Re: Tractors -vs- mowers

Subject: Re: Re: Tractors -vs- mowers

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: : I don't know much about tractors. I read come comentary here once regarding for example a Craftsman riding mower. The comentary was pretty bashing on it one reference was that instead of using bearings (ala tractors) it used bushings. : : The thrust of my questions is how does a John Deere riding mower stack up? I say a "riding mower" since I was only looking through dealers window at 9:30 pm and saw some units that didn't have any 3 point on the back, which lead me to conclude (without verifying I must add) that these were just dedicated riding mowers. Would these type units fall withing the catagory of the Craftsman riding mower, or are these built "properly" and can be expected to live for many years? : : Again, I don't know much about these and have an interest in ultimately getting a small little workhorse to use around a 2 acre tract of (currently wooded) land. : Let me add my two cents worth. Many people use descriptive buzz words such as lawn mowers tractor mowers, riding lawn mowers, garden tractors, farm tractors, three point hitch, belly mower and the like. After you wade through all of this, call them what you like. They all have a good use when properly applied. Getting back to your situation, I assume you intend to clear the 2 acre tract. Once that is done and you want to cut grass and clear weeds, the JD "garden tractors" will work just fine. Just let the dealer know what you intend to do and how often. I use an MTD Garden Tractor that has an 18.5 horse engine with a 46 inch cutter deck. This does great for most of my mowing needs. If that does not cut it (no pun intended) I use my Ford 8n farm tractor with a 5 ft bushhog (rotory cutter) on the back with the 3 point hitch. This will take down big stuff. See, I got to use some of those descriptve words too. Welcome to the wonderful world of tractors and ground preparation.

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