John Deere v. Cub Cadet - Page 3

 


I agree with that   I bought a LT120 last year when I moved to  a new house.
It was about 3 weeks from the time I bought it and tehy delivered it tuil I
decided to mow.  I mowed about 100 feet and the mower quit.  I cranked it up
again and went about another 100 feet and it quit.  after about 3 more times
of that I gave up.  Went by the dealer and he sent out a man to pick it up
and they found the seat switch was defective and replaced the seat from
another mower they had in stock.  Then they brought it back to the house
with no charge.   Hard telling what the service policy would have been at HD
which was about 25 miles away from the house.  The JD shop was only about 7
miles away.

 

I've had my JD LT150 for three years.  I mow 1/2 an acre, lots of hillside,
with it weekly.  I bought it from the JD dealer.  I've had excellent service
and support.  If it ever wears out (doubtful at this point) I will buy
another Deere.  It only cost an extra nickel to go first class and most of
the time, it's worth it.

 

Right now I'm looking at the 2500 series with the shaft drive, probably the
2544.  The more I look at the brochure, the more little, subtle differences
I see that make my head spin.  For example, the 2544 has an 11 gauge 44 inch
deck, the 2550 has a 12 gauge 50 inch deck, and the 2554 has an 11 gauge 54
inch deck.  Unless it's a typo, I can't figure out why the deck on the 50
inch would be thinner gauge.

Do you think the 3000 series is comparable to the Deere LX280, which is
probably my choice if I go with Deere.  (I just don't think I need a
shaft-drive deck which costs plenty extra, right?)

By the way, I agree with your comment about synthetic oil.  I do it on my
Ariens snow blower as well and my current rider, a little Honda 11 hp.

 

I noticed this when I bought my LX266. The deck is considered a seperate
item than the tractor, and so for whatever reason the 50 inch deck is made
with 12 guage metal. The thickness of the metal used for the different decks
do not always go up or down proportionally with the size of the tractor they
are mated with. You have to remember that some decks can be used on several
different tractors. Its sort of like a computer. The most expensive may
actually have a less expensive part in it compared to the others, but the
total package is what your getting. I wonder if you can buy the tractor and
deck seperately? I've never heard of this but it seems like you should be
able to.



differences

 

According to the Cub guy, the deck's aren't interchangeable.  I doubt that
degree will matter much, but it does make me stop and think.  Just my
over-analytical mind in over-drive causing me more angst than necessary!