Greetings all,
Though I dearly want to buy a zero turn, at present the budget doesn't allow it. My local dealer (from whom I've bought a couple of chainsaws and who's well known for being honest and fair) has a GTH2454T mower which, after talking about it for 10 mins, they agreed to bring by so that I could use it for a while to decide if it was right for me. I mowed with it today and it seems pretty great. It seems quite fast, cuts well, turns sharply and started right up. I stress that it "seems" since the last rider mower I owned was probably 25 years ago. And, since in the past two weeks I've already spent 15-20 hours pushing a 24" craftsman, probably any rider would seem GREAT! ;-)
So, I'd love some feedback.
They are asking $1700 for the mower. I found the same mower had sold for about $900 on ebay (though the run hours weren't listed - perhaps it had much more use). That seems a low price though; other sources offer them in the $1800-2000 range. It seems, doing some searching on the net that this mower was made in 2006. A 7 year old mower for $1700? Are these considered good Huskies? Doesn't 155 hours of use seem pretty low? Are the run hour gauges reliable?
Interestingly, the mower also comes with a 48" snow thrower attachment. These things alone seem to sell for about $1200-1400. Problem is I already have a dedicated snow thrower (though it's only 24" and a Troy-bilt - pretty worn after only 5 years of moderate use). And lots of people on the net argue that the tractor attached throwers don't work as well, aren't as maneuverable, as the dedicated, walk-behind ones.
Anyway, the mower itself seems good and strong, I like and trust the dealer, but I'd hate to have something serious happen (transmission or motor dying). For $2400 I can get a new husky with a better motor and fab deck (though only 42").
Thoughts?
Thanks much,
JR
Though I dearly want to buy a zero turn, at present the budget doesn't allow it. My local dealer (from whom I've bought a couple of chainsaws and who's well known for being honest and fair) has a GTH2454T mower which, after talking about it for 10 mins, they agreed to bring by so that I could use it for a while to decide if it was right for me. I mowed with it today and it seems pretty great. It seems quite fast, cuts well, turns sharply and started right up. I stress that it "seems" since the last rider mower I owned was probably 25 years ago. And, since in the past two weeks I've already spent 15-20 hours pushing a 24" craftsman, probably any rider would seem GREAT! ;-)
So, I'd love some feedback.
They are asking $1700 for the mower. I found the same mower had sold for about $900 on ebay (though the run hours weren't listed - perhaps it had much more use). That seems a low price though; other sources offer them in the $1800-2000 range. It seems, doing some searching on the net that this mower was made in 2006. A 7 year old mower for $1700? Are these considered good Huskies? Doesn't 155 hours of use seem pretty low? Are the run hour gauges reliable?
Interestingly, the mower also comes with a 48" snow thrower attachment. These things alone seem to sell for about $1200-1400. Problem is I already have a dedicated snow thrower (though it's only 24" and a Troy-bilt - pretty worn after only 5 years of moderate use). And lots of people on the net argue that the tractor attached throwers don't work as well, aren't as maneuverable, as the dedicated, walk-behind ones.
Anyway, the mower itself seems good and strong, I like and trust the dealer, but I'd hate to have something serious happen (transmission or motor dying). For $2400 I can get a new husky with a better motor and fab deck (though only 42").
Thoughts?
Thanks much,
JR
