Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

      Hi Gang. Tomorrow I'm going to hit a couple places and price some Simplicity and Husqvarna Tractors. With cutting my  elderly neighbors lawn now I can more justify the cost of a new mower. I'll be cutting at least 2 1/2 acres and then some. It's basically flat terrain with a fair amount of trees to work around. The heaviest hauling I do is mostly cart loads of firewood. I'm also going to be cutting a short path back into the woods and a path through her fields for approx. 1/4 mile distance.
     I'm basically looking at the Husqvarna XP series from a price standpoint. The only thing that I don't like about those is the fender mounted hydro shift. I prefer the foot controlled hydro. With the trees, I change speeds a lot. As for the Simplicity which is my preference, but much more costly, I'm going to price the Broadmoor and the Conquest series. The Broadmoor could be in reach financially, and the Conquest is a stretch. I've had 2 different Simplicity tractors since I've lived in my house, (24 years), and I hate to break tradition.  LOL.    They are just good solid tractors and the mower decks are hard to beat. Love them rollers. Original cap was $3000, but that can be stretched with the right deal and financing. The wife is even ok with it.  The lady next door is more than a neighbor, shes a good friend. My wife said what ever it takes to get the job done. So c'mon gang, give me a push. Get me off the fence. I bought the last 2 used, it would be nice to have a new one. Ya think.

                                                                                                                            Kevin

   

All I can say is ...WOW. Quiet, comfortable and smooth. The foot hydro is great. I found myself reaching for the lever on my old one. LOL I have to get back out and cut before it rains, but initially all seems well. It has a funny smell though. Oh yeah, new break in smell. Heres a few pics.
                                                                                                           Kevin

                                                                                            

That's beautiful. Congratulations.

Now that's a tractor! Look at those rear wheels and tires! Seat looks like a throne. Good PICS!

WOW! That is a nice machine!!! You will look like a KING riding around on that thing!

Congrats!!!

Brian

Well, that was fun. I blew off my yard and the neighbors in a lot shorter time than it took with the other tractor. The short turning radius and the foot hydro made cutting around the trees a lot easier. It's not as quiet as I first thought. I was only running it around on about 2/3 throttle when I first tested it. It still has a nice strong sound on full throttle. A couple more cuts and I'll do a review. The lawn looked real nice when I finished. Love them decks.

                                                                                                                                              Kevin

                                                                                                                                       

Kevin, good deal buddy, looking forward to a review.

Rob, Phillips is into everything, those headphones look real nice!

very nice indeed...

its looks a lot better than your old one dosent it.

you know i would take the old one away and not charge you much for disposel right 

can i have it can i can i   hunh can i    please.

later chris

ps...ill send you some wax for the new paint

Just got back on. Great to be back.   LOL
Robmints, I have the race tunes. They'll be fine. It was louder, but not bad loud, more like nice hum loud.

Chris, I think I'll be selling the old one, along with the parts mower. Theres only so much room in a 12 x 20 shed.
I really would like to keep it for tree bashing contest, with Robmints. Could be fun. It still runs real well, and doesn't
look half bad for 15 years old.
 

I normally just use the tractor and an old weed eater trimmer on my yard, but my neighbors yard that I will be cutting
has some different configurations that a push mower should take care of some of the trim work just fine.
I'm picking this up on Monday from the dealer that sold me the Conquest. It's a Husqvarna 7HP Briggs Intek, 21 inch cut. Basic, but it'll do the job just fine.
I think I'm done buying OPE for a While.   LOL.  Backpack blower would be nice though. Maybe in the fall.
                                                                     Kevin

Is there a little room in the neighbor lady's shed? Maybe try to hold on to it for a while to do the jobs (like through the woods) that you might not want to do with the new one.