My person experience with a "bought new in 2001" JD X595. Excellent "garden
tractor" -- if that is what you call something with a 24 hp diesel motor in
it -- IMHO. Loader, snow blower, mower, aerator, etc. and no problems. Just
simple routine maintenance.
But somewhere along the line JD changed the model numbers on the machines.
If you buy a "5xx" series machine now you get an machine that is not nearly
what I have. You need to buy a "7xx" series machine to get exactly what the
"5xx" was 10 years ago.
Short answer ... it depends on what make, model and year he is looking at.
If I were buying new the 1026R really looks nice. Regretfully the price
reflects just how proud JD is of the machine ;-}
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Kennedy
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 12:10 PM
To: Shop Talk
Subject: [Shop-talk] New garden tractor
My brother in law in VA is thinking about replacing his old Toro riding
mower.
He has a hilly lawn, lots of trees. He uses it to pull bushes and aerate the
lawn. So, he's looking at older John Deeres because he thinks the newer ones
are not as high a quality. I've seen lots of discussions on this subject
over
the years, so I figure some of you guys can give him some good advice.
Brian K.
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