Re: Tractors -vs- mowers
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Posted by Charlie on August 31, 1998 at 14:33:53:
In Reply to: Tractors -vs- mowers posted by Richard on August 26, 1998 at 06:28:59:
: 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. I have a 1988 JD185 with a 38" deck that mow 1 acre with. The JD185 has an 18hp Kawasaki, air coolded gasonline engine and hydrostat transmission, no hydraulics. The 1 acre is a mixture of trees, rock and bermuda grass. I've imprived the lot over the years but it still has some rough spots and slopes that I mow. Because of the rock and rough areas early on I did put some wear on the moser deck lift arms and connections and had the deck rebuilt this year. Other than that the JD185 has been relativley trouble free and held up well doing a job over some pretty rough ground.
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