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

   

Kevin...

Sweet tractor !   Enjoy it for a loooong time !

What's the cutting width?      Horsepower?     Hydro drive?

Dave...

Marshall, I don't know who's more excited. Me or you. LOL   I'll see what I can do on pics but I don't want to hold the dealer up to much. That was the nice part of this dealership. I dealt with the owner the whole time and he's delivering it. Nice guy. He has a pretty good size building, inventory and seems busy, but it's just him, and another helper. He does have a part timer that comes in some nights to do repairs and set ups. He's going to stick around until I cut with it a bit and have the controls down and am satisfied with the setup.  One of the first things I want to do is find a steep wet hill and test the diff lock.
                                                                                                                                                                Kevin

Dave___in___CT wrote:

Hi Dave. Thanks. It may be the last tractor I own.  LOL  It has a 44" deck. The engine is a 20HP B&S Vanguard V-Twin. It has a foot controlled hydro with cruise control on the fender. It also has a differential lock that is a pedal on the left side that you step on when needed. Heres specs for the
Conquest series. But you have to sit on it. That high back seat's the bomb.   LOL

                                            

I'll second Marshall with those pics.    I want to see that sweet tractor too, but I'll understand if you can't get detailed.   

Hey Kevin nice mower..  I wonder why I don't see many Simplicity down here? The dealer I use down here has one on the show rooms floor. Next time I go in I'm going to ask him how many he sells a year. He mostly deals in Exmark and Hustlers. You never seen one being used down here. THey look like nice mowers. Maybe I need to start a new trend down here in Florida lol what do you guys think???  later Mike

mikefla1 wrote: Mike,

Simplicity has always been more popular in the northern states, that's one reason they aquired the Georgia based Snapper company. Snapper never did real well in the Northern states, pretty good fit.

So are Simplicitys and the Snappers built pretty much the same?

Kevin,
I thought you said $3000. What happened?

mikefla1 wrote:
The Snappers like the ones I am posting below are Simplicity's rebadged. You can see them together here.





You can still get the LT's Snapper made and designed, their Homeowner Zero Turns, Walk Behinds, Brush Mowers and of course their RER's as well as their commercial stuff.

I see, I guess that is why i come here to learn something new.  later Mike