Riding Lawnmower

[Matt S]

How awesome are riding lawnmowers? Ultimate relaxation, drinking a beer and cruising around your yard on a mower. As of right now my yard does not justify having a riding lawnmower, but I don't care. I think riding lawnmowers are awesome and I want one. The question is do I pick up a new one or restore my dads old Cub Cadet? All the new garden tractors are belt driven which is lame, but my dad's old Cub Cadet is shaft driven and built tougher. I'm leaning towards restoring his. These are the new ones and the bottom pic is a google image pic of what my dad has. The engine is blown and it's been sitting for the past 12 years so I know he'll let me have it if I'm going to restore it.

 

[TwinTurbo4vGT]

buy a new one. They have come a long way in 12 years lol.

 

[bldmovs]

Restore it, if it doesn't cost a fortune to do. Do you have a lot of trees, because it can be a pain cutting around them with that beast!!!

 

[Panturia]

Definitely get a new one, some of them are amazing.

 

[Mayo5]

Cadet ftw. They are torque monsters and fun to play with lol.

 

[Spade]

Restore the baby. Everytime I see you I laugh to myself. They look like little tanks. On the other hand if you have alot of tree get a zero turn. I have one LOVE it.

 

[Matt S]

Restore the baby. Everytime I see you I laugh to myself. They look like little tanks. On the other hand if you have alot of tree get a zero turn. I have one LOVE it.

That's a nice tractor you have. I bet that sucker can turn like no other. I just called my dad, he's as excited as I am to get that thing back up and running.

 

[ShortThrow50]

buy a new one dude. i dont see why you think belt diven ones are lame, being since you havent owned one. i have had my john eere 325 which has hydraulic lift and drive. The whole system is ranby a belt and i still havent changed the belt on it after 10 years. that and the thing has never went in for warranty work or had any problems which required service. I use it alot to, i plow snow with it and all kind of yard bs.

 

[Matt S]

The belt driven mowers that we've owned over the years start to slip and the brake stops working. My dad's current mower is a Craftsman belt driven mower and it's a good tractor, but not as tough as the old one once was. I like them all don't get me wrong.

 

[ShortThrow50]

The belt driven mowers that we've owned over the years start to slip and the brake stops working. My dad's current mower is a Craftsman belt driven mower and it's a good tractor, but not as tough as the old one once was. I like them all don't get me wrong.

yeah but the john deere belt driven hystat is awesoe man. you wont have those problems

 

[Quick97TA]

Just had the forward gears shatter in my old Craftsman mower. I was never really very happy with it anyway so I replaced it a couple months ago with a John Deere LA165 and I love it.

 

[Mt Twigbert]

Buy a new one.. Power steering FTW..

 

[Knoxville COBRA]

John Deere FTW,That will be my next mower! For know i have a yard machine, I bought used for $470 It works good to cut my1.2 acres but JD is a nice mower.

 

[03gobluecobra]

I just bought a zero turn model for $3100. John Deere. Absolutely love it. Probably cuts mowing time in half over the normal riding mowers with the steering wheel. The only bummer is that I can't use it as a tractor or as a snow plow. But I can get a used rider for a mere $500 and then get the attachments if I really wanted one for that purpose.

 

[Black Talon]

Get a X-Mark Lazer

 

[notfastenuff]

Buy you a Zero Turn. TRUST ME. If you have over an acre. Saves you so much time and so much fun

 

[94_Vert]

so you don't like belt drives because it requires maintenance, and how is the cadet doing?

 

[TwinTurbo4vGT]

The belt driven mowers that we've owned over the years start to slip and the brake stops working. My dad's current mower is a Craftsman belt driven mower and it's a good tractor, but not as tough as the old one once was. I like them all don't get me wrong.

no wonder you think they suck. Craftsman are possibly the worst products ever.

 

[STAMPEDE3]

I love old machines I'd say if you don't have a ton of trees to cut around then restore it.

If you have trees then do what I did.

Went from a 22hp 50" cut lawn tractor to a 20hp 44" cut and my time was cut in half.

 

[SonicDTR]

Get a new one and if you can get a zero-turn. Its so much easier to make your lawn look nice and its alot faster if you have alot to mow.