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Posted on 4/19/21 at 7:52 am to Jcrew
Why? Unless under warranty, Paying a dealer for service, routine maintenance, etc. Is ludicrous and a waste of money. I do my own service. Ive replaced spindles, belts, blades, and do my own oil changes.
Parents have an older AYP Poulan Pro lawn tractor that the transmission finally went out on. I hopped online bought them a new tranny for $300 and installed it for them. When my new Husqvarna needs one years from now, I'll do the same thing.
Dealers make their money off of foolish people by up selling them on parts your mowers dont really need, just like car dealerships do with vehicles.
Parents have an older AYP Poulan Pro lawn tractor that the transmission finally went out on. I hopped online bought them a new tranny for $300 and installed it for them. When my new Husqvarna needs one years from now, I'll do the same thing.
Dealers make their money off of foolish people by up selling them on parts your mowers dont really need, just like car dealerships do with vehicles.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 7:59 am to boudinman
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That 30 second Easy Oil change on that John Deere S100 or S120 is going to be very expensive over the long haul.
Correct. For my first oil change I changed it out with an adapter kit that came with oil and a filter for around $25. Easy change and allows you to enjoy normal oil changes with a great mower.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 8:07 am to TheBoo
Good deal. It's a Briggs engine. Buy the Supertech st3614 oil filter for $2.97 at Walmart from now on. Much cheaper and way better quality than JD or Briggs branded filters. The st3614 is good for 10,000 miles in vehicles, wouldnt try putting that many on a mower between oil changes though. Lol
Posted on 4/19/21 at 6:26 pm to boudinman
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Why? Unless under warranty, Paying a dealer for service, routine maintenance, etc. Is ludicrous and a waste of money. I do my own service.
It's possible that some people actually prefer to have a dealer take care of their equipment. Not every lawnmower owner is a technician with a garage full of snap on tools.
Big box stores also do not handle mower warranty unless they ship it off to another town.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 8:06 pm to TheBoo
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For my first oil change I changed it out with an adapter kit that came with oil and a filter for around $25. Easy change and allows you to enjoy normal oil changes with a great mower.
Can't agree with that. Those easy change things leave about 25% bad oil in them.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 11:17 pm to 23
i have a cub cadet xt2 with the kawasaki engine. love it.
got it when my four year old husqvarna blew up in the front yard. you couldn’t give me another one.
got it when my four year old husqvarna blew up in the front yard. you couldn’t give me another one.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 2:13 pm to Bayou
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Can't agree with that. Those easy change things leave about 25% bad oil in them.
I should have worded that differently. The adapter kit is easy to change... That's why I took the EZ change deal off of there. There's no logic out there that can allow me to justify leaving sheared oil in an air cooled motor like that.
This post was edited on 4/20/21 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 4/21/21 at 7:15 pm to 23
I would suggest find a used commercial grade mower for the same money, and it will be a better mower than anything you get from a big box store.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 1:40 pm to 23
I have a 2017 Cub Cadet 46 inch cut and 22 HP Kohler. I haven't had one issue with it other than having to change the battery once.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 6:21 pm to Bawcephus
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Snapper still makes the "old school" style
My retired neighbor 2 houses down has a 25+ yr old snapper that he fully restored around Xmas. He told me this lawnmower was the first “big” purchase he made after getting married and ain’t never gonna get rid of it.
That thing is NICE.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 7:58 pm to Bawcephus
red snapper or bust.
Posted on 4/24/21 at 8:08 pm to Lazy But Talented
Snapper will never be the same quality after shutting down the McDonough, GA plant and moving production to WI. It’s now a brand owned by Briggs & Stratton, which went thru BK and is now owned by a private equity firm.
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