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Been few years since i owned a riding mower after i ditched my BO****&*& Troy built bronco ,hired my Son and buddy to landscape our land, they did amazing job with that Zero turn commercial grade mower his buddy's dad own. Fast forward the boys went to college and there is a chance that this season i will be high and dry with my only trusty Honda push mower to push and cut. SO i decided that is not going to happen so i started shopping with a small budget as much i would love to buy that localy LISTED Diesel KUBUOTA i am really short on cash so i located a Husqvarna YTH22V46 2014 model with 339 Hours on it.

Owner stated that they done the following New carburetor, battery, blades, filters, and some more stuff. No rust from what i can see in the Pic, seat not damaged , tires looks good ..etc. They were asking originally $850 3 month ago but they lowered it to $650 and we struck a deal for $500.

Would Like to know if those hours is a lot of hours on that Box store riding mower?

Is that Husqvarna YTH22V46 a good over all riding mower Vs the low end as Troy built , craftsman , Mid ..etc to its the same but branded with Husqvarna.

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With those hours I'd be concerned about the transmission. That unit has the Tuff Torq K46 which is known to have issues.

Darryl G said:

With those hours I'd be concerned about the transmission. That unit has the Tuff Torq K46 which is known to have issues.

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You know this is something that didn’t cross my mind . In fact I had to rebuild the CVT in that Troy Built . How problematic are these K46 ..

Just do a quick google search. You should find plenty on them. Their typical failure is that they work fine when cold but once they operate for 20 or 30 minutes struggle to move. At those hours I think it's safe to say that it's on borrowed time...

Darryl G said:

Just do a quick google search. You should find plenty on them. Their typical failure is that they work fine when cold but once they operate for 20 or 30 minutes struggle to move. At those hours I think it's safe to say that it's on borrowed time...

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I believe that could be a possibilities for sure , specially there is no way for me to confirm and find out unless i run it for 30 minute straight prior to purchase it which i doubt that is a possibilities.

Unfortunately it's the perfect setup for an unsuspecting buyer to get stuck with a problem unit and only discover it after the deal is done. The only reason I know about that transmission is because my aunt has an L serious JD lawn tractor with one.

Everyone i talked to include the local outdoor equipment shop seems to be happy with that specific tractor, needless to say the outdoor equipment dealer didn't mention any thing about that i guess maybe because The Tuff Torq K46 is probably the most common box fitted to lawn and garden tractors and that is something to live with IDK.

Regardless based on your opinion, some facts and quick search on google it seems like the tractor in mind is not the issue if i buy one at low hours rather than one with those kid of hours 339 with unknown history of how it was used . I was told by my local outdoor equipment dealer today i was buying some parts for the pressure washer i am working on that the average home owner puts about 56 hours to 60 per year on a yard riding mower so this specific one worked about 113 hours per season / 16 hours per month which here in NC start from April - October

339 is above the average for a homeowner but much less than what a commercial user would put on it.

339 is not a lot of hours against the lifetime of the unit. And at $500, you don't have a lot invested, either.

Yup, the unknown history is the issue. If it was a neighbor or family member or someone unlikely to take advantage of you then you'd be better off. Otherwise it could be someone trying to dump a mower with a bad transmission on some sucker.

cpurvis said:

339 is above the average for a homeowner but much less than what a commercial user would put on it.

339 is not a lot of hours against the lifetime of the unit. And at $500, you don't have a lot invested, either.

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Yeah i think this mower is above average for homeowner use , Perhaps a young teen ran it as a summer business " i respect that indeed " but i fear what was mentioned the unknown history, i can rebuild about any thing but nothing worse than splitting a case or tear a gear box in a mower i just bought . I will never hear the end of it from the wife :laughing:. don't get me wrong the Mower fit the bill right and been reading nothing but good stuff about it that brand except few spindle issues that breaks here and there which makes be believe that this might be the one i would chase for my low-end budget

The engine should do 1000 hours so plenty of life left in that.
Pulled out & sold separate you will just about get your $ 500 back.
The K46 boxes are not crash hot but I rarely see one pack it in under 500 hours.
IT will depend a lot on how well the mower was maintained , what sort of use it got & how many hours per session.

More than once I have been called to fix a tranny and the culprit was nothing more than too much grass on the box preventing it from cooling.
Stuff from the AYP factory ( Husky, Poulan, McCulloch etc ) are by far the worse for tossing crud onto the box and even worse if they have been mulching.
Because it is a common box replacements are not all that expensive and there is also a rebuild kit which is relatively cheap.
I get mine from Mulligans and even including freight to Aust they are quite cheap.
The mower was $ 1600 new originally back in 2010 when the model was introduced.
You can determine the age ( usually ) from the first 2 numbers in the engine serial number and some have a DOM on the ID tag on the mower.

IF you find the box slows down when hot, pull it out , thoroughly clean it, tip it upside down then replace the oil with 20W50 or 20W60 full synthetic.
Provided the box is not totally trashed that seems to get another 4 to 5 years out of a worn box.
Some that the previous owner did have been working flawlessly for a very long time.
If that makes no difference then you can mow the lawn in sections so that the box does not get too hot till you have time to replace it.

Hydros "GROWL" as they get worn so the Microsoft test ( quick & dirty ) is to run the engine at 1/2 speed then slowly go from foreward to reverse .
If you can hear the box the box growl and feel it sort of shuddering then the box is on the way out.
Brand new Hydros are quiet and as they start to leak internally the oil causes them to make a growling noise which gets worse the older & more worn the box becomes.
Generally a worn box will be a lot noisier forward than reverse.

You should never run a box at anything than full engine speed but when testing, running them at 1/2 speed puts a high load on a low pumped volume of oil so accentuates any flow problems.

Go to a mower shop and ask for a test drive.
Note how the mower sounds under very light pedal in both forward & reverse

I bought a used YTH24v48 from a neighbor well over a year ago, and saved hundreds over what I would have paid at the store. It only had about 20 hours on it, and the neighbor couldn't use it because of all the rocks on his land....I don't know why he didn't think of that before he bought it. It was a bit dirty from sitting for over a year, so I cleaned it up and replaced all the filters, oil, gave it a good lube, and sharpened the blades, and ran it with little or no trouble, since. It did have one problem, it that it was hard to start after sitting for several days....I traced that down to a simple adjustment of the throttle cable...it had slipped and wasn't engaging the choke. I'm up to about 95 hours, and I start it up every couple of weeks while I'm working in my workshop, and it should be ready to go when Spring arrives. I will replace the oil and filter, and re-lube it good before I start cutting this year. On balance, for the homeowner, this Husqvarna is hard to beat....IMO.

deminin said:

I bought a used YTH24v48 from a neighbor well over a year ago, and saved hundreds over what I would have paid at the store. It only had about 20 hours on it, and the neighbor couldn't use it because of all the rocks on his land....I don't know why he didn't think of that before he bought it. It was a bit dirty from sitting for over a year, so I cleaned it up and replaced all the filters, oil, gave it a good lube, and sharpened the blades, and ran it with little or no trouble, since. It did have one problem, it that it was hard to start after sitting for several days....I traced that down to a simple adjustment of the throttle cable...it had slipped and wasn't engaging the choke. I'm up to about 95 hours, and I start it up every couple of weeks while I'm working in my workshop, and it should be ready to go when Spring arrives. I will replace the oil and filter, and re-lube it good before I start cutting this year. On balance, for the homeowner, this Husqvarna is hard to beat....IMO.

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Next season, replace the oil and lube everything before you lay the mower up for winter.
Things get deep rust pits when they are not being used and acids in the oil corrode engine parts when not in use.
So the best thing to do is to fully service the mower when you have done the last big mow of the season.

Well i have been on the fence between due to the hight hours which based on my calculation is way more than average for home owner usage. However i decided to continue to look for this particular tractor /Mower model even for few $ more to score less hours . I also came across pretty nice Deer L120 that is priced really well . Hopefully something will turn up

bertsmobile1 said:

Next season, replace the oil and lube everything before you lay the mower up for winter.
Things get deep rust pits when they are not being used and acids in the oil corrode engine parts when not in use.
So the best thing to do is to fully service the mower when you have done the last big mow of the season.

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Yup...I give the mower a good cleanup and lube, etc., when I'm done for the year. This past year, I only had about 25 hours on the oil and filter, after the last mowing ....I changed both when I got the mower, and again at about 70 hours. I store it indoors in my workshop, and start it up and run it for a few minutes at least once every couple of weeks. If the weather is halfway decent, I drive it around the yard/driveway for a few minutes, also. That way, when I'm ready to mow in the Spring, all I have to do is fill the gas tank, and fire it up. I keep a gallon of premium, ethanol free gas in the tank in the Winter, and add a small amount of Sta-Bil...and that seems to keep the carb, etc., from gumming up. Following this routine, my last mower...a basic Snapper...lasted 17 years before the deck became a rusted mess, and not worth repairing. I gave that one to another neighbor, who works on small engines, and he used the engine, and some other good parts to repair other mowers he was working on.