[AT] ZTR mower follow up

[R Fink Sr]

   Charlie you know what they say. Even the blind pig finds an acorn now
   and then.
   Good luck with the ZTR
   R Fink
   PA


   On 05/02/14, charlie hill<charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:

   Mike, fortunately most of the lawn service companies here are owner
   operator
   type and if they have any employees it's just one guy that works with
   the
   owner.
   This guy works alone. He bought this machine new. I think it's a 2005
   model
   and it has less than 700 hours showing on the meter so even though he
   used
   it
   professionally it hasn't been run hard and put up wet. Since the engine
   is
   newly
   rebuilt by certified techs, the only thing I am concerned about at all
   is
   the wheel drive
   units and they seem to be fine.
   I know what you mean. I’m usually the guy that just missed the deal
   or
   hears about one
   after just spending the big money. I guess it's my turn to get
   lucky..... I
   hope.
   Charlie
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Mike
   Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 10:06 PM
   To: Antique tractor email discussion group
   Subject: Re: [AT] ZTR mower follow up
   Dammit Charlie, I didn't need to hear that when I'm looking at the new
   ones! Sounds like you got a killer deal, enjoy your new toy. You were
   fortunate to know the owner, and how he cared for his equipment. Around
   here, used ones still command a pretty good price, and the service
   history is unknown. If they were used by a lawn service, you can bet
   that they were operated by a crew that could give sh!t if they were
   hard
   on it, it wasn't theirs.
   Mike M
   On 5/1/2014 7:14 PM, charlie hill wrote:
   > Well I thought I'd tell everyone that responded to my enquiry what I
   did.
   >
   > A friend of mine who is semi-retired and does some mowing on the side
   > was telling me he had just bought a new Dixon ZTR mower. I asked him
   > where he got it and about the dealer and told him I was looking for a
   ZTR.
   > He said "I'll sell you my old one". It's a Dixon Ram 50 Mag. which is
   > from their commercial line. it's a 50" cut, powered by a 20 hp Kohler
   > which
   > he just had
   > rebuilt by the dealer. The mower has been dealer serviced ever since
   he's
   > owned
   > it. If it coughs he takes it in to be checked. It runs like a top.
   > It's been garaged every night of it's life. Brand new belts and
   Dixon's
   > high end
   > Grizzly blades. The seat isn't even dirty. 674 hours on the meter.
   > He sold it to me for $800.00.
   >
   > I mowed about an acre with it today. It's tight and smooth. Starts as
   > soon
   > as
   > you bump the starter. No leaks, no smoke, no rattles. The paint is
   even
   > good
   > with only a few scraped up spots on the edges of the mower deck where
   it's
   > rubbed
   > stuff. I'm tickled. I figure if I can mow my yard all of this year
   with
   > out problems it won't
   > owe me a dime since it would cost me that much to hire this yard
   mowed for
   > a
   > season.
   >
   > Here's a link to one like it on the Dixon site.
   > [1]http://www.dixon-sales.com/ram44_50.html
   > They don't make that model any longer but the machines that replaced
   it
   > are
   > almost identical.
   >
   > Charlie
   >
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