Cub Cadet 3206 - Price and Suggestions?

[cruzenmike]

800 hours on a machine that should be good for 5000 is nothing
OTOH if you don't need all of the hydraulics then there is no need to buy a mower that has them
800 hours on a residential hydro has it near end of design life
Very few residential tractor style mowers , LT or GT will run over the 1000 hr mark without a major hydro rebuild
But the 3000's are commercial grade & are good for 5000 , providing the maintenance has been done & machine not abused .

Bert,

As always, thanks for your advise. Unfortunately I didn't end up buying the 3206. I was working with limited funds and with the required maintenance needed, I just couldn't swing it. I did end up finding a different mower this week. I went to go look at it earlier today and ended up taking it home. I am putting info on that purchase in my other post here: https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/which-craftsman-garden-tractor-to-buy.68158/