Thread: Brand of riding mower choice

we run grasshopper not cheap but its a 20 year mower and once you run a front deck you'll never go back. we mow 4+ acers and can do it in about 2 hours.

I've got a 24 hp 54" Craftsman and absolutely love it. Made by Husqvarna I'm told. I mow about 3/4 acre every 5 days or so.

Originally Posted by elkhunter

I've got a 24 hp 54" Craftsman and absolutely love it. Made by Husqvarna I'm told. I mow about 3/4 acre every 5 days or so.

My dad is a sucker for Craftsman mowers. I'm 48 years old and he's had two or three of them in the barn for as long as I can remember......all in working order with sharp blades. He'll run one and mow with it, then next week it's another one's turn. There have been times when Dad, my son, and I have all been mowing at the same time. If one starts smoking and using oil, it goes away in the next yard sale and it's not long until another shows up. My uncle is a part-time auctioneer and he calls every time he gets a good Craftsman. I'll bet Dad has owned 10 of them. I don't think he's ever bought one brand new.

I'll stick with a real John Deere

My Cub 1640 garden tractor is a '94. I put a short block in it two years ago. Keeps on going. Has hydraulics, 3 point. Deck, snow blade, snow blower, box blade. I use it.
I bought a new Scag commercial zero turn 4 weeks ago because of all the trees I mow around on our 3 acre lot. Cut my mowing time in half and mows great.
You have to pull the engine dipstick before every use, change oil and filter, air filter, fuel filter when you are supposed to. Those things are the life of your mower... or any vehicle you own.

I bought a cub cadet 54in 15 years ago, It still works fine, Have a cub cadet twin stick zero turn, works fine, it is 8yr.old. and I gave it to my kid,and I bought me a new cub cadet twin stick zero turn,,, yep I like the yello/white

Beagle you just like the name Cadet. It's related to you. Space Cadet.

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commercial grades are more reliable and durable. The box store consumers are made to mow once a week for 26 weeks on 3 acres or less.

Brands like Craftsman are built by different companies based on their pricing, capacity, quality and delivery. MTD makes some, Husqvarna makes others.

The box store tractors are made by different companies at different locations based on pricing, quality and delivery.
MTD / Yardman / Troy bilt: Various mfg. locations. They bought Cub Cadet to use the name as Cub was associated with very good quality at one time.
Husqvarna is out of Orangeville SC
Deere is out of Fuquay-Varina NC for most of their consumer tractors
Briggs / Snapper: Wisconsin & NY
Toro / Exmark: Wisconsin & Minnesota

Commercial Mowers:
Toro / Exmark Wisconsin & Minnesota
Briggs: Ferris out of NY
Jacobsen: Dixie Chopper AR
Excel / Big Dog / Hustler: Hesston KS
Bad Boy: Batesville AR
Kubota: Gainsville GA
Schiller: Wisconsin
Moridge / Grasshopper: Kansas
Metalcraft of Mayville (Scag); Wisconsin

I would most likely get a consumer Deere if I was in the market.

I have a John Deere zero turn.. about 8 years old. Has 1200 hours on it. Been a great mower. Changed oil, belts once and had a Bearing on a pulley on the deck burn out this year. (One of 2 that don’t have a grease zerk)
With that said if I was buying a mower tomorrow it’d be an ex mark. We have them at work and they’ve been abused like you wouldn’t believe.. they’ve convinced me they’re the best made.
Under the ownership of someone that hallway does routine maintenance on their stuff... they’ll last a lifetime


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I really like my Dixie chopper. Have had it for 8 years. Would not have any other best mower I ever been on. I was told it would start using oil around 4000 engine hours. It has 293 on it right now. Should last a long time.