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Old 23-02-2004, 08:55 PM
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Default John Deere 140 Tractor Is it worth it?

A guy near me is selling a Johne Deere 140 14hp Kohler lawn tractor.
He said it was an earlier model 72, or 73 he guessed. Comes with the
46 in. Deck and the Snow blower attachement. Everything is
hyrdostatic on it and it has tire chains and brand new front wheels.
He is asking $950 for it. Does this seem like a good deal? He said he
doesn't need it anymore because he moved.
TIA,
Adam
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Old 24-02-2004, 02:57 AM
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"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
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Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46"

deck,
Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style

adjustable
seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest, no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot............................................. ......
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved? Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?


To be fair you'd have to include the price of the snow blower in the above
since that is included in his $950 price.

I agree the engine sounds a little lite for that deck. I run the LX173 15hp
with a 42" deck and it has trouble going through thick grass.

On a side note if I was going to buy a brand new mower I'd look at ZTR's
unless I planned on other attachments or towing a cart.

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Old 24-02-2004, 03:17 AM
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"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
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Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46"

deck,
Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style

adjustable
seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest, no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot............................................. ......
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved? Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?


To be fair you'd have to include the price of the snow blower in the above
since that is included in his $950 price.

I agree the engine sounds a little lite for that deck. I run the LX173 15hp
with a 42" deck and it has trouble going through thick grass.

On a side note if I was going to buy a brand new mower I'd look at ZTR's
unless I planned on other attachments or towing a cart.

--
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ICQ 881862
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Old 24-02-2004, 03:18 AM
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"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
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Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46"

deck,
Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style

adjustable
seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest, no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot............................................. ......
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved? Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?


To be fair you'd have to include the price of the snow blower in the above
since that is included in his $950 price.

I agree the engine sounds a little lite for that deck. I run the LX173 15hp
with a 42" deck and it has trouble going through thick grass.

On a side note if I was going to buy a brand new mower I'd look at ZTR's
unless I planned on other attachments or towing a cart.

--
Bob Provencher
ICQ 881862
AIM bproven




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Old 24-02-2004, 05:07 AM
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Standard reply:


Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46" deck,
Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style adjustable
seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest, no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot............................................. ......
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved? Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?



"Stephen M. Henning" wrote in message
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(Adam) wrote:

A guy near me is selling a Johne Deere 140 14hp Kohler lawn tractor.
Comes with the 46 in. Deck and the Snow blower attachement.


The Kohler engine is a very good engine if it was maintained properly.
Look at the oil and you can get an idea of how well it was maintained.
If the oil is black and thick like molasses, that is bad. If it is
translucent and runs, it was changed recently and hopefully was changed
regularly in the past.

The John Deere's are highly rated. The are considered the most
reliable. And, they have the best TV ads. What more could you want

A 14HP engine is not very powerful for that big of a mower. That will
put more wear on the engine and if you have hills and mow tall grass,
you may have to go very slow. More conventional combinations mower/HP
combinations a

38 inch - 14 to 16 HP
42 inch - 16 to 18 HP
48 inch - 20 to 22 HP

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Old 24-02-2004, 04:40 PM
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Thanks for the help guys. Is the $1799.00 Price you quoted a sale
deal, or is it the retail price? I understand where you are coming
from. If I just buy the snow thrower from him will it fit on this new
one if I buy it?
Thanks,
Adam

"Bob Provencher" wrote in message ...
"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
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Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46"

deck,
Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style

adjustable
seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest, no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot............................................. ......
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved? Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?


To be fair you'd have to include the price of the snow blower in the above
since that is included in his $950 price.

I agree the engine sounds a little lite for that deck. I run the LX173 15hp
with a 42" deck and it has trouble going through thick grass.

On a side note if I was going to buy a brand new mower I'd look at ZTR's
unless I planned on other attachments or towing a cart.

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Old 24-02-2004, 04:40 PM
Adam
 
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Thanks for the help guys. Is the $1799.00 Price you quoted a sale
deal, or is it the retail price? I understand where you are coming
from. If I just buy the snow thrower from him will it fit on this new
one if I buy it?
Thanks,
Adam

"Bob Provencher" wrote in message ...
"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
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Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46"

deck,
Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style

adjustable
seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest, no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot............................................. ......
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved? Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?


To be fair you'd have to include the price of the snow blower in the above
since that is included in his $950 price.

I agree the engine sounds a little lite for that deck. I run the LX173 15hp
with a 42" deck and it has trouble going through thick grass.

On a side note if I was going to buy a brand new mower I'd look at ZTR's
unless I planned on other attachments or towing a cart.



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Old 24-02-2004, 05:21 PM
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Thanks for the help guys. Is the $1799.00 Price you quoted a sale
deal, or is it the retail price? I understand where you are coming
from. If I just buy the snow thrower from him will it fit on this new
one if I buy it?
Thanks,
Adam

"Bob Provencher" wrote in message ...
"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
...
Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46"

deck,
Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style

adjustable
seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest, no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot............................................. ......
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved? Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?


To be fair you'd have to include the price of the snow blower in the above
since that is included in his $950 price.

I agree the engine sounds a little lite for that deck. I run the LX173 15hp
with a 42" deck and it has trouble going through thick grass.

On a side note if I was going to buy a brand new mower I'd look at ZTR's
unless I planned on other attachments or towing a cart.

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Old 24-02-2004, 05:33 PM
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Default John Deere 140 Tractor Is it worth it?

Thanks for the help guys. Is the $1799.00 Price you quoted a sale
deal, or is it the retail price? I understand where you are coming
from. If I just buy the snow thrower from him will it fit on this new
one if I buy it?
Thanks,
Adam

"Bob Provencher" wrote in message ...
"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
...
Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46"

deck,
Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style

adjustable
seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest, no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot............................................. ......
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved? Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?


To be fair you'd have to include the price of the snow blower in the above
since that is included in his $950 price.

I agree the engine sounds a little lite for that deck. I run the LX173 15hp
with a 42" deck and it has trouble going through thick grass.

On a side note if I was going to buy a brand new mower I'd look at ZTR's
unless I planned on other attachments or towing a cart.

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"Bob Provencher" wrote in message ...

"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
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Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46"


deck,

Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style


adjustable

seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest, no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot.......................................... .........
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved? Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?


To be fair you'd have to include the price of the snow blower in the above
since that is included in his $950 price.

I agree the engine sounds a little lite for that deck. I run the LX173 15hp
with a 42" deck and it has trouble going through thick grass.

On a side note if I was going to buy a brand new mower I'd look at ZTR's
unless I planned on other attachments or towing a cart.


Adam wrote:
Thanks for the help guys. Is the $1799.00 Price you quoted a sale
deal, or is it the retail price? I understand where you are coming
from. If I just buy the snow thrower from him will it fit on this new
one if I buy it?
Thanks,
Adam


The dealer can probably answer that question better than we can.

Spook
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Old 25-02-2004, 12:33 AM
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The snowblower won't fit because JD changes the implement attachment every
so many years, so if you do buy the old one, make sure it has everything you
want, because finding other implements that fit will be hard (can't just go
to the dealer and order one). That being said, the JD they sell at Home
Depot are not the same quality you will get from a JD dealer. If you go
with a new one, plan to spend close to a grand to get a snowthrower
attachment, plus the wheel weights and chains. Myself, I'd make him an
offer of $750 and see if he takes it or you end up somewhere in the middle.
If it's in good condition, I'd trust the old machine a lot more than the
junk that Home Depot sells.

"Adam" wrote in message
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Thanks for the help guys. Is the $1799.00 Price you quoted a sale
deal, or is it the retail price? I understand where you are coming
from. If I just buy the snow thrower from him will it fit on this new
one if I buy it?
Thanks,
Adam

"Bob Provencher" wrote in message

...
"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
...
Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46"

deck,
Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style

adjustable
seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front

also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest,

no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot............................................. ......
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved?

Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?


To be fair you'd have to include the price of the snow blower in the

above
since that is included in his $950 price.

I agree the engine sounds a little lite for that deck. I run the LX173

15hp
with a 42" deck and it has trouble going through thick grass.

On a side note if I was going to buy a brand new mower I'd look at ZTR's
unless I planned on other attachments or towing a cart.



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"Bob Provencher" wrote in message ...

"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
...

Brand new JD L-110 is $1799.00 w/2 year warranty, 17.5 hp Kohler, 46"


deck,

Hydrostat, w/cruise control, spin on oil filter, automotive style


adjustable

seat, fuel sight gage, hr. meter., deep domed double dipped deck, 18"
turning radius, Dana rear end, will operate snow thrower on front also,
Rated in top 3 in consumer reports.....Go the distance....No interest, no
payments till 2005 at Home
Depot.......................................... .........
On the other note, guy has something for sale because he moved? Tractor
poops out in 15 days, no recourse??? Hmmmm...Not so good deal?


To be fair you'd have to include the price of the snow blower in the above
since that is included in his $950 price.

I agree the engine sounds a little lite for that deck. I run the LX173 15hp
with a 42" deck and it has trouble going through thick grass.

On a side note if I was going to buy a brand new mower I'd look at ZTR's
unless I planned on other attachments or towing a cart.


Adam wrote:
Thanks for the help guys. Is the $1799.00 Price you quoted a sale
deal, or is it the retail price? I understand where you are coming
from. If I just buy the snow thrower from him will it fit on this new
one if I buy it?
Thanks,
Adam


The dealer can probably answer that question better than we can.

Spook
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