x730 Vs. x750

[polo1665]

Hey All,
After 20+ years my Simplicity Sunstar may be on the way out. Its been a great mower, but has started to nickel and dime me over the last couple of years. A couple of days ago it developed a major oil leak that may have convinced me to send it out to pasture.

I stopped tonight and looked at a JD x730, nice tractor. From what I can see the only difference between it and the x750 is that the 750 is a diesel. My question is: Is it worth the extra $1,000 for the 3 cylinder diesel. This tractor is going to have to last me until I am in the ground, and I am wondering if the diesel is more likely to last longer than the gas engine.

Thanks for any info or suggestions.

 

[CinderSchnauzer]

Unless you provide more information it will be very difficult for anyone to give a good answer. Things like, what do you want to do with the unit? how much area to maintain? Is it flat / hilly or ? Do you ever need AWS? AWD? Do you have other diesel machines? How many hours on the Simplicity? Do you expect the new one to be similar hours?

Just a few ideas for additional info.

 

[J F]

Unless you provide more information it will be very difficult for anyone to give a good answer. Things like, what do you want to do with the unit? how much area to maintain? Is it flat / hilly or ? Do you ever need AWS? AWD? Do you have other diesel machines? How many hours on the Simplicity? Do you expect the new one to be similar hours?

Just a few ideas for additional info.

Or...are you 50, 70, 110?

This tractor is going to have to last me until I am in the ground, and I am wondering if the diesel is more likely to last longer than the gas engine.

 

[polo1665]

Unless you provide more information it will be very difficult for anyone to give a good answer. Things like, what do you want to do with the unit? how much area to maintain? Is it flat / hilly or ? Do you ever need AWS? AWD? Do you have other diesel machines? How many hours on the Simplicity? Do you expect the new one to be similar hours?

Just a few ideas for additional info.

Already have a larger diesel machine that I use for loader, backhoe, tilling, plowing and logging. This one is going to be used exclusively for mowing about 2.5 acres, mostly flat, with a some side hill. I surely don't need 4 wheel steering and really don't need 4WD, neither of the two models I mentioned have either of those. Sorry I wasn't more clear, but the reason for the post was to ask if the diesel engine would be worth the extra grand from a longevity stand point.

Thanks

 

[polo1665]

Or...are you 50, 70, 110?

Jay, I'm 49, and if the JD only makes it 22+ years like the Sunstar did, well then I'll hire the mowing out for the other 20 years til I croak.

The hour gauge on the Sunstar quit working at 700 hours, that was about 6 years ago.

 

[coobie]

IMHO go diesel.I bought a JD X740 (2 wheel drive)with the diesel option and 7 Iron deck.It sips fuel compared to my Ingersoll with the 4020 onan 20hp gas engine.

 

[J F]

Jay, I'm 49, and if the JD only makes it 22+ years like the Sunstar did, well then I'll hire the mowing out for the other 20 years til I croak.

The hour gauge on the Sunstar quit working at 700 hours, that was about 6 years ago.

:laughing:

:thumbsup:

 

[OregonCraig]

Already have a larger diesel machine that I use for loader, backhoe, tilling, plowing and logging. This one is going to be used exclusively for mowing about 2.5 acres, mostly flat, with a some side hill. I surely don't need 4 wheel steering and really don't need 4WD, neither of the two models I mentioned have either of those. Sorry I wasn't more clear, but the reason for the post was to ask if the diesel engine would be worth the extra grand from a longevity stand point.

Thanks

I wanted a dedicated diesel mower to reduce the amount of ethanol-free gas I had to buy. It's expensive and not as widely available. I know that some say it's not a problem to run 10% ethanol in JD gas engines, but I knew I wouldn't want to do it. I ran ethanol-free in my X500.

Speaking of X500s, you may wish to consider one, or something else in the X5xx series. For two to three acres of mostly flat land to mow, even the X500 is arguably overkill. I only mention this because it seems you are not opposed to a gasoline engine. JD is quite proud of the X7xx series, and for your use would most likely be unnecessary. The X500 is very stable and plenty powerful.

 

[CinderSchnauzer]

Already have a larger diesel machine that I use for loader, backhoe, tilling, plowing and logging. This one is going to be used exclusively for mowing about 2.5 acres, mostly flat, with a some side hill. I surely don't need 4 wheel steering and really don't need 4WD, neither of the two models I mentioned have either of those. Sorry I wasn't more clear, but the reason for the post was to ask if the diesel engine would be worth the extra grand from a longevity stand point.

Thanks

Based on above comments, I would go diesel.

 

[js5020]

In my opinion get what you want, the 1K is a wash. The 1K extra for the diesel buys a fair amount of gas, but the diesel has a cool factor and will likely return that 1K when you part with the machine.