Is your John Deere worth it?

[jd335]

john deere is the only mower that will be mowing my grass as long as im around to me there is no comparison when it comes to performance and reliebility and over the years @some point and time i have used alot of different mowers and nothing compares to my deere.

 

[Bison]

john deere is the only mower that will be mowing my grass as long as im around to me there is no comparison when it comes to performance and reliebility and over the years @some point and time i have used alot of different mowers and nothing compares to my deere.

I agree:thumbsup:.
But the old ones are better build than the new ones

 

[jd335]

I agree:thumbsup:.
But the old ones are better build than the new ones

yea your so right but show me any kind of machine that was not better 20 years ago than they are now.

 

[Bison]

yea your so right but show me any kind of machine that was not better 20 years ago than they are now.

Let me think...Hmmm.....eh.......jeez,..that's a hard one!!...eh.....:confused2:.....I give up! :wink:

 

[suebee]

I'm not sure. I have a JD L120 I bougth at the big orange box store for less than $2000 in 2005 that just developed problems last year. It was roughly used to clear pasture land to make my yard and even cut multiforal roses beautifully. The only problem was that it took about 8 hours to mow 3+ acres of bumpy yard with multiple slopes.

We decided to go to a dealer and describe the yard and buy what ever they recommeded. We paid $8000 plus for a commercial ztrac recommended by the JD dealer. The first year it was wonderful! Second year it started spending more time at the dealer being repaired instead of mowing. The third year we never could mow with it as after 10 mins. it would stop working. I think the 3rd year we paid $4000 on repairs. At the beginning of the 4th year we put it up for sale at a Kuboto Dealer and were fortunately someone bought it. Within 2 weeks, he returned it and bought a Kuboto.

When the ztrac was sent in for repairs, JD continued to say it was my fault it kept breaking. I am a very slow and careful mower and never hit anything while mowing. I called JD Corporation and was rudely insulted by a representative when I asked why the ztrac never worked.

Just for information it cost me $150 to $200 to have someone mow my yard 1 time. Now I am looking to buy a new mower/garden tractor and have been researching every mower available and have found that all of them have folks that love them and ones that hate them. I don't know what to buy now so I am pushing as much of the yard as I can without passing out. Oh well good luck!:confused2:

 

[Bison]

Only thing i can say is to find a seventies build JD and fix it up.
These things are build like a tank.
I got a 72 JD 112 i've mowed my ROUGH 3 acre lawn( average time spend to mow it 1 1/2 hr) with for the last 15 years with very few repairs.
Heck,it was already 26 years old when i bought it paid 50 bux for it.:wink:
I just bought a second 112 2 years youner as spare,has 3 attachments for $500.
I can do a looooot of fixing before i hit $8000.

The new stuff is just not up to par anymore,not any brand for any price :thumbdown:

 

[JDgreen]

I'm not sure. I have a JD L120 I bougth at the big orange box store for less than $2000 in 2005 that just developed problems last year. It was roughly used to clear pasture land to make my yard and even cut multiforal roses beautifully. The only problem was that it took about 8 hours to mow 3+ acres of bumpy yard with multiple slopes.

We decided to go to a dealer and describe the yard and buy what ever they recommeded. We paid $8000 plus for a commercial ztrac recommended by the JD dealer. The first year it was wonderful! Second year it started spending more time at the dealer being repaired instead of mowing. The third year we never could mow with it as after 10 mins. it would stop working. I think the 3rd year we paid $4000 on repairs. At the beginning of the 4th year we put it up for sale at a Kuboto Dealer and were fortunately someone bought it. Within 2 weeks, he returned it and bought a Kuboto.

When the ztrac was sent in for repairs, JD continued to say it was my fault it kept breaking. I am a very slow and careful mower and never hit anything while mowing. I called JD Corporation and was rudely insulted by a representative when I asked why the ztrac never worked.

Just for information it cost me $150 to $200 to have someone mow my yard 1 time. Now I am looking to buy a new mower/garden tractor and have been researching every mower available and have found that all of them have folks that love them and ones that hate them. I don't know what to buy now so I am pushing as much of the yard as I can without passing out. Oh well good luck!:confused2:

"Kuboto"? Kuboto dealer"? Am I missing something here? Makes me think of the motocross race I attended some time ago where the announcer kept raving about the lime green "Kowalski" cycles that were winning the races....:laughing:

 

[JDgreen]

Only thing i can say is to find a seventies build JD and fix it up.
These things are build like a tank.
I got a 72 JD 112 i've mowed my ROUGH 3 acre lawn( average time spend to mow it 1 1/2 hr) with for the last 15 years with very few repairs.
Heck,it was already 26 years old when i bought it paid 50 bux for it.:wink:
I just bought a second 112 2 years youner as spare,has 3 attachments for $500.
I can do a looooot of fixing before i hit $8000.

The new stuff is just not up to par anymore,not any brand for any price :thumbdown:

Well said..."slap it together fast, slap it together cheap, and raise the price to make up for that"....

 

[mystreba]

I'm not sure. I have a JD L120 I bougth at the big orange box store for less than $2000 in 2005 that just developed problems last year. It was roughly used to clear pasture land to make my yard and even cut multiforal roses beautifully. The only problem was that it took about 8 hours to mow 3+ acres of bumpy yard with multiple slopes.

We decided to go to a dealer and describe the yard and buy what ever they recommeded. We paid $8000 plus for a commercial ztrac recommended by the JD dealer. The first year it was wonderful! Second year it started spending more time at the dealer being repaired instead of mowing. The third year we never could mow with it as after 10 mins. it would stop working. I think the 3rd year we paid $4000 on repairs. At the beginning of the 4th year we put it up for sale at a Kuboto Dealer and were fortunately someone bought it. Within 2 weeks, he returned it and bought a Kuboto.

When the ztrac was sent in for repairs, JD continued to say it was my fault it kept breaking. I am a very slow and careful mower and never hit anything while mowing. I called JD Corporation and was rudely insulted by a representative when I asked why the ztrac never worked.

Just for information it cost me $150 to $200 to have someone mow my yard 1 time. Now I am looking to buy a new mower/garden tractor and have been researching every mower available and have found that all of them have folks that love them and ones that hate them. I don't know what to buy now so I am pushing as much of the yard as I can without passing out. Oh well good luck!:confused2:

O. M. G. Push?! That must be like my remodeling projects. By the time I reach the far end of the room, the near end needs remodeling again!

 

[suebee]

Pushing my yard will be a test of my will power and stamina. I should only take me all summer to get caught up and the yard he same length.:laughing:

A friend of mine knew the owner of the Kubota Dealership and asked if I could place the mower for sale on his lot. He was willing and sold it within 2 weeks. I was ready to put it out of it's misery so am glad it sold.

I was fortunate that a friend of mine looked at the JD L120 which I have not been able to start this season and said it was the fuel pump and is going to fix it for me tomorrow. I should be able to mow with it tomorrow.

I really need to by a new mower but I can't committ myself to buying a mower. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be appreciated. I am looking at the JD 320, JD 500, Husqvarna and cub cadet. The John Deere are at a local dealer and run $4000 to $5000 respectively. The Husqvarna is $3000. Help!