[AT] New little tractor info??? JD LA130

[Dean VP]

Farmer,

As far as I know JD makes all their own garden/lawn tractors in Horricon,
Wisconsin. JD is also making lower end stuff for the chain hardware/lumber
stores as well. But as I recall the John Deere name is on all of it. I'm not
aware, but it is entirely possible, they may be private labeling some for
others but haven't heard of it. Don't follow the modern stuff very much. 

PS:  I would not recommend any of the new homeowner line from JD unless you
get above $5,000 or more new. Like all companies JD has had to build/design
a product to meet the competition at certain price points. The lower end of
the line just isn't hefty enough to do the kind of yards we have to deal
with. In my experience I have had much better luck buying a few year old
used upper end JD product rather than buy the lower end new. I've been
running a JD 425 here for several years that I bought used for less than
half price new.  If you can find a well taken care one of these I would
recommend it highly. It is almost bulletproof. It has  a PTO driven 48" deck
with much heavier steel. Lower end decks are made from much lighter steel. 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

"He who makes decisions in haste repents at his leisure."

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Subject: [AT] New little tractor info??? JD LA130

  Who makes the John Deere LA130 lawn tractor?
   I see that the Huskvarna (sp?) lawn tractor is an MTD like Cub Cadet and 
Troy-bilt and... and... and...   ;-)
   Is the Deere LA130 Poulan (Electrolux) made?

   I am replacing my first Yardman (MTD) which is a 20 HP 42" and has been 
in pretty heavy use for 3 years and trouble free except wearing out engine 
to deck belts and about 4 sets of blades. It still runs perfect and doesn't 
burn a drop of oil. We bought a second Yardman last fall. It is a 22 HP 
with a 46" deck.
   I was looking at a Poulan (Electrolux) at Rural King that was a 23 HP 
with a 54" deck but I thought that the Deere might resell better in a couple

of years. Also the 54" deck might be a little tight in some areas we mow. I 
have the Yanmar 1500 diesel with a woods 60" deck for big open areas.
   Does anyone know of a good place to get a top (input) shaft bearing for 
the transmission of a Bolens Articulator? Has anyone ever replaced one? I 
don't believe it is supposed to wobble like a joystick...   ;-)   That old 
bolens is otherwise in good shape. It was my mothers mower and while it like

most mowers had a few short comings it does the smoothest job of mowing of 
any mower I have ever used. One of them would cut golf course greens.  :-)


--
"farmer"

Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
robinson at svs.net 


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