Howdy, I live in west Michigan and am looking for a machine for mowing and bagging grass and leaves, roughly 3/4 acre, pulling a cart around for yard work. Would consider using blower attachment for snow removal and even a tiller for my small garden areas--I currently use a walk-behing snow blower for a couple hundred foot hilly driveway and a shovel for the garden!
I only live on 1 acre and mow about 3/4 acre, but it's fairly hilly, steep enough that when I made a turn at the bottom of a hill it blew out an axle on my 22-year-old MTD Ranch King and I watched my tire roll past me. I admit my aggressive, knucklehead driving killed the axle, but I would have been shopping anyhow.
So there are many used JDs on Craigslist in my area, and assuming they are in the same good condition (certainly not the case, but for the sake of comparison), I cannot figure on which to get. I know there are opinions waiting to be shared. Here are some options, please let me know which you would buy for my application. Maybe list top 3 choices and why? Forget price, though I list them--I want to know which machine would serve me best for next 8-10 years. THANKS!!
-JD 265 48" cut, 1200 hours, power bagger $1,650
-JD GT235 2001, no bagger $2,000
-JD LX277 (42" with bagger) $1,600
-JD LX175 with bagger and snow blade $900
-LX255, $1,200 42C Mower Deck, Rear Bagger and Power Flow 7 bushel.
-JD 314 46" cut $1,300
gt 275 48" deck $800
-JD 185 hydro with bagger and blower needs electromagnetic clutch $500.00
-JD 245 Mower with Snowblower and Rotatiller with wheel weights and chains. 48 $1500.
-GT275 1996 VERY GOOD COND 17HP 48" CUT BRAND NEW BATTERY $1,400
-165 hydro with bagger $650
-JD 240 $1,000 46" mower deck with a 42" Front plow
-LX 280 Tractor 48" cut Only 450hrs and original owner, 2,000
-LT155 bagger and mulch kit $1,200
-JD 265 $600, 48" Deck with powerflo bagger system, Has a difficult time starting, possible that valves may need to be adjusted. Runs great once it is started
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I only live on 1 acre and mow about 3/4 acre, but it's fairly hilly, steep enough that when I made a turn at the bottom of a hill it blew out an axle on my 22-year-old MTD Ranch King and I watched my tire roll past me. I admit my aggressive, knucklehead driving killed the axle, but I would have been shopping anyhow.
So there are many used JDs on Craigslist in my area, and assuming they are in the same good condition (certainly not the case, but for the sake of comparison), I cannot figure on which to get. I know there are opinions waiting to be shared. Here are some options, please let me know which you would buy for my application. Maybe list top 3 choices and why? Forget price, though I list them--I want to know which machine would serve me best for next 8-10 years. THANKS!!
-JD 265 48" cut, 1200 hours, power bagger $1,650
-JD GT235 2001, no bagger $2,000
-JD LX277 (42" with bagger) $1,600
-JD LX175 with bagger and snow blade $900
-LX255, $1,200 42C Mower Deck, Rear Bagger and Power Flow 7 bushel.
-JD 314 46" cut $1,300
gt 275 48" deck $800
-JD 185 hydro with bagger and blower needs electromagnetic clutch $500.00
-JD 245 Mower with Snowblower and Rotatiller with wheel weights and chains. 48 $1500.
-GT275 1996 VERY GOOD COND 17HP 48" CUT BRAND NEW BATTERY $1,400
-165 hydro with bagger $650
-JD 240 $1,000 46" mower deck with a 42" Front plow
-LX 280 Tractor 48" cut Only 450hrs and original owner, 2,000
-LT155 bagger and mulch kit $1,200
-JD 265 $600, 48" Deck with powerflo bagger system, Has a difficult time starting, possible that valves may need to be adjusted. Runs great once it is started
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