Would you buy the same mower again?

[AJammo]

I come from a wet 4 acres with quick growing grass which my Kubota 3150 60" midmounted deck copes with well. I would definitely get one again. A quarter of my block needs to be hand mowed but my Toro Timemaster became a Timewaster until I removed the guard over the exit chute. This improved things a bit and it is a great mower when the grass is dry. If it is wet however the deck still clogs up solid after 20 yards.

 

[Richandtd]

My first riding mower a used Snaper with 30 inch cut served me well in town. Moved to the country and got a new 07 John Deere X324 to cut 4 acres and it still does a good but wife told me the grass cutting in the heat was bad for me so we got a used 07 John Deere 1545 with a 72 inch front flex 7 Iron deck and it has a cab and A/C and heat. The 3 spindels require no grease cause they are little gear boxes with the same oil the the transmission has. Now I also cut our Ruritan club 3 acres. This used mower was less expensive than the diesel Z turns are new and does a fantastic job cutting. It makes my green field look like a lawn. I really enjoy cutting grass and this my friends will be my mower until I am no longer here. My X324 still goes into the ditch and does a great job there as my trim mower.

 

[arrow444m]

No, I would not buy the same mower.. Purchased a 2017 Scag Turf tiger for 14,200. Reasons: To heavy. I have a 37 Hp Vanguard EFI on it, to much horse power for every day mowing.
You can buy a tiger cat 2 with the velocity deck @ 9,000 No deference in quality cut, a lot lighter, and cheaper. save over 5,000. This mower will be up for sale soon... 400 hours

 

[ddbtdd]

It is now 8 years old and I am happy my Snapper Pro S150xt has lived up to its expectations. I have done all the required maintenance and it has never been in to the shop. Just oil changes, tune ups , sharpening and adjustments. The 20hp Kaw has been a strong runner though just enough (maybe a little under powered) as a professional unit in use by a home owner.
I have no regrets with my purchase but to do it over again, I would buy something a little lighter in weight. At 1107lbs with the 48" deck, I never realized my property has the wet spots that it does. My previous lighter duty, light weight mowers never found those spots. The only other thing I don't like is the paint peeling and chipping off some of the welds.

 

[kjonxx]

Ariens still using my RM830e and love the bagger. Last year I made a raker blade and had nothing left to bag. Bought this one in 1991 and on 2nd engine and lmost ready for the 3rd. I love it cause it gets around everything.

 

[Smithsonite]

I bought a Husqvarna M-ZT 52 in June, 2014 for my 2.5 acre yard. The two problems were immediate, since I bought it in a crate. I should've went over the thing a bit closer when I first got it. The plastic ball on the throttle fell off and disappeared in the yard somewhere, never to be found again (that was just poor QC, in my opinion), and one of the bolts to the control levers loosened and fell out as well. Throttle was fixed with a wad of electrical tape, and the control I threw a new bolt in with a nyloc nut. Other than that, it's been great. Never saw myself spending so much money just to mow, but I'll have this thing for decades. She's built pretty good! Only have about 90 mowing hours on her so far, so she's still fairly new, but at that rate, I should get a long service life out of it. Once a season, I change the oil and grease everything up. All Amsoil products.

As a OPE and small engine mechanic, I've seen and dealt with alot of junk coming out of box stores. I figured best to buy something new after ALOT of research, so I can get my mowing done without having to turn wrenches on my own stuff. Prior to this, I had a Home Depot John Deere L100 with a 17 HP engine and a 42" deck & a bagger - only had that for 2 seasons. It wasn't quite enough machine for my lack of keeping up with the lawn here. Next one was a John Deere G110 with a Kohler Command 25 (that blew both head gaskets at 160 hours! Wasn't too happy about that, but the repair only cost me $20 for a pair of updated gaskets) and a 54" deck and Power Bagger system. That did a real nice job on the lawn. Slightly better looking job than the Husqvarna does, if I'm honest. I was tired of mowing around the 10 fruit trees, giant 1980's satellite dish, blueberry patch, and large pine with a lawn tractor. The Z-turn made life so much easier there.

About the only thing I wish the M-ZT had was suspension. My yard ain't getting any smoother ... and I certainly ain't getting any younger. Guess I need to dial the speed back a notch. ?

I threw some of those "Lee-press-on" wheel covers on there, as a neighborhood joke. They grew on me. If only I could get raised white letter tires, she'd be perfect!

 

[DHook]

Bought a husqvarna last year about this time and I'd buy the mower again but would buy from someplace else. Lowe's screwed me on the $200 rebate. Love the mower though. No problems so far. Got the extended warranty just in case.

 

[Goose0052]

Here's one that everybody can chime in on. Would you buy the same mower again, or would you go with a different model? Do you have any regrets about your purchase?

I'll start. My first mower was a John Deere 365 with 48" deck. Loved that machine for 430 hours until we sold it. But I will say that the only thing different I would do is go up to a machine that had the power to handle a 60" deck instead of the 48" deck.

How about you?

No. I have Ariens RM 1028. To hard to find parts for and ones I did find dealers and private seller want way to much for. Do not get me wrong it cuts great.

 

[Shoesole]

I have to agree with you about the Husqvarna. I bought a 48" cut zero turn commercial model two years ago after having used a Dixie Chopper for several years. The Dixie Chopper was a wonderful machine but it requires lots of maintenance and eats belts up every couple of years. The Husqvara is an absolute dream machine, so easy to maintain and still haven't had to replace a belt on it in over two years!

this is true for almost all brands, the thing i dont like about cub cadets are the deck gauges are thinner and rot out way faster then other brands

the LA and D series john deers are made in china and have plastic tranny housings and are made as you would expect cheap chinese crap to be.

the troy builts are the black and decker of lawn mowers, cheap, pretty reliable, but not high quality in any way

one of the best brands out there now to buy would be a husqvarna hands down

 

[Gator325]

Here's one that everybody can chime in on. Would you buy the same mower again, or would you go with a different model? Do you have any regrets about your purchase?

I'll start. My first mower was a John Deere 365 with 48" deck. Loved that machine for 430 hours until we sold it. But I will say that the only thing different I would do is go up to a machine that had the power to handle a 60" deck instead of the 48" deck.

How about you?