Saint in Paradise Posted 7 January, 2009 Posted 7 January, 2009 Hi y'all has anyone had good or bad experiences with a John Deere ride on lawnmower especially the Z425 or Z445 or Z465 models please ?
Saint in Paradise Posted 7 January, 2009 Author Posted 7 January, 2009 Surely our American members know something ?
jawillwill Posted 8 January, 2009 Posted 8 January, 2009 I went on a tour of a John Deere factory in Germany once a few years back with my old school. It was a pretty fascinating day in which there was potentially a lot to be learnt. However, the tour was conducted entirely in German and I don't understand the sodding language. That's probably not of much use to you, but at the gift shop (yes that's right, a John Deere factory had a gift shop), I bought sort of game of Top Trumps with all diferent types of tractors and the one thing I remember is that the 8230T model was probably the best card to have in the game. Again, that's probably of no use whatsoever to you, but if you ever feel like ditching your lawn mower for a tractor I would seriously reccommend the 8230T model.
Saint in Paradise Posted 8 January, 2009 Author Posted 8 January, 2009 I will bear that in mind if I want a tractor then Thanks
Ponty Posted 8 January, 2009 Posted 8 January, 2009 TBF, it's probably the most helpful reply you'll get. I think you're forgetting that English urban gardens rarely require ride-on mowers.
Saint in Paradise Posted 8 January, 2009 Author Posted 8 January, 2009 (edited) Yes that is a snag I forget seeing as we have almost one acre of lawn Edited 8 January, 2009 by Saint in Paradise
skintsaint Posted 8 January, 2009 Posted 8 January, 2009 get some sheep, enough of them on that island.
Saint in Paradise Posted 8 January, 2009 Author Posted 8 January, 2009 Actually more sheep on South Island and I live on the North one:D
Hatch Posted 8 January, 2009 Posted 8 January, 2009 A mate of mine has a ride on mower. No idea what make or model it is, but it is great for doing wheelies when you are really ******ed. Not that it helps you at all.
Wiltshire Saint Posted 8 January, 2009 Posted 8 January, 2009 I will have to ask the gardener when he arrives. I haven't got the time or inclination to mow my garden, what with it being well over an acre.
hamster Posted 8 January, 2009 Posted 8 January, 2009 Get yourself a Z225, a zero degree turning ride on. the rear wheels steer, thus reducing the size of the untidy, u**** (FFS, bloody filter, that should read u n c u t) corners (does that make sense?). If your budget won't stretch that high, go for they're LA110, some good deals available, and with a nice high back seat and no need to switch blades or attachments between 'mulching', 'cut and bagging' or 'side discharge' it gets my thimbs up. HTH
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