[AT] New Lawn Tractor

[Alan Riley]

Phil, I know what I would do...I would stick some more money in the
425s that you have.

I think the X534 is the same as my X530 except with AWS.  But you
would have to step up to the X734 to have a machine equivalent to
what you have, in my opinion.   Anything in the X700 series is really
big bucks and would have been a little bit redundant in my case since
I also have a larger tractor with a finish mower.

The 425 and the X530 are about the same size but the 425 has a liquid
cooled Kawasaki engine compared to the X530 having an air cooled
Kawasaki.  Also, the 425 has hydraulics available for a loader which
nothing in the X500 series has.

The reverse safety feature is called a "RIO", for "Reverse Implement
Operation".  You need to pull out a knob/handle on the dash prior to
depressing the reverse pedal or the mower clutch disengages.  It doesn't
take long to get used to it but I still slip up and forget to pull it out a
couple of times every time I mow.  I have seen where some people have
just wedged it up with something while they mow.  It also has a seat
switch which I took care of before I ever mowed with it the first time.

Alan Riley



-----Original Message----- 
From: Phil M. Vorwerk
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 1:12 PM
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
Subject: Re: [AT] New Lawn Tractor

This is a very timely discussion. I've been running a pair of JD 425 AWS
garden tractors, but they are starting to show their age, both with
reliability and just plain plastic getting brittle.

I plan to look at both an X534 and an X734, but I haven't even gotten around
to finding out what the real differences are. One thing I did hear a number
of years ago was some grumbling about the newer safety "features", one of
which that the pto kicks out when you back up with the mower. It has me
wondering if I would be better off just sticking some money in the 425's
that I have.

Phil M. Vorwerk

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Alan Riley
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 12:17 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] New Lawn Tractor

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




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