Re: Craftsman Lawn Tractor
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Posted by Todd Markle on July 24, 1998 at 18:31:40:
In Reply to: Craftsman Lawn Tractor posted by Danny on July 11, 1998 at 22:17:42:
Looks to me like this guy got more info than he bargained for.
But I'll put in my 2 cents worth anyway.I've spent most of my
12 yr carreer working in a IH/Cub Cadet dealership, and come from
a family of tractor nuts. In my opinion you'd be better off
buying an older cub or jd or even a gravely aged from the late
60s to early 80s. You should be able to pick up a nice one in
the $500-$1500 range. Most of these older "premium" tractors
dont have a lot of parts that wear out quick like a craftsman would.
You will always have belts bearings and engine parts, but at least availability
isnt a problem.Try to get parts for a craftsman that is over 10 yrs old.
These tractors also dont have a lot of plastic and electronic safty switches
and junk like ALL the newer tractors have.These older tractors are also a
lot easier to work on.How many 20 yr old sears tractors do you see still in use?
In my area of central pa. their are literally hundreds of them.
Just one more note, I do a little garden tractor pulling and 95% of
the tractors used for this are Cub Cadets-many have the engines modified
to put out 50-100 hp. Nuff said.
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