dieselsmoke1
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The Bride's dad has a small farm with a summer house up the mountain, keeps an L225 w/woods finish mower in the basement to mow with.
We were there last week for a few days so I mowed for him, about 2 acres, a genuine pleasure to operate. Don't know the year model, but think he bought it new about the mid 80's. Only task it's ever had is mowing this yard every couple of weeks in the summer. As unbelievable as it sounds, the piece has 398 actual hours on it.
Did use it for one other task, in the barn sat a Ford 3000 with 3 flat tires. Had not been started or moved since 1999. Aired up the tires, cleaned off some wasp nests and rat beds, hooked the little Bota to it, to my amazement the 3000 diesel was cranked and humming in 6'. I'd hate to have tried that with a gas burner.
Apparently a diesel tolerates sitting idle for extened periods pretty well.
We were there last week for a few days so I mowed for him, about 2 acres, a genuine pleasure to operate. Don't know the year model, but think he bought it new about the mid 80's. Only task it's ever had is mowing this yard every couple of weeks in the summer. As unbelievable as it sounds, the piece has 398 actual hours on it.
Did use it for one other task, in the barn sat a Ford 3000 with 3 flat tires. Had not been started or moved since 1999. Aired up the tires, cleaned off some wasp nests and rat beds, hooked the little Bota to it, to my amazement the 3000 diesel was cranked and humming in 6'. I'd hate to have tried that with a gas burner.
Apparently a diesel tolerates sitting idle for extened periods pretty well.