Would this be worth buying? Need a 4wd mower and sofar it's far cheaper than buying a new lawnmower

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   / Would this be worth buying? Need a 4wd mower and sofar it's far cheaper than buying a new lawnmower #2  
The garden tractor looks rather dated. Have you checked on parts availability?
 
   / Would this be worth buying? Need a 4wd mower and sofar it's far cheaper than buying a new lawnmower #3  
   / Would this be worth buying? Need a 4wd mower and sofar it's far cheaper than buying a new lawnmower
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Yep, dedicated dealership about 30-50 mins from me (close for Australia lol) and a partswide dealer for Kubota parts that ships from the state over, so overall there should be semi okay parts availability

ArlyA said:
The garden tractor looks rather dated. Have you checked on parts availability?
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   / Would this be worth buying? Need a 4wd mower and sofar it's far cheaper than buying a new lawnmower #5  
So it seems it was built from 1983 to 1990.
 
   / Would this be worth buying? Need a 4wd mower and sofar it's far cheaper than buying a new lawnmower #6  
Looks tidy, low hours, decent deck, Service history...

If the seller seems reputable - Grab it.
You can always re-sell it if you don't like it.

(For the Americans - Gumtree is an Australian equivalent to Craigs List -ish)
 
   / Would this be worth buying? Need a 4wd mower and sofar it's far cheaper than buying a new lawnmower #7  
I personally shy away from MMMs because they are in the way when you are doing normal tractor chores and to clean out the deck during the wet grass season is a king sized PIA. I buy tractors to do tractor jobs and mowers to do mower jobs.....FYI, I use one of my tractors to lift the front ends of my mowers when it's time to get the hose out and washout the deck, and while doing that, I remove and sharpen the blades. By doing it that way, I can move my washout spot around the place so that I don't wind up with a fixed spot and piles of clippings and mud to clean up.
 
   / Would this be worth buying? Need a 4wd mower and sofar it's far cheaper than buying a new lawnmower #8  
My MMM goes on and off every week and I do have 2 Z-turns, just can not use them on the steeper slopes and rougher parts. Also use a Brush hog for the tall stuff. MMM is easier to install and remove than the brush hog, mostly because I rarely use the brush hog. Once the MMM is off the machine and standing edge it's way easier to clean than my other mowers.
 
   / Would this be worth buying? Need a 4wd mower and sofar it's far cheaper than buying a new lawnmower #9  
It’s a tractor, not a garden tractor. If it doesn’t have an end loader no problem taking the mower off and on, it can stay on. It is a quite a bit older Kubota.
 
   / Would this be worth buying? Need a 4wd mower and sofar it's far cheaper than buying a new lawnmower
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Texasmark said:
I personally shy away from MMMs because they are in the way when you are doing normal tractor chores and to clean out the deck during the wet grass season is a king sized PIA. I buy tractors to do tractor jobs and mowers to do mower jobs.....FYI, I use one of my tractors to lift the front ends of my mowers when it's time to get the hose out and washout the deck, and while doing that, I remove and sharpen the blades. By doing it that way, I can move my washout spot around the place so that I don't wind up with a fixed spot and piles of clippings and mud to clean up.
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I was initial concerned, before realizing I'd had the deck off the lawnmower for the last weeks so it wouldn't make a difference lol, but you do raise a really good point about cleaning
 
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