JD D100 series

[LBrown59]

Ray, I don't own a $7000 JD. I own a LA145 that is three years old. If I were you and had a D100 series,
I'd be very careful at how many "crows" I kill at this point because eating them later may be a huge plate full of humility.
1*My experience has been that JD's design and quality in the economy mowers is really no better than Craftsman, Husky, or MTD.
3*Where JD excels is parts support.
Anyhow, say what you want, but you have to realize you are a 1-month wonder at this point and have almost no experience with your mower. You hope it will hold up and so do I, but I would be very careful how much chest-beating I do at this point.
4*I wanted a mower just for mowing and found that my low-cost mower was so unreliable .
Then I went out and bought a 12-yr old Kubota G1800 diesel with 1700 + hours as a backup. Guess which mower has been the most reliable? I thought I was making the best decision on buying the LA145 over a X3xx series mower because I just cut 1/2 acre of lawn with very few obstacles. If I had it to do over again, I'd buy the X3xx series. That's an opinion based on experience instead of hope.
5*You'll have plenty of opportunity to brag on your mower after 4 or 5 years if it proves to be a good decision for you.
I hope by then you still give it rave reviews.:thumbsup:

6*I DO compare my new D series JD to a Sears MTD and other brand names, so I don't think I am bragging at all. I have no idea if my particular unit will last my expectations, but nobody can say that it won't either.
I have eaten crow before, and God knows I will most likely eat it again before I die, but to eat crow, is to admit defeat...
7*.something not everyone is honest enough to do.
I have a feeling I'll be able to come back here in a few years and watch others eat crow.
8*C'yal in 5 years.

I concede the point.... But, When I was shopping for a new mower the JD dealer was right up front about the life expectancy of the models. LA1?5 5 years, X3?? 10 years, X5?? 15 years, X7?? 20 years. To buy anything above a X300 I would have had to financed it and I was not wanting to do that on a lawn mower. My LA165 + extended 4 year warranty was $100 less than a X300 at the time, but
9*it had a such small tires It would have had trouble getting around in the sandbox I live in.
I looked at the Craftsman and other MTD mowers in my price range but the JD dealer is 5 miles
When comparing apples to apples are the 100 series mowers a better value than the other brands?
10*I think so and when this mower craps out I'll go pay cash for another new one.

1*A big box store tractor is a big box store store tractor is a big box store tractor.
3*It's not the manufacturer be it JD or other that excels , It's buying from a dealer regardless of brand that excels.
4*I Bought a Big Box Store tractor back in 1995.
Worst tractor i ever owned.
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6*Best way to get the best buy/price on a box store tractor is to buy the one with the lowest price while ignoring the color and lable as all of them are pretty much the same.
The best place to get it is from a dealer.
7*I give you that.
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9*The lawn tractor i had in 1995 had the small tires too .
It was so helpless it would get hung up on its own shadow.
10*Im not sure about that?