Recent content by rwarner

Today was the last straw. I have a 2002 4300 HST that's been nothing but trouble since the day I bought it. Rear end leaks, oil line leaks, frozen brakes, sticking hydraulic levers...and this week when I have about 140 tons of sand to move...it dies completetely. In the first three months I...

At 22 hours my new 4300HST developed a leak around the rear PTO faceplate. The dealer picked it up and EIGHT days later it came home. After the first hour of use, it began leaking worse than ever. Supposedly, while in the shop they had some trouble (screwed up) one of the bearings, had to order...

So here's what I want........about 1/2 of our 11 acres is in woods. We have a fairly large area cleared around the house, but I want to remove some of the brush/saplings along that border so that the yard "blends" into the woods. I'm having trouble deciding the best (and least expensive) tool...

New Toy\'s Here! My new 4300 HST came Friday. By Sunday afternoon I'd put 6 hrs. on it just giving grandkids rides, leveling a drive that was pretty level to begin with, and "hauling" twigs to the burn pile with the FEL. And of course, it's been washed once already!!!

O.K. - I've heard all the arguments for "buying all the tractor you can afford", and I agree. So, I started out pricing the 4200 but I'm now considering the 4300. My dilema is this, my use will be mostly finish mowing with only occasional use of the FEL and a scraper blade. Is the additional...