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Hello Everyone!
I'm a new member so thank you very much for having me. I recently purchased a new house with a 1 acre + grass lot in the suburbs of Boston. My previous house had a small yard so I only had a push mower which just wasn't going to cut it here. Money is tight because we are moving so I couldn't afford to go out and buy a brand new mower.*
So I ended up finding a used John Deere 170. *I bought it off an old timer who was the original owner. I paid $425 for it and he included a plow which he bought for it but never used. *It also has the grass catcher on it. Everything on the tractor works, it starts right up no issues every time, and appears to be in decent shape overall.*
I know very little to nothing at all about these machines, so I was just looking for a little insight from somebody that knows a bit about them. I changed the oil, oil filter, and air filter as soon I got it. Is there anything else I should be doing? Are these machines reliable? Any problems with this machine that I should watch out for? I have a snowblower and most likely will not even use the plow because I don't want to beat the machine to bad. Has anyone ever used the this to plow light snow and if so how does it do and do you recommend doing it?*Anyone have the snowblower attachment for it? If so how is that?
Thanks again for having me and thanks in advance for any help/suggestions!*
I'm a new member so thank you very much for having me. I recently purchased a new house with a 1 acre + grass lot in the suburbs of Boston. My previous house had a small yard so I only had a push mower which just wasn't going to cut it here. Money is tight because we are moving so I couldn't afford to go out and buy a brand new mower.*
So I ended up finding a used John Deere 170. *I bought it off an old timer who was the original owner. I paid $425 for it and he included a plow which he bought for it but never used. *It also has the grass catcher on it. Everything on the tractor works, it starts right up no issues every time, and appears to be in decent shape overall.*
I know very little to nothing at all about these machines, so I was just looking for a little insight from somebody that knows a bit about them. I changed the oil, oil filter, and air filter as soon I got it. Is there anything else I should be doing? Are these machines reliable? Any problems with this machine that I should watch out for? I have a snowblower and most likely will not even use the plow because I don't want to beat the machine to bad. Has anyone ever used the this to plow light snow and if so how does it do and do you recommend doing it?*Anyone have the snowblower attachment for it? If so how is that?
Thanks again for having me and thanks in advance for any help/suggestions!*