1040 or 1042

   / 1040 or 1042 #1  

fredbygrace

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I am looking to get my first lawn tractor in the near future and right now I have my eye on a used 1042 for $1000. it has 21 hrs on it and it looks like its a 2008. I also looked at a brand new 1040 for $1500 at a local dealer.
Any reason I should go with one or the other? There's a lot of negative feedback on here about those models, should I stay away? any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks
 
   / 1040 or 1042 #2  
I personally would prefer the 1042 over the 1040. The main gripe with the 1040 is the CVT tranny.

Get the 1042 and have a dealer give it a once-over, do a fluid/filter change, etc. You'll still be in to it for less than a new 1040, and in the end you'll have a better machine.
 
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well I was wrong about the year of the 1042... really wrong! he said he thinks it's a 96 or 97. It's hard to imagine it's that old and only has 21 hours but that's what he said. any more advice?
 
   / 1040 or 1042 #4  
The 1042 has only been made since 2005, so either he is wrong, or the model number is wrong.

If it really is a 1042, then I still stand by my first comment that it would be the better choice.
 

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