pclausen
Veteran Member
I have a 2003 GT235 with the 18HP Kawasaki twin cylinder engine. It has 891 hours on it. I'm the original owner. Looking at tractordata.com, it looks like it set me back about $5,149 back then, which sounds about right. It has the 48C mower deck.
I have been following the maintenance schedule pretty closely and it has given me 17 years of trouble free service. I have replaced all 4 tires and the seat over the years, but that's it outside of regular maintenance.
I'm thinking about upgrading some something with a larger deck, like 54" or 60" since I have been regularly expanding my lawn area, which is now several acres to where it now takes several hours to mow with this unit.
Would something like a X570 be the equivalent unit today? The max deck size appears to be 54" however and for the money, one could almost get a Z700 series, which is available with a 60" deck.
As an alternative, I could get a 54" deck for my GT235 and save a lot of money in the process. Not sure what my GT235 is worth, maybe $2,000 if I was to sell it?
What would you do if you had 4 acres to mow?
I have been following the maintenance schedule pretty closely and it has given me 17 years of trouble free service. I have replaced all 4 tires and the seat over the years, but that's it outside of regular maintenance.
I'm thinking about upgrading some something with a larger deck, like 54" or 60" since I have been regularly expanding my lawn area, which is now several acres to where it now takes several hours to mow with this unit.
Would something like a X570 be the equivalent unit today? The max deck size appears to be 54" however and for the money, one could almost get a Z700 series, which is available with a 60" deck.
As an alternative, I could get a 54" deck for my GT235 and save a lot of money in the process. Not sure what my GT235 is worth, maybe $2,000 if I was to sell it?
What would you do if you had 4 acres to mow?