Need strong transmission. 2000 series or 2500?

[mitchedo]

The belts on my Murray lasted 6 years. I only changed the trans belt this year in the hope that my transaxle wasn't hosed. The belt was still in good shape. The transaxle was hosed.

I was scared off the Cub by the first reply I got here. I went to Epinions and looked around.

I'm now the owner of a John Deere LT160. I didn't have time to wait to order a GT235. The LT seems up to the task. It pulls my hill so much better than the Murray ever did. Perhaps I don't need such a strong transaxle after all for my puny little yard. We'll see how long it lasts. Perhaps I should have visited the Cub dealer, but it was farther away, and they didn't answer the phone this morning. I was in a hurry. ...paid $3100 for the Deere with tax and a grass collector. The Deere has a throwaway transaxle, which doesn't make me happy, but the leaves are done, and I can get ready for finals next week.

 

[RP7205]

i may be out of line here,but murray is not a cub cadet.when i was looking for hydrostatic tractors due to a back injury i was told to stay away from any transaxles that do not have a spin-on-filter on them.i had a 1998 cub 2155 for 5 yrs. that got worked! & never had a problem with the transaxle or any other part of it for that matter! mowing,towing gravel,snowblowing,ect. it was a great machine! i finally went to a cadet compact for the ft. end loader.but would recommend a cub cadet anyday!

 

[JTKub]

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The JD LT series has the same exact tuff-torq transaxle as the '100' series JD's sold at big box stores (for thousands less). Bad thing is, these throw-away units can cost $1000.

G/luck
Joel