[AT] OT Lawn Tractor Mfg.

charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
Fri Mar 26 05:48:55 PST 2004


Before I spent a lot of money on a NICE garden tractor I'd buy a good
quality zero turning radius mower for the tight places and finished lawn
areas and spend the rest on a tractor of some sort.

Charlie
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> I have to agree, Dick. We have 22 acres with all but a few acres being
> pasture and there's no way any "garden tractor" could handle all the
> chores that need to be done. A Super A or CA or even a Ford N series would
> be far and away better for a chore tractor. I would prefer something like
> a I-H 350 Utility to any of those, but that's just me.
>
> Phil
>
> > Back in 1988, we had a small acreage (8 acres), I bought an Duetz Allis
> > (Simplicity) 1916 garden tractor.  I paid about $6000 for it with all
> > implements.  My neighbor, who is also my dentist, went the MTD route.
> > Today, I still have the 1916 and it handles everything my M doesn't do.
> > After THREE MTDs, my dentist eventually bought a JD and seems happy with
> > it.
> >
> > I cannot imagine taking care of more than a few acres with my 1916, much
> > less 34 acres! He'll probably need a small garden tractor in addition to
> > something larger as you suggested, so buying a garden tractor won't be a
> > waste of money, it just won't be enough of a tractor to handle what he's
> > got.
> >
> > Dick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HaliganBar at aol.com
> > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 6:53 AM
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> > Subject: [AT] OT Lawn Tractor Mfg.
> >
> >
> > One of the guys I work with is purchsing a new riding mower. Actually
> > he's looking for a Garden tractor which technically makes it a little
> > more versatile.
> > So far he's narrowed his search to a Husquvarna and a Sears. He's been
> > told that these 2 are mfg. by the same company. Does anyone know if this
> > is true?
> > My first thought is that MTD must build them both but he claims that, in
> > his research, the MTD name has never come up.
> > I tried to talk him into a small antique tractor (a Super A or CA with a
> > mid-mount mower perhaps) that would be more versatile around his 34
> > acres but I
> > haven't convinced him...yet.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Karl
>
>
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