Buying Advice TORO WHEELHORSE 17HP - 38" vs. ROVER RANCHER 14.5" : Which one is a better buy??

[chriskalus]

TORO WHEELHORSE 17HP - 38" vs. ROVER RANCHER 14.5" : Which one is a better buy??

Rover Rancher 14.5hp - $850 [$700]
Rover ride on | Lawn Mowers | Gumtree Australia Mornington Peninsula - Rosebud | 1148115551

or

Toro Wheelhorse 17hp - 38": $1200 [$800]
Toro wheel horse 17hp 38 inch cut ride on mower | Lawn Mowers | Gumtree Australia Baw Baw Area - Warragul | 114853524

which one should i choose?

Price in red is what I have negotiated selling price too.

Thanks guys

 

[tomplum]

Re: TORO WHEELHORSE 17HP - 38" vs. ROVER RANCHER 14.5" : Which one is a better buy??

The Toro is a LITTLE more modern, but it looks like the deck is ready to rust through on the LH side?At least from the pic. It has to be 15+ years old.They weren't bad riders at all. The other looks quite old, though state side- we don't know what a Rover Rancher is. It looks like a 30 y/o MTD product from where I am sitting. Surely there is more to look at than these two?