[AT] New Lawn Tractor

[Dennis Johnson]

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


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> 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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