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These are mine. Use the Honda mainly for most of the lawns and the orchard. The Fordson with the topper does the paddock and woodland but I'd like to get something a bit better for the paddock. A finishing mower behind a compact tractor or a triple deck maybe. Something quick would be ideal, it's around 1.5 acres and a bit bumpy at the moment. Any suggestions?
nute said:
spikeyhead said:
I've got one of these
18" cutting deck means it's very quick to cut my lawn, no faffing with cables or petrol and it's a reasonable workout too.
Someone appears to have nicked the engine ...18" cutting deck means it's very quick to cut my lawn, no faffing with cables or petrol and it's a reasonable workout too.
alfabeat said:
Current mower is a John Deere X165, which is *rap. The Tuff Toque K46 hydro unit is pants, and after only 150hrs is dead.
It replaced my trusty John Deere 1973 140H, which had been in the family for 35 years. After too many breakdowns, I was seduced by the shiny new stuff.
Regretted it ever since.
On the look out now for something similar sized but decent power and toughness.
Wasn't expecting to read that.... I've never owned a Deere but have always assume they're the Rolls Royce of tractor mowers.It replaced my trusty John Deere 1973 140H, which had been in the family for 35 years. After too many breakdowns, I was seduced by the shiny new stuff.
Regretted it ever since.
On the look out now for something similar sized but decent power and toughness.
My last ride on was a Honda, bought new, very reliable and well made. I moved to a house with less lawn, so sold it to the new buyers.
Honda of the 90's best period, so, the 4514 or better still 4518 both Hydrostatic, or just as good the 5 speed HT3813, all use a twin cylinder water cooled engine, (half a Civic engine) so good they are, there are still many around to this day and very easy to service.
Honda wanted to show the world how good they were at building even the humble ride on.
Honda wanted to show the world how good they were at building even the humble ride on.
NDA said:
Wasn't expecting to read that.... I've never owned a Deere but have always assume they're the Rolls Royce of tractor mowers.
My last ride on was a Honda, bought new, very reliable and well made. I moved to a house with less lawn, so sold it to the new buyers.
They aren't a bad machine overall, just let down by the particular hydro unit fitted in this model. The internet is full of complaints about it. The rest of the machine is perfect! A new hydro unit is about £600, but reluctant to buy a new one, when I know it will only last another 150 hours (if that).My last ride on was a Honda, bought new, very reliable and well made. I moved to a house with less lawn, so sold it to the new buyers.
alfabeat said:
They aren't a bad machine overall, just let down by the particular hydro unit fitted in this model. The internet is full of complaints about it. The rest of the machine is perfect! A new hydro unit is about £600, but reluctant to buy a new one, when I know it will only last another 150 hours (if that).
I'm sorry but how come that isn't a warranty issue? 150hrs is pretty much one cutting season
I bought this off a bloke at work who was moving to a smaller house.
He only wanted fifty quid for it, and I was kind of hoping it wouldn’t be working so I could fettle and learn something new.
Of course it worked!
So I changed the oil and plug and tarted it up.
Put some shell ultimate in it and some redex and it’s been fine
He only wanted fifty quid for it, and I was kind of hoping it wouldn’t be working so I could fettle and learn something new.
Of course it worked!
So I changed the oil and plug and tarted it up.
Put some shell ultimate in it and some redex and it’s been fine
Timbuktu said:
Apologies, I was replying to Clapham GT3 who suggested 150 hours is just one cutting season. I have to mow roughly an acre of lawn and I only do 40 hours a year.
He must have one massive lawn!
Even you have only done 150 hours in 3 years and that, as you say, is not all mowing. Still only 1 hour a week of overall use and actual cutting time will be less.
Anyway - I'm derailing the thread so I'll post a picture of my mower to make up for it.
I just bought a cruise control kit from the US as you can't get them in this country and hope to fit it soon
I think that is what I need. Is that diesel?He must have one massive lawn!
Even you have only done 150 hours in 3 years and that, as you say, is not all mowing. Still only 1 hour a week of overall use and actual cutting time will be less.
Anyway - I'm derailing the thread so I'll post a picture of my mower to make up for it.
I just bought a cruise control kit from the US as you can't get them in this country and hope to fit it soon
Edited by Timbuktu on Sunday 26th April 13:36
Purchased a new Kubota diesel ride on about 6 years ago, turned out to be the biggest pile of do-do I've ever bought.
Terrible cut, scalping all over the place, forever blocking up the internal grass chute whenever it was the tiniest bit damp then the pulley spring tightening mount ripped out of the deck in the second year. Final nail in the coffin was when my deaf gardener who'd not heard the alarm going as it was overheating due to a pussy willow fluff build up on the rad intake scrapped the engine........
Very glad I wrote a letter of compliant to Kubota a month prior to the engine issue, to their credit very concerned about my comments really looked after me fitting a brand new engine for £600.
I sold it immediately, replacing it with a Simplicity ride on mulcher which was great but now superseded by the awesome 61 inch cut 34HP Zero turn Bob Cat that gets the job done three times as fast, pleasure to use & super comfy too.
Terrible cut, scalping all over the place, forever blocking up the internal grass chute whenever it was the tiniest bit damp then the pulley spring tightening mount ripped out of the deck in the second year. Final nail in the coffin was when my deaf gardener who'd not heard the alarm going as it was overheating due to a pussy willow fluff build up on the rad intake scrapped the engine........
Very glad I wrote a letter of compliant to Kubota a month prior to the engine issue, to their credit very concerned about my comments really looked after me fitting a brand new engine for £600.
I sold it immediately, replacing it with a Simplicity ride on mulcher which was great but now superseded by the awesome 61 inch cut 34HP Zero turn Bob Cat that gets the job done three times as fast, pleasure to use & super comfy too.
dsl2 said:
Purchased a new Kubota diesel ride on about 6 years ago, turned out to be the biggest pile of do-do I've ever bought.
Terrible cut, scalping all over the place, forever blocking up the internal grass chute whenever it was the tiniest bit damp then the pulley spring tightening mount ripped out of the deck in the second year. Final nail in the coffin was when my deaf gardener who'd not heard the alarm going as it was overheating due to a pussy willow fluff build up on the rad intake scrapped the engine........
Very glad I wrote a letter of compliant to Kubota a month prior to the engine issue, to their credit very concerned about my comments really looked after me fitting a brand new engine for £600.
Thankfully, my experience of Kubota has been the exact opposite.Terrible cut, scalping all over the place, forever blocking up the internal grass chute whenever it was the tiniest bit damp then the pulley spring tightening mount ripped out of the deck in the second year. Final nail in the coffin was when my deaf gardener who'd not heard the alarm going as it was overheating due to a pussy willow fluff build up on the rad intake scrapped the engine........
Very glad I wrote a letter of compliant to Kubota a month prior to the engine issue, to their credit very concerned about my comments really looked after me fitting a brand new engine for £600.
My lawn is flatish but also has a lot of bumps and mounds. No scalping, can mow at full speed even when the grass is wet and it rarely blocks and when it does, a few shakes of the lever clears it.
I don't think you can really blame the engine blowing on Kubota when it clearly says in the manual to clear out the air intake grill after every use and it was allowed to build up to the point of engine failure? I'm glad for your sake that you got a cheap new engine but it sounds like that particular problem was caused by user error.
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