MTD has not, nor do they, produce any of Deere's lawn and garden tractors; even the 100 series, produced in Tennessee, is built by John Deere. Now, that facility in Greenville used to be owned by Murray if I remember correctly, and I think that might be where these rumors come from. On top of that there is no difference between the 100 series sold in box stores, and the ones sold at dealers, and on top of this local dealers are contracted to perform assembly, and provide support.
I spent 7 years with a Deere D160, and keeping in mind that it's a lawn tractor I treated it as such- I mowed my lawn and pulled a yard cart. I also familiarized myself with their weak points, and was sure to operate accordingly. When I moved to a property that was not as compatible with it I was able to sell it for 2/3 of what it cost new, which was nice. Coincidently enough, the local woman that purchased it is still mowing with it.
I speak highly of these machines because they don't deserve the bum rap they've been given- well, not all of them. Machines below the D160 and current S170 now use T40J transaxles, which were developed for use in rear-engine riders, and that's a no go. Of course, they're not the only ones, Cub Cadet recently replaced the K46 with the T40 in most of their XT1 lineup. Cost cutting I suppose.
MTD has not, nor do they, produce any of Deere's lawn and garden tractors; even the 100 series, produced in Tennessee, is built by John Deere. Now, that facility in Greenville used to be owned by Murray if I remember correctly, and I think that might be where these rumors come from. On top of that there is no difference between the 100 series sold in box stores, and the ones sold at dealers, and on top of this local dealers are contracted to perform assembly, and provide support.
I spent 7 years with a Deere D160, and keeping in mind that it's a lawn tractor I treated it as such- I mowed my lawn and pulled a yard cart. I also familiarized myself with their weak points, and was sure to operate accordingly. When I moved to a property that was not as compatible with it I was able to sell it for 2/3 of what it cost new, which was nice. Coincidently enough, the local woman that purchased it is still mowing with it.
I speak highly of these machines because they don't deserve the bum rap they've been given- well, not all of them. Machines below the D160 and current S170 now use T40J transaxles, which were developed for use in rear-engine riders, and that's a no go. Of course, they're not the only ones, Cub Cadet recently replaced the K46 with the T40 in most of their XT1 lineup. Cost cutting I suppose.
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Like the trailer ! Kevin .
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