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    Looking for advice re: purchasing a reliable lawn tractor

    Head gasket was never a problem with my machine. The oil level was checked every time and I NEVER saw oil leakage or low oil level. To your point, my lack of small engine knowledge may have bit me in the *** this time. Turning the flywheel (?) at the end of the first year became very difficult...
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    Looking for advice re: purchasing a reliable lawn tractor

    That 13K sq ft is a bit much to mow with a push mower, even self-propelled. It is sloped from front to back and at my advanced age... A lawn tractor is a nice luxury for me.I change up the mowing patterns so no ruts, etc. The failure on the JD was a failed connector rod which is probably more...
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    Greetings from New England

    me neither ;) thanks again.
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    Greetings from New England

    Thanks Bertrrr! good advice about Kohler or Kawasaki motors, gonna stay focused on those. Sorry for the confusion but I'm assuming kusky is Husqvarna?
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    Looking for advice re: purchasing a reliable lawn tractor

    Hi Folks, I'm looking to purchase a good reliable small lawn tractor (not JD!) for approx. 13K sq of lawn. I'm hoping to avoid Briggs&Stratton engines, specifically the 18HP used in the JD E110 as there is some chatter that problems exist with these motors. Some Craftsman and Husqvarna models...
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    Greetings from New England

    Hi Folks, hoping to gain some knowledge and insight here, also looking forward to sharing my limited skills. Reason I'm here, I just scrapped a JD E110 purchased in 2020, 160 hours of use. Despite meticulous maintenance, connecting rod "failed" so $1800 to repair has sent me searching for a...
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