Want to buy a used Grasshopper and need advice.

[sixdogs]

OK, all done and thank you for educating me. I bought a GH 723K H2 with 400 hours and a vacuum bagger. It has an electric deck lift but a regular seat. it's a gas engine but the whole thing is in pristine condition. I don't plan to mow the lawn with it but rather under bunches of trees and around obstacles. I'll do the open spaces with my rear mount 7' Woods finish mower and I think that will work fine.

A diesel is still my first choice so one winter's day when a GH diesel shows up at an auction and goes cheap, Ill buy it and sell the 723K. I bought it priced OK so it will all work out. That's my story. Now, to find an owner's manual on-line. He couldn't find it.

 

[Ford850]

OK, all done and thank you for educating me. I bought a GH 723K H2 with 400 hours and a vacuum bagger. It has an electric deck lift but a regular seat. it's a gas engine but the whole thing is in pristine condition. I don't plan to mow the lawn with it but rather under bunches of trees and around obstacles. I'll do the open spaces with my rear mount 7' Woods finish mower and I think that will work fine.

A diesel is still my first choice so one winter's day when a GH diesel shows up at an auction and goes cheap, Ill buy it and sell the 723K. I bought it priced OK so it will all work out. That's my story. Now, to find an owner's manual on-line. He couldn't find it.

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[Birdhunter1]

You will find that the 723 uses about a gallon of gas an hour and you'll keep running it as it really ins't expensive to run or maintain, 2 quarts of oil and a filter plus air filters isn't expensive. Run the 23hp gas Kohler till she blows then find a diesel.

 

[sixdogs]

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Thanks. I'm on it.

 

[sixdogs]

Anyone know if I can drive this up the ladder style ramps of a typical equipment trailer? The ramps will go narrow enough to fit but I will have to drive up the ramps. It's only a 2 mile drive home so another option is to drive it home, although I'm not happy about that idea.

I would have to tilt the mower deck to drive up the ramps and does anyone know if I can do that as well?

 

[arto98607]

It depends on the angle of incline & traction and would the rear wheels align with the ramps if you set up the ramps for the front wheels?

 

[sixdogs]

Well, it fits on my Corn Pro equipment trailer that has extra wide ramps. Now, to get that owner's manual and change all oils and filters.

 

[Birdhunter1]

Anyone know if I can drive this up the ladder style ramps of a typical equipment trailer? The ramps will go narrow enough to fit but I will have to drive up the ramps. It's only a 2 mile drive home so another option is to drive it home, although I'm not happy about that idea.

I would have to tilt the mower deck to drive up the ramps and does anyone know if I can do that as well?

It will go up the ramps forwards or backwards just fine.

 

[sixdogs]

Just picked up the two quarts of Grasshopper Hydro oil and hydro filter. Going to get a Purolater oil filter and get started later today. I took the grass vac off because I don't need it right now and I'm going to pressure wash the engine before the oil change. The oil drain plug doesn't look like a drain plug but rather some sort of twist and drain setup. Owner's manual is sketchy on it so any advice on draining the old oil?

 

[Birdhunter1]

There is a screw to loosen and the oil drains out. I think I took that whole piece off and put a valve on or maybe a cap on it as I thought it was too slow. Then again I may not have took the original fitting off, either way loosen the screw and it should drain if it isn't plugged up with dirt (which might be why I am thinking I changed it.