How Rugged X5xx?

[ChuckinNH]

How are the X500's holding up. They look heavy beside the smaller tractors, and pretty light beside the X700's /2305. I have 3+ rugged acres to mow.

 

[Grateful11]

They actually have the same frame as the X300 series. We bought an X500 last
spring and was so disappointed in it used the JD Promise and returned it for
an X720. The difference between the 500 and 700 series is huge but so is the
price. If someone can swing it I'd say go for the 700 series. If we had done it
over we would have gone diesel a 27hp gas engine is mighty thirsty.

 

[ChuckinNH]

That is what I was seeing too. My land is still rough although I'll be working on that this summer. By the way, how thirsty is that 27hp? My 20 hp uses about a gallon an hour mowing, sometimes a little less, and sometimes a bit more if I'm running the collector.

 

[Wombat125]

Not sure how rugged is rugged, but it sounds like a perfect fit for a B2620 with a rear finish mower.

Of course, I'm the wrongest person to tell you not to buy another tractor.

 

[LBrown59]

How are the X500's holding up. They look heavy beside the smaller tractors, and pretty light beside the X700's /2305. I have 3+ rugged acres to mow.

x500 lawn tractor
x700 garden tractor
2305 sub compact real tractor.
Why not use what you all ready have ; the legacy and or the Kubota ?

 

[ChuckinNH]

x500 lawn tractor
x700 garden tractor
2305 sub compact real tractor.
Why not use what you all ready have ; the legacy and or the Kubota ?

JD rates the X500 as a garden tractor, and I thought it looked light, that's why I was asking. I am using the Legacy now, and have nearly 1000 hours on it. I have some medical issues that make that deck somewhat hard to remove, and reinstall as many times as I do it for maintenance. I've been reading your posts though Lee, and they make sense. Why should I remove the deck just to sharpen blades, grease, and clean under the dust covers when I can buy a new garden tractor, and get rid of the issue for several hours of use.

 

[slc10844]

Has anyone had any problems with the X500, aside from outward appearences compared to the X300 and X700? I just ordered one. Looked like a decent unit. We have some older JD lawn tractors at work that take a beating and keep going. I went with JD because I thought it would be a reliable machine.

 

[ChuckinNH]

Hmm, looks like the X500 series is the orphan of the line, or folks just don't want to talk about them.

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

Hmm, looks like the X500 series is the orphan of the line, or folks just don't want to talk about them.

I have about 60 hours on my '08 X534. I have not had any issues with it and I love the AWS.

 

[slc10844]

Hmm, looks like the X500 series is the orphan of the line, or folks just don't want to talk about them.

I think the X300 series is a bit more popular. My wife preferred the X500 over the X320. Who was I to argue?