CUT life span when compared to a graden tractor?

chucko · Jan 22, 2004

( Oh by the way, be sure to have a divorce lawyer on retainer. )

more like a DR... haha if it came down to it I could just go get it but I like to try (as hard as it is) to keep her happy

ayhow I know I said craftsman as the mower but that was more for an example. I have had them and did not have a lot of luck with them. If I got a mower it would most likely be orange or green mower

Funny thing was she found this ring she wanted last night and had to show it to me. I did not buy it but on the way out of the mall I put 25 cents in the gum michine and got one for her out of it. Told her they seem the same to me.....I think I made my point.

BIGUN · Jan 22, 2004

( Funny thing was she found this ring she wanted last night and had to show it to me. I did not buy it but on the way out of the mall I put 25 cents in the gum michine and got one for her out of it. Told her they seem the same to me.....I think I made my point. )

My Man! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif Good analogy.

JASTN70D · Jan 22, 2004

( Funny thing was she found this ring she wanted last night and had to show it to me. I did not buy it but on the way out of the mall I put 25 cents in the gum michine and got one for her out of it. Told her they seem the same to me.....I think I made my point. ) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Now that is thinking on your feet.! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif Good man. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Rick Jay · Jan 22, 2004

( Told her they seem the same to me.....I think I made my point. ) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Wow...talk about seizing an opportunity and thinking on your feet.!!! Clever debating technique. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Hope it works.

And of course there's always the "Its easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission" philosophy. One, incidentally, I use rather frequently. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

~Rick

Dave___in___CT · Jan 22, 2004

It's easier to get forgiveness than permission. 

...just get it... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Dave...

BIGUN · Jan 22, 2004

( If you really want a BX and can afford it without any really major consequence to your family (can't afford food...clothes...need to skip mortgage payment...etc.) then I recommend getting one. Life's too short. Trust me, over the life of the BX, you will more than get your money's worth out of it. )

Seriously, this pretty much says how I feel about it. I would add to this list of "must come first" spending priorities, funding your retirement (401K, etc.). If you feel confident your jobs are pretty secure for the next few years and if the Kubota is what you want most, go far it. Oh, then make sure the next big investment you make is your wife’s top priority. I have a feeling she will see to that. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

chucko · Jan 22, 2004

( Oh, then make sure the next big investment you make is your wife’s top priority. )

wait wait wait.......you see that 28 camper in the back yard.......I had a new nice tent and SHE wanted a camper so we got a camper. We just got it paid off.......so it is my turn and she does not get another turn.......

TresCrows · Jan 22, 2004

"wait wait wait.......you see that 28 camper in the back yard.......I had a new nice tent and SHE wanted a camper so we got a camper. We just got it paid off.......so it is my turn and she does not get another turn....... "

No where else on the web can you get tractor buying/operating advice and advice for life, psychology, philosophy---all right here on TBN.

OK, my advice is to be nice to your wife and get her the ring she wanted and enjoy the camper you probably secretly wanted too and if you can afford it without to much hassle then get the DANG tractor. In a few years we will all be gone, and none of this will matter. Get the tractor, use it and enjoy it. There is no your turn and her turn, it is a partnership and you need to convince her that reasonably you need this tractor and though expensive in the long run it will not be wasted and the long term costs are equivilent to buying several machine of lesser capability. If you are not "yard" people, working in the yard, making beds, tilling gardens hauling stuff around for little weekend projects then maybe you do not need a tractor. J

Joe1 · Jan 22, 2004

TresCrows:

I'm not a great Sears fan, but many of my friends swear by the store, their products and their service.

I don't even own a Craftsmen or any other LT or GT, so I have no axe to grind here, but I would imagine by volume alone, Sears outsells most if not all other LT or GT manufacturers, and for what they are they must hold up enough or they would not be in business.

See many Yugo's, Studebakers or Ramblers on the market or Allstate cars for that matter? They were cheap but didn't offer enough for the price. Sears must be offering enough or they would eventually get out of the business; just like they did trying to sell rebadged Henry J's as Allstates in the early 1950's and flopped.

Several of my neighbors have Craftsmen tractors and have had no problems. They use them within their design limits and they do fine, especially for price. They are happy with what they got for the price.

Some people swear by Craftsmen, others Swear at them.

Anyhow, an interesting disucssion, and I apologize for getting off the original intent of the thread.

TresCrows · Jan 23, 2004

Comparing LTs and GTs to SCUTs and CUTs is the INTENT of the thread and I will stick with what I said. A Sears or similar lawnmower is not a tractor and would be a very poor substitue at best for a BX or similar SCUT (subcompact utility tractor) regardless of how many are sold and to whomever. J