(Wyatt Wright) wrote:

Considering that I can get an L110 with 42"
cut and a 17.5 hp kohler for $1800, and a LT150 with a 15hp engine and
38" for $2500, greasing the front axle everytime I add gas doesn't
seem like that much of an issue. I would appreciate other's opinions.

I don't see many people posting their opinions or experiences with
Toro riders. I have worked with the dealer near me and have been
satisfied with his service.

I would first recommend a tractor with a cast iron engine or at least
cast iron sleeves like the Kohler. They will last forever. Second, I
would recommend a brand with a local dealer and parts department. They
are easy to fix and there are accessories that one wants to add once in
a while. I have owned a Wheelhorse (pre Toro) for a long time, about 20
years and it does an excellent job and has proved very reliable. I have
the rear discharge mower and love it. It doesn't throw grass in the
road or in flower beds and can be used with an inexpensive sweeper. I
used a friends Simplicity once and think they probably do the best job
of mowing of any product on the market. They have very fine control of
the height and leave a manicured appearance that the others don't. My
neighbors have John Deere, Cub Cadet, and Husqvarnas. They do a good
job, but no better than my Wheelhorse and some don't have a read
discharge mower available. The new Toros are virtually identical and
have interchangeable parts.

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S. M. Henning wrote:

I would first recommend a tractor with a cast iron engine or at
least cast iron sleeves like the Kohler. They will last forever.

Not quite forever...mine crapped out after 7 years. Kohler wanted something
like $1600 for a new one. I bought a Tecumseh for $600+. More HP too...

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"dadiOH" wrote:

Not quite forever...mine crapped out after 7 years. Kohler wanted something
like $1600 for a new one. I bought a Tecumseh for $600+. More HP too...

That is very unusual for a cast iron Kohler to fail if you changed the
oil and kept the oil topped up. I had a cast iron Kohler on a tractor
that I used in fields to chop brush and an occasional rock. I mowed 2
acres of grass for 20 years with it. I mowed an embankment where I had
to get off the tractor and walk on the flat so that I could hold the
tractor on the embankment so it wouldn't fall over. I plowed snow with
it. I even plowed the road in front of our house and the neighbors
houses with it. It was still going strong when I sold it. It had
replaced a Tecumseh that didn't even finish the second season before it
got a warped head and was junk. There are good cast iron Tecumseh's but
mine wasn't cast iron.

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