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RE: lawn tractors

To: "Schoenherr, Ronald" <Ronald.Schoenherr@trw.com>
Subject: RE: lawn tractors
From: epetrevich@relavis.com
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 12:06:52 -0400
Two major variables here are...

What "type" of lawn?
and
"How" do you cut grass?

My parents have a lawn with lots of trees and roots and they cut grass at
just about as fast as they can.  They burn through Honda mowers pretty
quickly.

My Brother-in-law has a flat lawn and cuts grass at a slow pace (he is
happy to have "quiet" time away from my sister and I can't blame him! 8>))
He has an old tractor (and he does ZERO maintenance on it) and it just
keeps on chugging.

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I will second what Derek says. I purchased a Murray 12.5HP (BS I/C engine)
Lawn Tractor in 1994 and have had no problems with it.   Have had to
replace the blades a couple of times a fix a flat tire now and then, but
otherwise just start and run it.  Eventually the steering linkages will
die, but that will be years from now and I won't have any problem with
spending another $800-1000 for a new Sears or Murray equivalent.  One
caveat might be that I only cut lawn with it as I use a JD2040 (40HP) ag
tractor for other chores.

Ron S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Harling [mailto:derek.lola@home.com]
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 2:42 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Cc: JNiolon@uss.com
Subject: Re: lawn tractors



Well - I wasn't going to bother replying  - but I think we do need to
face reality every so often.  New house 5 years ago - never had need for
lawn tractor before so didn't know much about them - bought Sears with
Briggs 15.5hp - worked perfectly ever since - belts stay on - never
failed to start - doesn't leak oil - and the bit that really amazes me -
never needs charging even over winter ( I start it about once a month
for 15 minutes) and still on original battery. Stays in wooden shed all
summer and storage unit all winter (unheated).

So - er - why should I spend twice as much?

Derek

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