The new lawn tractors are junk.

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I don't know much about them, but looking to get a small one for my new place, under $5K. Just a cursory look at the ones at Rona and Home Depot, they look chintzy AF. Even the John Deere's look cheap. Is there a brand that's decent and will last past a couple of seasons or should I look for an old, used one?
 
I have a zero-turn Toro that has held up really well for 8 seasons. Was in the ballpark of $5K in 2019.
 
DJM said:
I don't know much about them, but looking to get a small one for my new place, under $5K. Just a cursory look at the ones at Rona and Home Depot, they look chintzy AF. Even the John Deere's look cheap. Is there a brand that's decent and will last past a couple of seasons or should I look for an old, used one?
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Look for a welded deck square corners not a stamped one. I have a 30 plus year old toro and a 40 year old ferris I use here. The deck on the ferris is needing some repairs. Not going to spend 20 g plus for a new one.

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I had to look up what the difference was between pans but that's what I noticed about most of them, they all have thin cutting decks that look like they'll flex and crack. I'd rather not get into the higher-priced new units for a thicker pan so I'm going to look at older models for sale.
 
I have a 25 year old Snapper. Simple af, no hydraulics, just a simple friction disk like a snowblower. Reliable as a hammer. I don’t think the make them anymore.
 
How cheap can you make things? I noticed a rototiller at Princess Auto for $200. 33cc two stoke. I didn't look inside the box but questioned:

Would it do the job?

For how many years?

Is it likely to maim you?

There is satisfaction in having the right stuff.
 
Look at what the municipality and landscapers are buying . They do not want any downtime if avoidable . Sadly they do not have a five K budget cap either . Good used “might” be a good option. When I needed a lawn tractor I had a Kubota , small diesel and built like a full size farm tractor . They make good equipment but it’s not cheap .


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Market place is your friend here. Plenty of used units of high quality, low hours and well cared for. Get word out in your neighborhood you’re in the market and might even have someone offer up the one they have sitting in the garage. It’s been sitting unused because they went with a professional service. (Widowed)


Or look into independent Husquvarna dealer (or similar) in the area. Sometimes they have customer units to sell and know the service history to sell it with confidence.
 
From what I remember my landscape friend said most stamped decks would last years if anybody ever cleaned out the wet composting grass clumps . It’s an awkward job but slows the rust out by about a decade .


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I don’t have FB but someone at work said they’ll look for me. My new place is surrounded by farms and retirees so I’ve started looking nearby. Shame the tri-ads aren’t still around, that would probably be ideal place to look.
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