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<blockquote data-quote="Relaxed Chaos" data-source="post: 16814006" data-attributes="member: 64993"><p>I have about .75 acres. 12 years ago I went to the local John Deere dealer and bought the cheapest mower with a hydrostatic: LA115 with a 42 inch deck. I still have the same mower today. It has 345 hours on it. It takes me about 65 minutes to mow. I have too many trees, so lots of turning and circling.</p><p></p><p>The starter solenoid died at around 250 hours. This is common, cheap, and easy to repair. The deck lasts about 300 hours. I put new deck bearings in mine. The steering gear and pinion lasts about 300 hours. I rebuilt the steering on mine last year. The motor and tranny should last around 1000 hours.</p><p></p><p>The good: the grass looks good when I'm done. Very even cut. Deck is easy to remove. Blades are easy to remove. Parts are available basically forever. I keep mine outside all year and it doesn't look horrible after 12 years. Not great, but not horrible.</p><p></p><p>Sucks: I don't really like using it due to the turning radius sucks, it's a one wheel wonder, it's loud, and it's not so great on hills.</p><p></p><p>Upgrade to an X series if you want to improve on those things above that suck. (And pay +$2K more).</p><p></p><p>Be careful on picking your deck size and tractor vs ZT. It depends on what's important to you. Smaller deck plus slower mowing results in a better looking cut (depending on your lawn). Larger deck can scalp or not cut at the same length, depending on your landscaping. ZT cost $1000's more, and would save me less than 10 minutes per week.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Relaxed Chaos, post: 16814006, member: 64993"] I have about .75 acres. 12 years ago I went to the local John Deere dealer and bought the cheapest mower with a hydrostatic: LA115 with a 42 inch deck. I still have the same mower today. It has 345 hours on it. It takes me about 65 minutes to mow. I have too many trees, so lots of turning and circling. The starter solenoid died at around 250 hours. This is common, cheap, and easy to repair. The deck lasts about 300 hours. I put new deck bearings in mine. The steering gear and pinion lasts about 300 hours. I rebuilt the steering on mine last year. The motor and tranny should last around 1000 hours. The good: the grass looks good when I'm done. Very even cut. Deck is easy to remove. Blades are easy to remove. Parts are available basically forever. I keep mine outside all year and it doesn't look horrible after 12 years. Not great, but not horrible. Sucks: I don't really like using it due to the turning radius sucks, it's a one wheel wonder, it's loud, and it's not so great on hills. Upgrade to an X series if you want to improve on those things above that suck. (And pay +$2K more). Be careful on picking your deck size and tractor vs ZT. It depends on what's important to you. Smaller deck plus slower mowing results in a better looking cut (depending on your lawn). Larger deck can scalp or not cut at the same length, depending on your landscaping. ZT cost $1000's more, and would save me less than 10 minutes per week. [/QUOTE]
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