School me on a hydrostatic LT-16 please?

hardknox00001

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Hello,

Newbie from middle TN here. I'm a Snapper addict and admit it. I currently have (3) LT-16's with the 48" deck [1 is for parts, (1, my weekly user to this point) is having a valve seat redone........again, and (1) is waiting on an engine rebuild], (1)RER that I repowered with a 13.5hp Briggs after the 8 horse blew, and (2) 21" push mowers.

Anyway, I went and got a LT160H482BV today for $325.00, so add that to the list above. Runs like a top and mows pretty good. Need to tune the deck level a little to zero in a flat mow.

Couple of questions;

1. I am wondering if there is a cheap place to get replacement hoods for this mower? This one is cracked on both ends of the metal rod that runs across the top of the hood and the latch flange is broken off. I hate that it is plastic, the older LT-16's I have are all metal.

2. Being this is my first experience with hydrostatic lawn mowers, what can you tell me about this one and is it a decent, gonna last a while mower?

Thanks in advance,
Randy
Liberty, TN
 
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