Posted by Fatjay on January 27, 2017 at 19:46:55 from (108.2.211.44):
In Reply to: lawn/garden tractor posted by wjytexas on January 25, 2017 at 06:14:17:
Five years ago my old MTD from the 80's died and I was fed up fixing it. I bought a new craftsman 42" 18hp single cylinder tractor. Bells and whistles galore. 3rd year mowing, the connecting rod snapped to the piston. I picked up a used 20hp twin from craigslist and bolted it on. This past year the main spindle went in the mower deck, chewed up the belt beyond recognition.
So a $1000 mower needed $800 in repairs in the first 5 years.
I went out and spent $2000 on a kubota b8200 4wd hst and $300 on a 3pt 60" finish mower, and that should last me a life time.
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