Thread: Ride on Mowers....I want buy one.

mmm , the McCullough with hydrostatic drive @ $2450 is looking good.

As mentioned - the Cox is tough and reliable. Simple as a Series Land Rover too... Dad had one for years, and the FIL now has a much more modern version, but as bullet proof as the old one. In fact, it is very much like an LR - hasn't changed much in decades. If it ain't broke, no need to fix it.

Even though I now have a small kubota tractor for most work, I still have the old( and I mean really old) Cox that works OK.
You just can't kill them! and easy to use.
Hydrostatic drive does make life easier.
Pete.

If you can, get a zero turn. The extra maneuverability is a real winner

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Originally Posted by awabbit6

We have a 13hp 32" Greenfield. Bought it new 13 years ago and it now has over 400 hours on it. Regular maintenance is important but they are very basic in terms of construction (think series Landy) so easy to repair. Parts are cheap too. They have a single pedal that operates a dual clutch set up (using counter rotating pulleys) for forward/reverse that is very durable. The clutches have a cork friction surface that is cheap and easy to replace.
When we bought the Greenfield I really like the hydro transmissions of the Murrays etc but the cost of repair and simplicity of the Greenfield sold me.

Funny you mention about the clutches being cheap and easy to replace.

Mum and Dad had a Greenfield with a Honda 6.8 when my brother and I were around the mid teens and mowing the lawn at home.
You probably have that sticker that says "Avoid Wheel Spinning". Like hell we avoided wheel spinning, that Honda got revved like a turbine.

It is still going and in all those years of slamming the pedal from one direction to another on the redline the clutches have needed showed any need to replace the cork. They are a bulletproof machine.

I have an old JD that doesnt want to go.
Bought a Husky for $1000, its not that old and except for usual maintenance,it keeps on going.

Found mine on fleabay in my local area.

cheers

Hmmm, my John Deere has been an absolute cracker. 25hp, 54" cut, hydrostatic and gets nothing more than 50hr engine service and cutting deck lubrication. Admittedly I did stop doing full rev engagements of the cutting deck after I snapped a belt at 50hrs. It mows some pretty rough ground and has broken nothing (except that belt).

John Deere for me.


Whatever model you go for - get the next better one up.


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