Hi
I'm Kevin, retired collision investigator from England now living in France. Just sold my Husqvarna lawn tractor and replaced it with a John Deere X748 4 wheel drive micro. Had it 2 weeks now and we are towards the end of a 3 month dry speel with no rain and no grass growth so haven't really assessed its capabilities as yet. I am very impressed with the build quality although it was expensive enough so should be good. Yanmar diesel engine seems refined enough and engaging the cutters at full revs is a scary experience first time, like standing on top of a jet engine. Have been looking for a "vintage" tractor off and on for a while, but they are very expensive here. The only cheaper ones are when a French farmer thinks its useful life is finished which is probably 3 or 4 years after its useful life was finished, they don't like to change things unless they are almost dead. Put a bid in on a John Deere of 1971 vintage but was beaten by a French farmer!!. I may have the chance of a early 50s Farmall Cub with a very tired petrol engine and will need to find out who made the engine and what parts may be available for it before I take it on. Oddles of charecter and until recently has been dragging a 15 foot trailer through the woods full of logs, this has probably caused its final lack of power.Will post again when I know whether to buy it. Anyone any experience with this type of engine?
Regards
Kevin
I'm Kevin, retired collision investigator from England now living in France. Just sold my Husqvarna lawn tractor and replaced it with a John Deere X748 4 wheel drive micro. Had it 2 weeks now and we are towards the end of a 3 month dry speel with no rain and no grass growth so haven't really assessed its capabilities as yet. I am very impressed with the build quality although it was expensive enough so should be good. Yanmar diesel engine seems refined enough and engaging the cutters at full revs is a scary experience first time, like standing on top of a jet engine. Have been looking for a "vintage" tractor off and on for a while, but they are very expensive here. The only cheaper ones are when a French farmer thinks its useful life is finished which is probably 3 or 4 years after its useful life was finished, they don't like to change things unless they are almost dead. Put a bid in on a John Deere of 1971 vintage but was beaten by a French farmer!!. I may have the chance of a early 50s Farmall Cub with a very tired petrol engine and will need to find out who made the engine and what parts may be available for it before I take it on. Oddles of charecter and until recently has been dragging a 15 foot trailer through the woods full of logs, this has probably caused its final lack of power.Will post again when I know whether to buy it. Anyone any experience with this type of engine?
Regards
Kevin
