Posted by Wilamayb on April 23, 2013 at 18:09:49 from (66.168.153.138):
In Reply to: OT Lawn Mowers posted by Banditfarmer on April 23, 2013 at 17:53:30:
I finally gave up my 40 year old Deere 140 garden tractor this past year, however it is still being used by the guy that purchased it. I replaced it with a 318 Deere that is a whole 10 years newer but the powersteering is NICE!
I wouldnt have an MTD if it was given to me. My 40 year old 140 has less slop in the steering after all those years of mowing than an MTD has after a year of use... I noted to the buyer of my 140 that the steering had some slop. He noted that it sure had a lot less than the Murray that it was replacing! He was in total awe of the hydraulic deck and individual turning brakes on the 140.
Those old Deeres and Cub Cadets are like your bobcat.... Built like a brick house. About the only folks left building a nice tractor style mower is Deere and Kubota. There are a few good zero turns out there but they sure arent all they are cracked up to be. They are pitiful on a hillside and most ditiches have magnetism so it seems when a zero turn is nearby...
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