My craftsman is done and its time to look for a new mower. I need at least a 42" . i looked at homedepo, lowes, sears, tractor supply, walmart etc.
All feel like a toy next to my 42" 11 year old craftsman- the controls just fell like junk and allmost all looked like the same company made them. I looked at a basic 42" 5sp craftsman for $929 till i found out u need to completely stop to shift gears on the new ones. The only one that seemed decent was lowes 46" husquvarna for 1599 .
I have an acre-pretty smooth but the issue is its very sandy & i eat blades up wihin a few cuts .- its not real grass like i am used to back north so i cant really see investing in a decent mower to cut 60% weeds. I even decided to look for a used mower but in this area most need decks after a few years due to all the sand and people to lazy to put them out of the weather. Is the husq any good for the long hall? or i found a nice 54" craftsman with 49 hrs 24hp twin , 3 bin bagger- its the gold color that sears had a few years back, original owner for 1100- what do u guys think?
i know this craftsman is total overkill for my size lot but hey the bigger it is the faster i can get out of the heat in my opinion. ,
i have about 1500 to spend - i have no issues doing plugs, oil belts, just cant handle the big eng repairs.
this is actually the craftsman used one i was thinking about if u think its good and price is decent- may be able to wiggle the price on it a little
All feel like a toy next to my 42" 11 year old craftsman- the controls just fell like junk and allmost all looked like the same company made them. I looked at a basic 42" 5sp craftsman for $929 till i found out u need to completely stop to shift gears on the new ones. The only one that seemed decent was lowes 46" husquvarna for 1599 .
I have an acre-pretty smooth but the issue is its very sandy & i eat blades up wihin a few cuts .- its not real grass like i am used to back north so i cant really see investing in a decent mower to cut 60% weeds. I even decided to look for a used mower but in this area most need decks after a few years due to all the sand and people to lazy to put them out of the weather. Is the husq any good for the long hall? or i found a nice 54" craftsman with 49 hrs 24hp twin , 3 bin bagger- its the gold color that sears had a few years back, original owner for 1100- what do u guys think?
i know this craftsman is total overkill for my size lot but hey the bigger it is the faster i can get out of the heat in my opinion. ,
i have about 1500 to spend - i have no issues doing plugs, oil belts, just cant handle the big eng repairs.
this is actually the craftsman used one i was thinking about if u think its good and price is decent- may be able to wiggle the price on it a little
