Jinzo Ningen
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Proud owner of a 721D for the last eight years. The other afternoon I was out mowing when I had the housing on the right side Gemini wheel motor take a dump. Luckily I was able to get it repaired by a local shop but after conferring with their parts guy and couple of other GH parts places in my area, I decided to get rid of this rig before anything else goes wrong. If they still made complete new 771 motors I would probably keep the 721D forever, as it does everything I can ask of it and more. Still the thought of trying to find parts and or whole units (only used now) or praying someone can rebuild / refurbish a damaged motor. Ugh! Too much stress.
I was thinking a 725 as it's the most direct replacement, size-wise... but in the back of my mind a little voice kept saying 'go bigger or go home'. LOL. So anyhow, after doing a lot of web searching over the past month or so I located a 930D G2 the dealer lists it as a 2014 model, with a 72" PowerFold deck. This was key because I didn't want to go down in size; the huge cutting deck was the primary factor in buying my old 721 in the first place. The dealer is giving me $1200 for my '97 721 as a trade-in. The 930 only has 250hrs on it and is loaded to the gills with every option GH offered, including the snazzy air suspension seat (a crazy $800 option!).
Any other 930 / 900 owners here? I realize that it's kind of overkill for a lot of guys who have small yards and are not commercial lawn care pros. But my acreage is pretty huge and I am hoping that this GH will literally be my last mower. If it lasts as long as the 721D has then it probably will be!:laughing:
Anyhow, I will post pics when I get her back to the paddock. Cheers everyone!
I was thinking a 725 as it's the most direct replacement, size-wise... but in the back of my mind a little voice kept saying 'go bigger or go home'. LOL. So anyhow, after doing a lot of web searching over the past month or so I located a 930D G2 the dealer lists it as a 2014 model, with a 72" PowerFold deck. This was key because I didn't want to go down in size; the huge cutting deck was the primary factor in buying my old 721 in the first place. The dealer is giving me $1200 for my '97 721 as a trade-in. The 930 only has 250hrs on it and is loaded to the gills with every option GH offered, including the snazzy air suspension seat (a crazy $800 option!).
Any other 930 / 900 owners here? I realize that it's kind of overkill for a lot of guys who have small yards and are not commercial lawn care pros. But my acreage is pretty huge and I am hoping that this GH will literally be my last mower. If it lasts as long as the 721D has then it probably will be!:laughing:
Anyhow, I will post pics when I get her back to the paddock. Cheers everyone!