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3.5 k budget for riding mower

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Tvj503

My JD Stx 38 that I bought new in 1989 is about to bite the dust. It has been a fantastic mower. My inclination is to buy the JD x300 but lots of the reviews are critical of the k46 transmission. And it seems JD s customer service is awful. I have about a half acre of level lawn to mow and periodically pull a sweeper. Any suggestions on other brands? I had given some thought to a ztr but I don't think my wife will use it......and that is very important! !!! Thanks for all replies.


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reynoldston

reynoldston

I am not going to knock any brand mower. But if I was to buy a new lawn tractor being on the repair side of things it would be a Simplicity. They just seen to be better quality.


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Carscw

Carscw

Tvj503 said:
My JD Stx 38 that I bought new in 1989 is about to bite the dust. It has been a fantastic mower. My inclination is to buy the JD x300 but lots of the reviews are critical of the k46 transmission. And it seems JD s customer service is awful. I have about a half acre of level lawn to mow and periodically pull a sweeper. Any suggestions on other brands? I had given some thought to a ztr but I don't think my wife will use it......and that is very important! !!! Thanks for all replies.
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A new JD is not the same as the one you got in 1989.
I think your wife would love using a ZTR

With only a half acre I would just get a good riding mower.

I own a few mowers and will say the best bang for your buck will be cub cadet.


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Rivets

The quality of most of the units out there today has decreased in the lasted five years. I would have to agree with reynoldston, that right now Simplicity would be the best riding mower at this time. If you did want to pay a little more for a good quality unit, I would look at the Kubota G-Series, but I warn you they are pricy, but good quality. Good luck in your search and please make sure you buy from a dealer incase you do have any problems down the road.


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tybilly

Rivets said:
The quality of most of the units out there today has decreased in the lasted five years. I would have to agree with reynoldston, that right now Simplicity would be the best riding mower at this time. If you did want to pay a little more for a good quality unit, I would look at the Kubota G-Series, but I warn you they are pricy, but good quality. Good luck in your search and please make sure you buy from a dealer incase you do have any problems down the road.
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I agree the Broadmoor was a great mower,the deck removal was easy peezy and it was a stand alone deck easy blade removal and no laying on your back for scraping the deck and no mowjack to buy,


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possum

I would buy whatever brand in the price range you suggest in any brand that has a good service dealer nearby. John Deere or Cub Cadet in your price range are good bets. Or, just go to a Big box store and buy three 1200 dollar machines and use those.


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midwest

I have also heard good things about Cub Cadet and Simplicity. I actually did some searching and found some new Cub Cadets for around $2,000, which could save you some money. Based on some of the reviews I read they didn't seem too bad either.

Here's where I found them, and some others as well.
Lawn Tractors @ Mowers Direct

Seems like a pretty good place to read some reviews.


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