[AT] New Lawn Tractor

[Richard Fink Sr]

Dennis i also have some JD lawn tractors, on the 318 there is a small 
site tube in the rear when should i see the tran fluid in it. IRunning 
or shut off. I know Dave will say when it is full, got it used and no 
manuals.
Thanks
R Fink
PA

On 4/28/2015 2:36 PM, Dennis Johnson wrote:
> Alan,
>
> Moving trailers can be done with these smaller garden tractors, if they are not fully loaded or very heavy. I have JD LA150 with 54" deck, and have a 2" ball hitch on it I use for moving empty trailers. I also have  JD 045 which is a slightly smaller and older version of the LA150. It also has a 2" ball hitch I regularly use to move trailers - 12 ft flatbed and 12 ft cargo trailers. Would probably work for trailers up to 16 ft. I built a bracket on the rear that holds the ball at the proper height, not just bolting on to the existing hole at the bottom.
> I also have JD 318, Case 444, JD 111, JD 116, JD 180 1950 Jacobson, etc.
> Moving my 20 foot 10K rated trailer or my gooseneck is beyond what I have tried with these mowers.
> I use my LA150 to mow 4.5 acres in Oklahoma, and I use the 045 to mow 1 plus acres near my shop, and about 3 - 4 acres at church.
>
> Thanks
> Dennis
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Apr 28, 2015, at 12:29 PM, Alan Riley <arr44 at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> 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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