain on the way this week, no hookup!! Thanks again, I will be at Lowes in about an hour!!
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shakin
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if they sell cub cadets they are a good rig just remember most of them are rebadged i believe mtd makes the cub cadet lawn tractors. i had a poulan pro prior to this and electrulux made that.
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Get one with hydrostatic transmission and the "mowing in reverse" feature. Home Depot has John Deere's with these features in your price range.
GreenWannabe
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I would recommend at least a 48" mower, even 54". I have a 38" JD LX176, 15 years old. It does real well, but it takes me about 60-90 minutes to mow 1/2 acre. Lowes does have both a JD and a Husqvarna that are 54" in your price range. That being said, a lot of posters have said that the box store mowers do not have the expected longevity that the higher priced mowers do, but then a JD X324 with a 48" deck is also more than $4500 list price.
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I'm on the 5th season using a Huskee riding mower that I bought from Tractor Supply for $899. It has a hydrostatic transmission and mow in reverse. I bought a 5-year maintenance contract for $125 when I got the mower. Had to use it once for an electrical problem. The local Husqvarna dealer did the service work and sent the bill to the outfit handling the maintenance contract. No muss, no fuss.
JoeinTX
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I think it's best not to over-think and over-pay on riding mowers.
Went to Lowes a couple of years ago and paid $1000 for the Troy Bilt Pony model (17hp/42") and it's been a great mower. I've used it to mow a 1 acre lot roughly 1-4 times a month about 10 months out of the year since I've had it so do the math. Put severe duty blades on it due to stems/stobs/rocks that were chewing up two pairs of mulching blades and year and haven't looked back. Had to get a new battery for it this spring, but, that's about normal for these little batteries.
So, in 2+ years of regular weekly use on a semi-rough lot the total cost has been $25 for a battery and the wear-and-tear costs of 4 sets of blades. I wash it after every use and keep it stored inside and it still looks nearly brand new.
This is after getting 14 years out of a Yard Machines 13hp rider bought at Wal-Mart for $600 in the early 1990s that was used and treated in a similar manner. Thus, my experience with riding mowers has not come anywhere close to justifying the cost of the $3000 JD/Kubota/CC/etc. riders that don't cut the grass any better but, I suppose, look a whole lot more impressive sitting in the yard when the neighbors drive by..........
Went to Lowes a couple of years ago and paid $1000 for the Troy Bilt Pony model (17hp/42") and it's been a great mower. I've used it to mow a 1 acre lot roughly 1-4 times a month about 10 months out of the year since I've had it so do the math. Put severe duty blades on it due to stems/stobs/rocks that were chewing up two pairs of mulching blades and year and haven't looked back. Had to get a new battery for it this spring, but, that's about normal for these little batteries.
So, in 2+ years of regular weekly use on a semi-rough lot the total cost has been $25 for a battery and the wear-and-tear costs of 4 sets of blades. I wash it after every use and keep it stored inside and it still looks nearly brand new.
This is after getting 14 years out of a Yard Machines 13hp rider bought at Wal-Mart for $600 in the early 1990s that was used and treated in a similar manner. Thus, my experience with riding mowers has not come anywhere close to justifying the cost of the $3000 JD/Kubota/CC/etc. riders that don't cut the grass any better but, I suppose, look a whole lot more impressive sitting in the yard when the neighbors drive by..........
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Thats a bunch of bull, it is the same model tractor (If you mean the JD 100 Series). Either that dealer is an idiot or he needs to do some research on what he is selling. That being said I would buy from a dealer before I bought from Lowes or Home Depot.
thatguy
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At least around here that is not the true.. Around here the dealer has their label on the mowers at Lowes/Home Depot and even a drop box for your warranty card.. There are several other threads on this topic around.
On the Deere website it says that they are the same mowers, I dont have time to search for it right now though..
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