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Buying first ZTR
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Export threadShughes717
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Negotiations on mowers depends on a lot of different things. Can the dealer come down on there price the answer would be yes. What percentage you can get could also be dictated buy you as the customer and what future business you may bring him. Generally speaking the homeowner doesn't get to negotiate the price a whole lot. The RSD Msrp I believe is $3999 that's the Lowes and HD price so his quote or price of $3899 is already beat theirs.
You say I want to buy once and I don't want to buy another mower for 10-15 years, I personally would look for a good used commercial mower with low hours, better quality drives and engine. I don't believe you'll get get that kind of time out of either of those mowers.
I agree that it will be difficult to get 10 to 15 years out of either of those mowers if they are not stored properly or serviced regularly. However, I got 10 years out of a Scott's tractor mower that I purchased from lowes in 2002. I had to make some minor repairs, such as welding the deck in a couple places. I spoke to my friend (who purchased the mower) the other day and he informed me that it's still running fine. The rsd and the fastrack are both built much better than that Scott's mower. If they are well maintained, then it is possible to get that many years of service out of either of them. The op is only mowing an acre, so it shouldn't take him much over an hour to mow his lawn. I went with a commercial 48" when I purchased my zero turn in 2012 and only had 1 acre to mow. It was over kill by far but I'm glad I did, because I ended up with over four acres when I moved to my new home. Dealers will generally come down some on their prices, but I have found that the best time to purchase a mower is after mowing season instead of right before or during. Dealers seem to be more willing to negotiate price because they aren't moving as many machines as they do during peak mowing season.