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04/12/10, 02:55 PM
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Location: plains of Colorado
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I mowed with one about 15 yrs MTD f/Wards(my hubby keeps up maintenance very well) and I mow lots as we have lg windbreaks. One fall he walked into Sears and a new floor model was on sale for $800...he calls me, should I get it? So I got a new one a couple yrs ago. They are all MTD.
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04/12/10, 03:59 PM
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Location: Wyoming
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04/12/10, 06:20 PM
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I was in the comercial mowing business and had nothing but Deere, front mount diesel. I sold my business and replaced them with a John Deere 318 50 in deck.... Remember nothing runs like a Deere....
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04/12/10, 08:34 PM
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Location: New Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arabian knight
I would rather get a MTD then a Craftsman. Point being PARTS. You will be only able to get parts at SEARS when it is a Craftsman. But a MTD or Murray, Cub Cadet, you can order parts on line.
In fact I have the MTD parts site in my favorites~!!
And you can't do that even with a JD one.
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I am surprised since I order my JD parts from their web parts list ( with schematics) and can either have them shipped or pick up from a local dealer. And this for a very old 56 rider.
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04/13/10, 06:30 AM
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Craftsman is worth avoiding due to parts and service availability problems. Oh, if you can translate what the Craftsman really is, you're fine. But otherwise, it can drive you nuts dealing with Sears trying to get parts.
Most any of them work fine is you take care of them. Don't beat it senseless and actually check the oil. It'll go for years.
Myself, I far prefer rear engine units for traction reasons, particularly in the light weight lines. Otherwise you get all the weight over the front tires, none over the rear, and you can't turn on hills worth a darn.
Crude as a cob and tough as nails are the Snapper riders.
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04/13/10, 12:58 PM
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Location: NW Georgia
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Although I agree with some of the points made by Texican above, I have a yard that seems to have grown via osmosis. I now use a small Massey Ferguson 1210 tractor with a 5 foot Lands Pride finish mower on the back. It gets the job done quickly, and although I've dedicated this machine to mowing, it could be used for other tasks like tilling/plowing.
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04/25/10, 11:25 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by texican
Goats + Free Range Chickens + Geese. No lawn to mow.
"Lawns" are Satan's little playground... waste of space, waste of resources, both human, fuel, fertilizer, and time. Toxic ecological wastelands... the prettier they are, the more poisons applied... Similar to "It's a Wonderful Life", where each time a bell rings, an angel gets it's wings..... when a lawnmower is cranked a demon get's it's three-pronged spear...
Sorry, I have a 'thing' about yards....
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I do agree. For now I need to keep the brush down as I have no goats to do it. The rider would probably be used more for hauling around sticks and stuff.
Thanks for all the replies. Still looking.
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04/26/10, 08:43 PM
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Banned
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Fox Valley, WI
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wisjim where did you find the electrak? i have seen a few around but super expensive
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04/27/10, 05:49 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Southern Indiana
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Depends on the yard you are mowing. If it is flat and level and tree rootless for the most part you might get by with about anything. Look at the deck, I have had lots of different mowers over the years, but the Deere decks really stand out.
Snapper can be a good choice.
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04/27/10, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Whiskey Flats(Ft. Worth) , Tx
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..................Snapper makes a rider with a single 33 inch blade , one large belt too replace ! Anything wider than 33 inches and you're dealing with the added complexity of multiple blades , additional drive belts , tension pulleys , etc . KISS......kiss it simple stupid...... , fordy 
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04/27/10, 08:52 AM
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Banned
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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I am looking for one that does this
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04/30/10, 05:41 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Ended up getting a 2007 Craftsman LT2000 for $750. The seller was not far away and delivered it for me as well. 42" cut, 17.5hp B&S.
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04/30/10, 07:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
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Have to agree w/ LisaT-a cheap mower will have a sealed hydrostatic unit-most of them are throw-aways...going up and down hills, and pulling things will only kill them faster. You will junk the tractor before the engine goes bad, because the transmission will puke on you. I have a 'throwaway' hydro unit on my bench right now-tore it apart, and the bearing cap bolts busted, and threw the bolt heads down into the gears. Might get lucky w/ this one, but you cannot find parts for these, because Peerless- the Co. that makes most of the hydro units, made them to be throw-aways, thus they make no parts available to fix them. If I were you, I'd really think about a good mower-think J.Deere. They are really strong tractors, made to fix and maintain. Might pay more now, but will be the last tractor you buy if you maintain it.
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