shooterdon
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- 2019 LS XR4140 HST Cab; 2020 Kawasaki Mule SX; 2021 Bad Boy 54" ZT Elite
Walker??? Had to look it up. Closest dealer is over 100 miles away.Wow, I'm an enabler for suggesting a used commercial grade Walker mower?
I've owned a bigbox store mower and on my 1 1/2 acre lawn it lasted about 10 years. My Walker is a 2000 model. I purchased it used 11 years ago and love it.
What the heck did you do to a new mower to have it last only 10 years mowing 1.5 acres? My Husqvarna rider was still in great shape after 10 years and sold it for $1000 to a buddy who was thrilled to get it. I replaced a spindle ($25) when I hit a large rock (my fault), a bad seat switch ($25) and a starter ($60). But I did baby it. Changed the oil every 50 hours, greased it once a year, changed the blades regularly, kept it on a battery tender, always stored in a garage. Only used it on level ground and did not pull a trailer with it. Pulled a tow behind sprayer about 10 times.
I sold the Husky because I hate cutting grass and the ZT does it twice as fast. Plus I have a lot of trees to deal with and the ZT does better with less trimming needed. Just pure laziness on my part.
I would rather have a new $5k mower with a warranty and local dealer support that will last 30 years with periodic maintenance than a used machine that may have been abused and not well maintained. At 70+ YO, my Bad boy will outlive me.