Is your John Deere worth it?

[brucesdeere]

I love mine and would buy another in a heartbeat. I love the quality, the durability and the service you get from them. In my opinion, you get what you pay for.

 

[mois25]

John Deere is a reputable model. I do not own one but my neighbor's is indeed worth it. It has been around for a while and the few times I have had my hands on it, it is still going strong.

 

[lizard]

John Deere are definately worth buying......you have a work horse for Life!

 

[marc]

I am thing about buying a used John deere L-110 WITH 210 hours AND HDROSTATIC EQUIPTED
to cut 5 sandy bumpy acres of bahia grass.
Is it worth it or not good for Hydo . I was told it was for finishing moving (golf grass)
not fields. My Craftsman 44" has always done the job well until cultch screw viberated off.

 

[lizard]

I am thing about buying a used John deere L-110 WITH 210 hours AND HDROSTATIC EQUIPTED
to cut 5 sandy bumpy acres of bahia grass.
Is it worth it or not good for Hydo . I was told it was for finishing moving (golf grass)
not fields. My Craftsman 44" has always done the job well until cultch screw viberated off.

Best to buy a older and bigger size.......new ones are not as good........Nothing beats a 'Old Johnny'....A 1,000 hours is nothing for these older machines.:thumbsup:

 

[KennyV]

The John Deere L-110 is definitely a light duty machine not going to hold up like an older heavy mower...
I agree with lizard shop for an older better built... Your application is going to be a workout on whatever you get... :smile:KennyV

PS... being as that it is 5 acres of 'bumpy sandy' ... you should try a drag of some type to help level it out, that will make it easier to mow and save future beatings on you and the machine...

 

[lizard]

Might be better to get a small tractor and pull a slasher which cuts 6 feet wide........these things are nearly indestuctable......so maybe have a rethink.........so models even have a roller behind the rotary cutters.:licking:

 

[jenkinsph]

The John Deere L-110 is definitely a light duty machine not going to hold up like an older heavy mower...
I agree with lizard shop for an older better built... Your application is going to be a workout on whatever you get... :smile:KennyV

PS... being as that it is 5 acres of 'bumpy sandy' ... you should try a drag of some type to help level it out, that will make it easier to mow and save future beatings on you and the machine...

^^^^^Good advice.
I have heard of lots of posters commenting on rough or bumpy lawns in the lawn and tractor forums. I t just makes sense to fix the lawns problems to me, I have an 8' landplane graderbox I use for this purpose to smooth out the lawn areas before seeding. In addition these can be used effectively to cut off small mounds and bumps without destroying the existing lawn. You will have some shaved or planed areas to reseed but typically if the blades are set even with the skids as mine are it will leave marks which will grow back with in two months. I have done this for a few customers who had overall good grass growth but need some smoothing old ant hills, gopher mounds and such.

Rough sites may require boxblading, tilling and landleveling but it is definately best to do all the smoothing you can at the outset before you seed a new lawn area. My new X749 rides smoothly across the lawns that have been prepared, so this is a good way to reduce your mowing time.

Pictured is a custom landplane grader I built to smooth out lawn areas.

 

[grnspot110]

Nah, wouldn't have one on the place! Dozen , maybe, but not just one! :biggrin: I'm partial to the older models. ~~ grnspot110

 

[appstate]

Yes it is. My x495 is one heck of a machine. It's the first JD i've owned, and is far superiour to anything else I've used.