MTD.com is not the page that you think that it is. Or were you really
meaning for me to go to Mike Doughney's page for a reason ?
Thanks,
Iowa883

"JoeT" noway@today wrote in message
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"Iowa883" wrote in message
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I am looking for a new riding mower as you all know by now , if you have
been reading this newsgroup .
How are MTD mowers ? What brands do they actually make ?
Will they hold up to 1 1/2 acres of rural Iowa lawn ? If so, how many
years is your prediction ?
Thanks,
Iowa883



Several here have already advised you to steer clear of these types of
lawn tractors but you can easily go to www.mtd.com and see for yourself
what brands they make. (Cub Cadet which used to be a very good brand is
now counted among those owned by MTD and I doubt they're anything as good
as they once were) As for a years of service prediction, why ask for
guesses? A guess has no merit lol. I have a Bolens ( Now one of MTD's
brands) 15.5 horse that is serving me well but I don't have any delusions
that it compares to a $2500 john deere nor do I have 1.5 acres of rural
lawn to tackle. Mine serves more for pulling my chipper/shredder, trailer,
dethatcher etc. It also allows me to mow my lawn without trying to push a
mower which is something I can no longer do, owing to back issues. If I
were needing to mow an acre or more and could even have considered $2000
as a budget I wouldn't have given this tractor so much as a passing
glance.

joe