What John Deere do you have and why you like it

[Stevie-Ray]

I dropped my BUY AMERICAN on my signature because people would get mad at me because they own japanese cars and trucks and chinese crap. I have never said that japanese stuff is junk, my point is as americans we need to worry about our childrens future and the future of America. If let our manufacturing base crumble we will be weak. People say the auto worker makes too much money for the job, but they don't realise is how much the auto worker pays in taxes or how much the auto worker spends in this country in services and goods, and that applies to other worker like the steal industry, rail roads, etc. any high paying american jobs. When those job are gone someone has to pay the taxes so others now have to pay more to take up the slack, and then they cry about higher taxes. "But that just me"

I am a retired auto worker. The girl running the heavy roller outside my house on the highway, which has been going on since spring, for whatever the hell reason, let it slip that she makes $65 an hour. I ran heavy equipment for Ford for many years, joined the skilled trades in 1994, and retired as an Industrial Electrician in 2008. When I retired, I was making $36 an hour, which included 10% shift premium, as I worked midnights. As I understand it, there has been little to no raises in the auto industry over the last few years. WHO'S making too much money? Our streets and highways are pretty much useless compared to other countries, and these people are making nearly double what I was? Spare me.

As far as the OP goes, I have an LA135SE. It was bought used a year ago, and takes good care of my 1+ acre, so far. I was going to buy a new Craftsman, when this presented itself to me via a neighbor that buys them and spruces them up before selling. It has everything I need in a mower. Now for a 4-wheeler.

 

[ghuns]

1969 112H. It just won't die. I had a 670 for several years. It was a great little tractor, but it was too big to be a good mower and too small to be a useful tractor. I sold it and now the 112 is back to mowing a couple acres a week and never misses a beat. Oh, yeah, and I can walk into the JD store and walk out with parts for it. The 670 was 1990 and parts always had to be ordered, if they were available at all.

 

[bricooper78]

Bringing this back from the grave............

I'm going on year 5 (52 hours on it right now, does have a little idle time too that I know it shouldn't have) on a JD D110, have a "lot and a half" that's only flat in about a 60x15 strip, yard itself is about 13000 sq ft. There's a hill, and the entire thing slopes. It took 3 hours to push mow it, and I have a small area *100sq ft max* that i have an old school reel mower for (also a little hill, just like a 10x10 square) ... and it's already wore out, they aren't made well anymore...

anyway, the D110 does the mowing in an hour or under, I usually am just riding along with headphones in, so I am in NO hurry to get it done, sadly I enjoy mowing now, I've hated it ever since I was a teenager, it's actually my quiet time now. man I hate getting older LOL

but this little thing has been perfect. I oil change every spring, so it's getting changed way early, but I don't use it in the winter (yet, am on here reading up about snow blades), so I would rather pay the 15 bucks for a Wix filter and a couple quarts of oil. This year will be fuel filter, it looks new still, but it's going, so is the air filter and the plug. I really like it, it's been great.

But now I'm kind of looking into buying a little bigger one (this one is a tight fit for the shed however) for plowing and tugging things around the yard, it won't tear the yard up like the truck!!

 

[okiepc]

Have an old JD GX85 electric start, it runs and looks as good as when new. I have kept it in my shop when not in use, keep it well maintained, it has served me well. It will most likely outlive me. :thumbsup:

 

[eric102]

Had an 87 JD318 with the original mower deck that was still running and mowing well when I sold it last spring to purchase a new X739. Didn't really need it as the 318 was still doing the job but its nice to have a new toy every now and then.

 

[bricooper78]

eric, WOW that thing is really awesome!!!!:thumbsup: