AsheBill
New member
Hello, friends!
So, my "John Deere" lawn tractor (I guess it was actually an MTD???!!!) finally gave up the ghost on me as I was just starting to make good progress with my initial mowing of the season. The engine is still in great condition--- but it is doing me no good at all with a burned out transmission. Since the repair would cost over $900, and the result would be a tractor that is still overmatched for the amount of work I need it to do--- the only intelligent decision was to step up to a sub-compact tractor. I have about 10 acres to stay after, with lots of these gorgeous North Carolina mountain inclines to deal with. Rolled the Deere once because I could not get enough traction to get out of a sticky situation. Now I have a diesel engine and 4WD to get the job done--- plus a much larger mowing deck. Tiller is on it's way, too, and I have my mind set on a PTO generator at some point.
Why am I here? I have no clue as to the finer points of tractor ownership!!!! Some of it is intuitive, but I plan to read the forums to get me up to speed or at least point me in the right direction. Should be a fun hobby.
Hope you are all doing well! Looking forward to learning as I go.
Bill
So, my "John Deere" lawn tractor (I guess it was actually an MTD???!!!) finally gave up the ghost on me as I was just starting to make good progress with my initial mowing of the season. The engine is still in great condition--- but it is doing me no good at all with a burned out transmission. Since the repair would cost over $900, and the result would be a tractor that is still overmatched for the amount of work I need it to do--- the only intelligent decision was to step up to a sub-compact tractor. I have about 10 acres to stay after, with lots of these gorgeous North Carolina mountain inclines to deal with. Rolled the Deere once because I could not get enough traction to get out of a sticky situation. Now I have a diesel engine and 4WD to get the job done--- plus a much larger mowing deck. Tiller is on it's way, too, and I have my mind set on a PTO generator at some point.
Why am I here? I have no clue as to the finer points of tractor ownership!!!! Some of it is intuitive, but I plan to read the forums to get me up to speed or at least point me in the right direction. Should be a fun hobby.
Hope you are all doing well! Looking forward to learning as I go.
Bill
