[AT] New Lawn Tractor

[Alan Riley]

Dave, I bought a John Deere X530 a couple of years ago.  I usually mow
about 2.5 acres with it and sometimes up to 4.  It has a 54" mower deck,
hydraulic power steering, and a short turning radius that really helps with
all of the trees I have to mow around.  It also has a differential lock that
has come in handy a couple of times.

So far I've been pleased with it but it is just a heavy duty lawnmower, you
would still need a tractor for moving trailers, etc.

Alan Riley



-----Original Message----- 
From: David Rotigel
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 6:17 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] New Lawn Tractor

I mow about 4.5a. I, currently, use a ~1960 14 HP Economy Power King with a 
48" mower deck and a 1955 Massey-Harris Pacer with a 60" woods mower deck. I 
can get the 4.5a done in about 6 hours. The various attachments/implements 
that can be added on to these small sub compact tractors intrigues me, but 
I'm not sure that (at my age) I would use them. I do still need to lift 
things (so a front bucket might be useful) and I also need something to move 
trailers around from time to time. It's the upkeep on the two machines that 
I now use as much as the time involved that is making me thing about a new 
tractor as much as anything else.
Thus far, I have only looked at the Deere and the TYM. I'll find a Kubota 
dealer today and look at them. I'm in no real hurry--both the machines I 
have now are are working well.
Dave