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Jun 24, 2014#1

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mcljc979

hi all
i,m in the market to buy a rear engine rider in the $200 or less(all i can afford)
i see a wheel horse 108-4 in my locall CL for sale
is this a good brand or stay away from it?
needs a new battery for $175
what other brands are good and stay away from?
i don't want craftsman or weedeater stuff
i really would like to get a john deere
i already have a JD 110 ( no deck)
thanks for your help, john

Jun 24, 2014#2

Fish

Snapper would be one of the best choices.

Jun 24, 2014#3

Carscw

mcljc979 said:
hi all i,m in the market to buy a rear engine rider in the $200 or less(all i can afford) i see a wheel horse 108-4 in my locall CL for sale is this a good brand or stay away from it? needs a new battery for $175 what other brands are good and stay away from? i don't want craftsman or weedeater stuff i really would like to get a john deere i already have a JD 110 ( no deck) thanks for your help, john

Snapper is the best. Craftsman RERs are not to bad.

Stay away from the weedeater and john Deere.

With just wanting to spend $200 the wheel horse for $175 would be ok. If it runs and cuts.

Jun 24, 2014#4

M

mcljc979

Fish said:
Snapper would be one of the best choices.

none for sale in my price range

Jun 25, 2014#5

M

mcljc979

Carscw said:
Snapper is the best. Craftsman RERs are not to bad.

Stay away from the weedeater and john Deere.

With just wanting to spend $200 the wheel horse for $175 would be ok. If it runs and cuts.

the wheel horse runs and cuts good
an Ingersoll Case rer is for sale for $260
are they any good?

Jun 25, 2014#6

Carscw

mcljc979 said:
the wheel horse runs and cuts good an Ingersoll Case rer is for sale for $260 are they any good?

The case is a very good ride.
But parts will easier to get for the wheel horse.

Get the case if he will take $200

Jun 25, 2014#7

M

mcljc979

Carscw said:
The case is a very good ride.
But parts will easier to get for the wheel horse.

Get the case if he will take $200

the case looks really nice except for the deck, click on riding mower link to see ad
Riding Mower

Jun 25, 2014#8

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deminin

mcljc979 said:
hi all
i,m in the market to buy a rear engine rider in the $200 or less(all i can afford)
i see a wheel horse 108-4 in my locall CL for sale
is this a good brand or stay away from it?
needs a new battery for $175
what other brands are good and stay away from?
i don't want craftsman or weedeater stuff
i really would like to get a john deere
i already have a JD 110 ( no deck)
thanks for your help, john

I would have to cast my vote for a Snapper. When we retired to the country 12 years ago, I bought a used Snapper 33" mower, as a "temporary" rider to use as I got a yard established. I am still using that old workhorse and now mow well over an acre with it. I've had to spend a few dollars on it...starter solenoid, new front tires, Blade, muffler, etc., but it is still running good. I have saved for a decent ZTR, but until this old Snapper finally dies, I am going to keep using it.

Jun 25, 2014#9

Carscw

It looks good.
The deck looks to be in good shape. I don't see any dents. Clean it up then hit it with some spray paint.

You can find parts for.
Just with the wheel horse or a snapper everyone and their brother have parts.

I would get this.

Check the blade. Grab it and try one wobble it up and down. Make sure there is no play in the spindle.

Jun 25, 2014#10

Carscw

deminin said:
I would have to cast my vote for a Snapper. When we retired to the country 12 years ago, I bought a used Snapper 33" mower, as a "temporary" rider to use as I got a yard established. I am still using that old workhorse and now mow well over an acre with it. I've had to spend a few dollars on it...starter solenoid, new front tires, Blade, muffler, etc., but it is still running good. I have saved for a decent ZTR, but until this old Snapper finally dies, I am going to keep using it.

My vote also was for snapper.
But in his price range of $200 I will say any snapper he finds will need some kind of work.

Jun 25, 2014#11

M

mcljc979

Carscw said:
It looks good.
The deck looks to be in good shape. I don't see any dents. Clean it up then hit it with some spray paint.

You can find parts for.
Just with the wheel horse or a snapper everyone and their brother have parts.

I would get this.

Check the blade. Grab it and try one wobble it up and down. Make sure there is no play in the spindle.

i just talked to the seller
he will take $240 for it,no less and can't deliver it
i only have a small car at the moment

Jun 25, 2014#12

M

mcljc979

deminin said:
I would have to cast my vote for a Snapper. When we retired to the country 12 years ago, I bought a used Snapper 33" mower, as a "temporary" rider to use as I got a yard established. I am still using that old workhorse and now mow well over an acre with it. I've had to spend a few dollars on it...starter solenoid, new front tires, Blade, muffler, etc., but it is still running good. I have saved for a decent ZTR, but until this old Snapper finally dies, I am going to keep using it.

there are no snapper riders for sale in my price range right now; thanks for the tip

Jun 25, 2014#13

D

deminin

mcljc979 said:
hi all
i,m in the market to buy a rear engine rider in the $200 or less(all i can afford)
i see a wheel horse 108-4 in my locall CL for sale
is this a good brand or stay away from it?
needs a new battery for $175
what other brands are good and stay away from?
i don't want craftsman or weedeater stuff
i really would like to get a john deere
i already have a JD 110 ( no deck)
thanks for your help, john

Carscw said:
My vote also was for snapper.
But in his price range of $200 I will say any snapper he finds will need some kind of work.

Yeah, $200 won't buy much of a mower. I think I paid $800 for mine...2 years old, but it is now 14 years old, and still doing the job. So long as I can get by with just minor repairs, I'll let the ZTR money stay in the bank.

Jun 25, 2014#14

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mcljc979

Carscw said:
My vote also was for snapper.
But in his price range of $200 I will say any snapper he finds will need some kind of work.

saw this on CL Snapper Riding Mower
what you think? is tranny expenstive to fix? i called and left a message
but it's about a hour away from me

Jun 25, 2014#15

Carscw

mcljc979 said:
saw this on CL Snapper Riding Mower what you think? is tranny expenstive to fix? i called and left a message but it's about a hour away from me

This is a great deal. Looks nice and clean.

Hard to say what is wrong

Jun 26, 2014#16

M

mcljc979

seller has not contacted me yet on the snapper
i went to look at the wheelhorse and i didn't like it

Jun 26, 2014#17

chemingthroughtheleather

I love the older Wheel Horse equipment but I have never seen a rear engine rider.Hard to beat the quality of WH until they were bought by Toro.

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