Someday I plan to buy myself a very nice zero turn (M-ZT52 maybe?),but in the meantime I was hoping to find something cheaper to shave some time off mowing the yard. My in-laws have had the old cone drive Dixons for a very long time and other than the obvious chain and transmission issues they held up well. I have available a fairly clean 4515 with a bad engine for cheap. Its a 42" deck and has a bad 15.5 Vanguard engine.
How durable are the hydro transmissions on these? I have a 15HP Kohler command engine that's good (which was an option for the mower) but I'm not super familiar with the ins and outs of repowering a mower. I believe both mowers use a 1" shaft but the other dimensions are what I don't understand.
Any thoughts on the 4515 would be greatly appreciated!!
How durable are the hydro transmissions on these? I have a 15HP Kohler command engine that's good (which was an option for the mower) but I'm not super familiar with the ins and outs of repowering a mower. I believe both mowers use a 1" shaft but the other dimensions are what I don't understand.
Any thoughts on the 4515 would be greatly appreciated!!