your thoughts on the Best mower

beastlytaco · 05-03-2009, 12:57 PM

so, Im sure we've all used one at one point in time. So whats the verdict, who makes the best mower?

personally, I like John Deer. Because, for the most part, they are American made

neontrail · 05-03-2009, 01:01 PM

Husqvarna

beastlytaco · 05-03-2009, 01:02 PM

yeah forgot about good ole Husky mowers. quality at an affordable price

tacomaman06 · 05-03-2009, 01:16 PM

i voted others........i like craftsman, troy bilt and husqvarna mowers!!

vtragweed · 05-03-2009, 01:19 PM

i opted for the toro they make a great zero-turn mower

higherlux · 05-03-2009, 01:25 PM

anything but troy built

BulletToothTony · 05-03-2009, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vtragweed

i opted for the toro they make a great zero-turn mower

X2

Old craftsman it took 2+ hours to mow entire yard, new toro zero turn 1 1/2 tops

cbcs1987 · 05-03-2009, 02:51 PM

craftsman and snapper is all we ever had and love both of em.

chris4x4 · 05-03-2009, 02:55 PM

Always had good luch with the JD.

beastlytaco · 05-03-2009, 03:39 PM

so the general consensus is that zero turn are better than regular riding mowers?

Old Duckman · 05-03-2009, 04:25 PM

I bought a JD X304 last year, about 30 hours on it so far. Too few to really give much of an opinion. But, so far I am very pleased. The four wheel steering is not as good as zero turn but far better than a regular lawn tractor. Plus the 4 wheel steer has a smaller foot print than a zero turn so it takes up less space in my garage.

I voted JD...MTD ??!! I think that stands for Made To self-Destruct. Junk from what I have seen (no votes so far).

I think you get what you pay for. If you get any known brand in the $3000 range plus...you will most likely have a machine that will give you great service.

Marc M · 05-03-2009, 05:27 PM

I currently mow with a John Deere tractor of 1977 vintage. It's been in the family since new. It's a 210 model. The main seal started leaking 2 or 3 years ago. I started looking into rebuilding the Kohler 10hp at a cost of around $1,000+ dollars. I then found a whole 212 tractor with a rebuilt motor for $400.00 and opted to swap motors.

My accessories include a rear mounted tiller, a snow blade, a snow blower and a bagger.

Other than the leaking mains, some odds and ends and regular maintenance it's been an awesome tractor. I've personally owned this tractor for 13 years.

As for a smaller push type, I have 3 Lawn Boys that I've had for 10+ years and had one coil pack go out on me. Two of them are 2 cycle and one is a 4 cycle. All 3 are rear baggers.

As for the mowers themselves, I don't love them but they keep running and mowing grass.

Marc M

lsocoee · 05-03-2009, 08:48 PM

I like the dixie chopper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmjzuB07X3k&NR=1

sdnicker2000 · 05-03-2009, 10:40 PM

Did you know MTD makes the following brands:
Troy Bilt
White
Yard Man
Cub Cadet
Bolens
Yard Machines
Vanmar
And maybe Snapper but Im not for sure. There also might be more.
And Tecumseh is now out of business. So don't buy anything with a Tecumseh engine on it.

RelentlessTaco · 05-03-2009, 11:49 PM

We've had good luck with john deere in the past- anything with a Kawasaki motor will run forever. The mover will fall apart around the engine! I ran a John Deere LX188 mower with the 18hp liquid cooled Kawi in it over 1100 hrs on a 26 acre estate over a couple years and never had a lick of trouble except for the occasional belts and a electronic blade clutch going out at about 1000hrs. It got oil and filter changes every 50 hrs and was washed and greased thouroughly weekly through its entire life.

It seems to me that the new john deere mowers are getting a little cheaper in the quality department. We personally own an old John deere STX38 rider with a 12.5hp Kohler thats like 15 yrs old and have never had a problem with it(except belts) after mowing our yard with it for years. It gets probably an hour a week use in mowing season over that many years. We also have a newer Kubota riding mower with a 15hp Kohler on it for our yard now and love it so far. We've only put about 60 hrs on it though.

I've used some Husqvarna riders and for the most part thought they were junk. Their commercial Zero Turns are in another world though. They rock with the Kawi motors on them and their heavay duty decks and drivetrain. Cant beat mowing a perfect cut at 10mph with the comfort of a suspension seat under you! They make really quick work out of acres of mowing.

ph16drive · 05-04-2009, 02:15 AM

Most all the guys around here with mowers on trailers are hauling Scags. Their cheapest ZT looks like $5k+ retail ~ ouch. I believe it's all hydraulic and not belt though. I'm in the $aving stages for one of these I think. I see Dixie has a diesel one.

genxer36 · 05-04-2009, 02:29 AM

I had a Snapper self propelled that was 26 years old. And the gas tank rusted. I couldn't find a replacement tank. So when I was in the market for a new mower. I bought the same snapper mower. I've had it about 2 years now. Snapper still builds great mowers.

Janster · 05-04-2009, 04:08 AM

Honda

hillbillynwv · 05-04-2009, 05:33 AM

Gravely

jdrhodes · 05-04-2009, 05:57 AM

Scag, Gravely, Walker, Toro, Kubota. All Zero turn, all over $5k and all will last a homeowner a lifetime. This coming from a golf course superintendent and we own mostly john deere.....tells you what I think of the green stuff.

View Poll Results: Who Makes the Best Mower
Toro	27	16.77%
John Deer	54	33.54%
Cub Cadet	11	6.83%
MTD	0	0%
Snapper	15	9.32%
Other	54	33.54%
Voters: 161. You may not vote on this poll

05-03-2009, 12:57 PM	#1
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05-03-2009, 01:01 PM	#2
neontrail Happy Holidays TW Name: geoff Joined: Apr 2008, #5844 Location: ☆\Texas/☆ Age: 35 Gender: Male Posts: 6,182 08 SUPERWHITE DblCab Prerunner SR5 2008 Double Cab Automatic V6 TW decal, Shorty antenna, Seat belt ding mod, De-badged, Tint 20%, Blue 48 LED dome-light, Custom Devil horns, yellow fogs(Lamin-X), sockmonkey decal, Suspension TSB, tailgate theft deterent device.....	Husqvarna __________________ X-MAS GIFT EXCHANGE \|the LIST\|TacomaWorld MINI CITY\|

05-03-2009, 01:02 PM	#3
beastlytaco can "do work son" Name: Ian Joined: Jun 2008, #7660 Location: North Carolina Gender: Dude Posts: 3,957 08 tacoma standard cab 2008 Regular Cab Automatic 2.7L 4 banger 15% tinted back window, 25% on sides. Jardine catback exhaust system. horn modification, AFE pro dry S filter and secondary filter removed. All weather toyota tacoma mats. NRA sticker mod. Rims this year. along with tires	yeah forgot about good ole Husky mowers. quality at an affordable price __________________

05-03-2009, 01:16 PM	#4
tacomaman06 Carolina Alliance: Redneck Division Name: Will Joined: May 2007, #1475 Location: York,South Carolina Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 22,214 04 trd tacoma 4x4 v6 double cab 2004 Double Cab Automatic 3.4 v6 vent visors,deck plate mod, gray wire mod, black steelies and emblems, mag-lite mod, wheelers/ome suspension, stainless brake lines,blacked out bumpers(bedliner),dynomax super turbo muffler,cabelas mossy oak seat covers ans camo steering wheel cover,brush guard, hella 500(x4)custom built(by me) hitch hauler),budbuilt skids,revenge-fab sliders,inchworm locker skid,cobra cb,wilson 3 ft antenna,hi-lift jack(tool box mounted) painted stock wheels....still to come.... afe pro dry s filter..........plus many,many more!!	i voted others........i like craftsman, troy bilt and husqvarna mowers!! __________________ i am WILL--my ride=04 tacoma trd 4x4 double cab, v6, auto,deck plate mod, grey wire mod, billy 5100's all the way around,black low-pro uws toolbox, black steelies,blacked out emblems, mag light mod,wheelers/alcan springs, ome 881 coils, braided stainless brake lines, polyurethane bushings,dynomax super turbo/slash cut tip-blacked out,chrome deleted bumpers via herculiner bed liner,color matched bedlinered tailgate, camo seat covers,sockmonkey decals,husky floor liners, hunter brush guard, 4 hella 500's(2 spotlight/2fog light),budbuilt skid plates,inchworm e-locker skid,revenge-fab sliders,cobra cb/loudspeaker PA, pioneer headunit/infinity reference components/2ways......plenty more still to come!!! http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa269/tacomaman06/ signature by piercedtiger www.myspace.com/goodolboy1979

05-03-2009, 01:19 PM	#5
vtragweed 1.20.13 Joined: Aug 2008, #8454 Location: TX, VA Age: 28 Gender: Male Posts: 1,250 08 2.7 SR5 Debadged 2008 Access Cab Manual 2.7 debadged, afe pro-dry s filter, DT headers, grillcraft black grill, piaa 520 ATP lights behind the grill, painted black steelies, dynomax super-turbo muffler, and a hot ass columbian chick in the passenger seat!	i opted for the toro they make a great zero-turn mower

05-03-2009, 01:25 PM	#6
higherlux BOOBIES---> (.Y.) Name: panda man Joined: Dec 2008, #11307 Location: South Carolina Gender: Dude Posts: 4,574 98 tacoma 2.7l 4wd 1998 Xtra Cab Manual 2.7l I4 3rz-fe cobra cb w/ whip antenna 1/2 inch body lift differntal breather mod pioneer stereo deckplate mod wheelers type b wheels elbow mod black tail light mod	anything but troy built __________________

05-03-2009, 02:51 PM	#8
cbcs1987 Redneck from the hills Joined: Apr 2008, #5670 Location: East Tennessee Gender: Male Posts: 900 2007 Tacoma 4wd access cab 2007 Access Cab Manual Boss 429 Westin black bullbar,westin lights, uws black low profile toolbox, bed lights, sockmonkey camo trd decals, sockmonkey toyota emblem with deer horns, bilstein 5100s set at 2.5", rear tsb	craftsman and snapper is all we ever had and love both of em.

05-03-2009, 03:39 PM	#10
beastlytaco can "do work son" Name: Ian Joined: Jun 2008, #7660 Location: North Carolina Gender: Dude Posts: 3,957 08 tacoma standard cab 2008 Regular Cab Automatic 2.7L 4 banger 15% tinted back window, 25% on sides. Jardine catback exhaust system. horn modification, AFE pro dry S filter and secondary filter removed. All weather toyota tacoma mats. NRA sticker mod. Rims this year. along with tires	so the general consensus is that zero turn are better than regular riding mowers? __________________

05-03-2009, 04:25 PM	#11
Old Duckman Member Joined: Apr 2009, #15940 Location: PA Gender: Male Posts: 31 09 DC Short Sport V-6 6 Spd 2003 Access Cab Manual	I bought a JD X304 last year, about 30 hours on it so far. Too few to really give much of an opinion. But, so far I am very pleased. The four wheel steering is not as good as zero turn but far better than a regular lawn tractor. Plus the 4 wheel steer has a smaller foot print than a zero turn so it takes up less space in my garage. I voted JD...MTD ??!! I think that stands for Made To self-Destruct. Junk from what I have seen (no votes so far). I think you get what you pay for. If you get any known brand in the $3000 range plus...you will most likely have a machine that will give you great service.

05-03-2009, 05:27 PM	#12
Marc M Dirty White Boy Name: Marc Joined: Jun 2008, #7441 Location: Washington, Pennsylvania Age: 39 Gender: Dude Posts: 928 '06 TRD O/R Dbl-Cab 2006 Double Cab Manual V6 TRD Cat-Back, TRD CAI, 3" Lift, Ivan Stewart Rims, Color matched Grille and Door Handles, Sport Scooped Hood, GrillCraft upper and lower, DTRL, Foglight Mod, Redline Hood Struts, 20% Tint all around, SGII, Blacked out dash, Extang Full-Tilt, etc, etc, etc.	I currently mow with a John Deere tractor of 1977 vintage. It's been in the family since new. It's a 210 model. The main seal started leaking 2 or 3 years ago. I started looking into rebuilding the Kohler 10hp at a cost of around $1,000+ dollars. I then found a whole 212 tractor with a rebuilt motor for $400.00 and opted to swap motors. My accessories include a rear mounted tiller, a snow blade, a snow blower and a bagger. Other than the leaking mains, some odds and ends and regular maintenance it's been an awesome tractor. I've personally owned this tractor for 13 years. As for a smaller push type, I have 3 Lawn Boys that I've had for 10+ years and had one coil pack go out on me. Two of them are 2 cycle and one is a 4 cycle. All 3 are rear baggers. As for the mowers themselves, I don't love them but they keep running and mowing grass. Marc M __________________ '06 Tacoma Dbl-cab, 4X4, V6, 6-spd, SR5 / TRD Off Road '05 Corolla XRS 6-Spd '00 Echo 5-Spd '90 4Runner SR5 5-Spd '86 Shortbed 4X4 5-Spd,SAS'd ASAP '82 Supra 5-Spd Take your automatic and "Stick" it........

05-03-2009, 10:40 PM	#14
sdnicker2000 Member Joined: Feb 2009, #14169 Location: North Platte, Nebraska Gender: Male Posts: 87 Mostly Stock 08 TRD Sport 2008 Double Cab Manual V-6 Rear spring TSB, Fumoto Valve, No A/C on defrost mod., tailgate theft mod.	Did you know MTD makes the following brands: Troy Bilt White Yard Man Cub Cadet Bolens Yard Machines Vanmar And maybe Snapper but Im not for sure. There also might be more. And Tecumseh is now out of business. So don't buy anything with a Tecumseh engine on it. __________________

05-03-2009, 11:49 PM	#15
RelentlessTaco wheeler Name: The STIG! j/k... Eric Joined: Feb 2008, #4772 Location: Klamath Falls/ Gold Beach, OR Age: 21 Gender: Guy Posts: 4,468 '07 AC 4x4 SR5 V6 6speed 2007 Access Cab Manual 4.0L V6 3"+ lift via OME 885's on OME shocks w/ custom top spacer, Bilstein 5100's in back with TSB leaf springs and 1" block + 1.75" Wheeler's Tundra AAL, Light Racing UCA's, 255/75-17 BFG KMs on 17x9 chrome Raceline Renegade's, custom aluminum diamond plate headache rack w/ bed rails and tailgate reinforcement, custom aluminum winch bumper, Warn XD9000i multi-mount winch, custom rock sliders, 48" Hi-Lift on bed rail, Billet grille, Hella 500FF driving lights on bumper, TRD bed mat, TRD seat covers and All weather mats, Alpine stereo: CDA-9886 HU; 6x9 front and 6-1/2 rear S-type speakers; 10" type-R sub in custom box, XM radio, Scan Gauge 2, Red LED map lights, URD short throw shifter kit, JBA cat back exhaust , polished aluminum K&N CAI, Pop-n-lock, devil horns emblem, TACOMAWORLD sticker, Sockmonkey 'TRD All Terrain' mountain bedside decals, AllPro Offroad rear plate bumper w/wrap arounds, 6000K bixenon HIDs Future mods: 295/70/17 Trail Grappler's, Viair OBA setup or 10lb Powertank, ARB a	We've had good luck with john deere in the past- anything with a Kawasaki motor will run forever. The mover will fall apart around the engine! I ran a John Deere LX188 mower with the 18hp liquid cooled Kawi in it over 1100 hrs on a 26 acre estate over a couple years and never had a lick of trouble except for the occasional belts and a electronic blade clutch going out at about 1000hrs. It got oil and filter changes every 50 hrs and was washed and greased thouroughly weekly through its entire life. It seems to me that the new john deere mowers are getting a little cheaper in the quality department. We personally own an old John deere STX38 rider with a 12.5hp Kohler thats like 15 yrs old and have never had a problem with it(except belts) after mowing our yard with it for years. It gets probably an hour a week use in mowing season over that many years. We also have a newer Kubota riding mower with a 15hp Kohler on it for our yard now and love it so far. We've only put about 60 hrs on it though. I've used some Husqvarna riders and for the most part thought they were junk. Their commercial Zero Turns are in another world though. They rock with the Kawi motors on them and their heavay duty decks and drivetrain. Cant beat mowing a perfect cut at 10mph with the comfort of a suspension seat under you! They make really quick work out of acres of mowing. __________________ How to: Install an Add A Leaf\| My BUILD \|How to understand metric tire sizing

05-04-2009, 02:15 AM	#16
ph16drive \m/.....\m/ Name: Paul Joined: Jan 2008, #4360 Location: I'm cheering for the Steelers now Age: 38 Gender: Dude Posts: 513 08 DC, V6, 4x4, 5-Speed Auto 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0-liter DOHC EFI V6 Shorty antenna, Pop-&-Lock tailgate lock (p/n PL5200), Undercover bed cover (p/n 4050), Aeroforce Interceptor gauge (custom mount), bed mat, AFE Pro Dry S air filter (p/n 31-10114), map light mod, suspension TSB, custom fuel tank armor plate, custom cat armor plate, painted front brake calipers, Grillcraft MX upper grill (p/n TOY-1946B) & Hella 500s mod, ipod adapter (p/n PA15-TOY) with 3G charging cable, dash pushbutton garage door opener, aux reverse light, custom ipod nano 4G mount, seatbelt chime mod, custom front TRD skid plate	Most all the guys around here with mowers on trailers are hauling Scags. Their cheapest ZT looks like $5k+ retail ~ ouch. I believe it's all hydraulic and not belt though. I'm in the $aving stages for one of these I think. I see Dixie has a diesel one.

05-04-2009, 02:29 AM	#17
genxer36 Not speeding, Qualifying! Name: Sean Joined: Nov 2007, #3442 Location: Bethlehem,GA Age: 41 Gender: Dude Posts: 7,237 2005 Toyota Tacoma DC PreRunner 2005 Double Cab Automatic V6 Fiberglass lid, Tow bar, XM Satellite radio, K & N Air filter, & Channel Vent Visors	I had a Snapper self propelled that was 26 years old. And the gas tank rusted. I couldn't find a replacement tank. So when I was in the market for a new mower. I bought the same snapper mower. I've had it about 2 years now. Snapper still builds great mowers. __________________ 2005 Tacoma DC Pre Runner V6, 20" Enkeis with 265/50/20 Nitto NT420 tires, K&N air filter,In-channel vent visors,A.R.E. Tonneau cover, 132,000 miles & still going strong! Facebook

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05-04-2009, 04:08 AM	#18
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05-04-2009, 05:57 AM	#20
jdrhodes Senior Member Joined: Jul 2008, #7704 Location: north carolina Gender: Male Posts: 110 07 PreRunner Double Cab 2007 Double Cab Automatic BFG A/T's, toyota bull bar, chrome tube steps, AVS vent visors, AVS hood shield, pioneer avic F900BT, pac steering wheel control adapter, Boyo rearview camera, pac ipod interface, bully rear hitch step, tinted windows	Scag, Gravely, Walker, Toro, Kubota. All Zero turn, all over $5k and all will last a homeowner a lifetime. This coming from a golf course superintendent and we own mostly john deere.....tells you what I think of the green stuff. __________________ TurfMan