i'd just a reel mower if i were you . moves well and changes direction easily!
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > Funny you should mention Snapper... I got a older rear engined model for > free. It had been sitting outside and I had little hope for it based on > cosmetic condition. I went over the basics and rebuild the pull starter. > The damn thing started on the second pull and ran great. Unfortunately, > its just not maneuverable enough for my yard. Everything is irregularly > shaped around here, so I need something that will change directions easily. > Mowing with the snapper is a real chore, especially changing directions. > Not to mention the deck alignment is messed up and it really chewed up my > grass, but I could fix that. > > It has a nice 10hp commercial Tecumseh engine. Someone on CL will be happy > with it. > > Jaime > > > > On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 8:11 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > For such a small property the good in a small diesel will never outweigh > > the premium you need to pay for it. > > That one you linked to is probably going to be a disaster. The neglect > > evident on the outside will be reflected everywhere... > > > > The real W123 of the garden tractor world is a small frame Cub Cadet > > models 70, 100, 71, 72, 102 etc. I have a model 70 at the house which is > a > > 7hp from 1964. I've mowed our 1/4 acre with it although its overkill for > > that and used it to plow our little driveway which its a little > underweight > > for although thats fixable. With a snowblower it'd be all set for any > size > > driveway. At camp I've got a 72 which is a 7hp model from 1967. I've got > > that equipped with crossbar tires like a big tractor has. It hauls wood > and > > plows (ploughs for those on the other side of the pond) up a little patch > > of land we plant for the wildlife. Again its a little underweight but > I've > > got a kit to fluid fill the tires. Something like a 100 with its 10hp > would > > do a little better. > > The one at the house is pretty tired, the engine really needs rebuilding. > > My current plan is to repower with a 10hp diesel. I've found Chinese > copies > > of Yanmar singles for around $600. The torque curve on the 10hp is more > > like a 14hp gasser. > > > > Anyway for what you suggest you need I'd say go to Lowes, Home Depot, > > Sears or wherever and buy the $999 lawn tractor, then lay down whatever > > they want for the snowblower attachment, chains and weight box. 95% of > all > > lawn tractors sold today are made by MTD and pretty much every place that > > carries lawn tractors carries the same one for $999. At camp we've got > one > > badged "Craftsman". My grandmother's is "Bolens" and my dad just bought a > > "TroyBuilt" but they all exactly the same machine. The 17hp engine is > > powerful and the rest of the tractor is good enough. They've made a > > bazillion of them so parts access is easy and its got a 42" deck and > wants > > to mow in a pretty high gear so it'll eat right through your 1/2 acre > > plenty quick. > > > > If you want something more rugged look into a Snapper rear engine rider. > > Those are the modern equivalent of a w123. I use one to mow our lawn now. > > Its a 1964, 8hp, I pulled it out from under a spruce tree on our farm > about > > 4 years ago and repowered it with an engine from a 1988. They make a ton > of > > attachments including a snowblower. AFAIK Snapper is one of the last > brands > > that actually makes their own stuff. Even the low end JD and Cub Cadet > > stuff is all MTD. > > > > -Curt > > > > > > Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 19:24:46 -0400 > > From: Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> > > To: mercedes Mailing List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>, Banned List > > <ban...@okiebenz.com> > > Subject: [MBZ] John Deere Diesels > > Message-ID: > > <cacy-ba+vk6urm21gyndq8oxrcribe7wmk_wzdnlu0z79tc2...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > Anyone on the list have a JD garden tractor? > > > > We moved and I'm not so interested in using my push mower anymore. When > we > > had 0.16 acres it was fine, but I'm looking for something a little more > > aggressive. > > > > John Deere 330, 332, 455, and similar models with the 3 cylinder yanmar > > diesel really interest me. Anyone have one or any experience? From what > > I've read, they're the diesel W123 of garden tractors. > > > > I don't have a huge amount to mow, about 1/2 acre, but I have potentially > > 500' of driveway to plow in the winter, and could find other uses for a > > powerful compact tractor. And if I run out of justifications: they're > > really cool and I want one. > > > > This is local enough and the price is right, but looks pretty rough: > > http://cnj.craigslist.org/grd/3951606736.html > > > > NJ isn't exactly tractor country, so there isn't much to choose from. > > > > Anyone have any experience with these? > > > > Jaime > > > > > > -- > > Jaime Kopchinski > > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
