[AT] New Lawn Tractor

[Henry Miller]

I wouldn't waste money on anything found at home depot, Lowes or any similar store. It night cost thrice as much, but a commercial mower will last a lot longer. 

20 years ago a friend of mine was involved with making the mold for a store brand grade mower. When they put an engine on the first deck out of their mold it ran for 120 hours before the deck failed. It took seven more tries before they got the runtime down to 80 hours. 

I work for Deere, so obviously I'm biased, to you buying green. However I'd rather you buy a different brand elsewhere than a green mower from a box store: they are all junk at the box stores.  In the long run you will be time, money, and frustration ahead if you buy quality now. (of course in the long run we are all dead) 


On April 28, 2015 11:09:28 AM CDT, Dennis Johnson <moscowengnr at outlook.com> wrote:
>David,
>
>For mowing that size plot I would get a Hustler Raptor 60" deck zero
>turn at Lowes for $4500, and then keep the Pacer and Economy moving
>trailers and other tasks. With this you can probably get mowing done
>faster than with a tractor and belly mower.
> 
>With the $$$ you save you could build a lift or hoist to put on the
>Pacer for moving stuff. You can also pick up various loader tractors on
>ebay or craigslist for $3000 to $7500. 
>
>If parking is an issue, this may not be the best plan. There is some
>merit for having an all in one machine. The TYM machines look to be
>decent. They appear comparable to several others about this size.
>
>Good Luck
>Dennis
> 
>Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Apr 28, 2015, at 6:29 AM, David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 28, 2015, at 12:51 AM, Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> How much do you have to mow?
>>> 
>>> Dean VP
>>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>>> 
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>the gospel of envy, its inherent
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>>> I've been looking at getting a new lawn tractor. So for I'm pretty
>impressed with the TYM T254 (or
>>> T254 HST). I can get it with a 60" inch belly finish mower for
>$11,995.00. Does anyone have any
>>> experience with this brand, and'or this particulat model? THANKS!
>>>    Dave
>>> 
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