I am currently in the market to buy a lawn tractor to take care of about 1.5 acres. A friend is selling an older 2002 John Deere LX277 for $1,500. I have read a lot of the dealer versus Big Box posts and understand there are differences in quality between the 2, depending on the different series. I also know that the LX277 was a solidly built tractor with a good transmission. Here is my question, does it make sense to pay $1,500 for a 14 year old tractor with 700 hours, when you can buy a new John Deere D155 tractor for $600 more, even if it is from one of the Big Box stores and may not have been built with the same quality parts as the 14 year old tractor?
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Glyn Robinson
very good question. i have a 1994 JD320 just flipped 1,000 hours. it's good that you're doing your homework.
