Re: [MBZ] My latest mower situation
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023, at 20:44, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > I couldn’t believe it was a real deal and not a scam, or that > someone didn’t beat me to it. Perhaps because it’s at the end > of the mowing season. Yep now through November will be a good time to buy lawn and garden equipment. Ads like that are either scams or need to be pounced on immediately. There was a nice Cub Cadet tiller for sale here a few years back and I regret not jumping on it as soon as I saw it. Reminds me to start watching the local ads for one. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My latest mower situation
So you stole them out from under me --FT Sent from iFōn > On Sep 25, 2023, at 9:54 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes > wrote: > > Congratulations on your new acquisition! > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 25, 2023, at 9:45 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> As you may recall in the spring eight before mowing season I bought a 2009 >> Kubota 4wd diesel lawn tractor. This particular model had a reputation for >> transmissions going bad were all previous Kubotas generally did not. I >> really liked it but had just fixed my JD gas mower from approx 2002. I >> decided to sell the Kubota, paid $2500 for it and sold it for $3400. >> Afterward I regretted it as that Kubota was like mowing with a Mercedes >> where the JD built Scott mower was like a Toyota. Both had about 400 hours >> on them. All summer just about everytime I mow I have to jack around with it. >> >> Saturday I went to mow and hit a somewhat tall patch of grass, blades >> slowed down and then got stuck. Threw the deck belt. This if after replacing >> the main double tensioner pulley and arm. I put it back on, shortly after >> belt starts smoking, I shut it off and see the main pulley arm is bent down >> to where the main pulley is tilted down and seized against the. I had enough >> of this thing. >> >> I hopped on Fakebook and mower like the one I had are all in the $3500-5k >> plus range. In fact, a couple of weeks ago the exact same on I had was >> listed for sale for $3900. The model right before the one I had was built >> from 2002-2008, is not 4wd but they do not have the transmission problem the >> next models have. These I see listed for low $2k for beat up ones to $3500 >> for nice once’s. Anyway, that night a 2006 model popped up about 3 hours >> away for $1500. I figured it was too good to be true, messaged seller who >> listed it for her dad. Today I went down to check it out, has 400 hours, in >> decent shape but all appears to work. It does need a battery so talked him >> down $100. After the deal with done he told me he bought it and a bad boy >> commercial zero turn at an estate sale for $2100 for the pair. So he made >> money, I got a good deal and hopefully this will be the last mower I ever >> have to buy. It’s a beast for sure. I couldn’t believe it was a real deal >> and not a scam, or that someone didn’t beat me to it. Perhaps because it’s >> at the end of the mowing season. >> >> I guess I need to figure out something with the 3 other mowers I have. I >> will probably get them operating and sell them next spring. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My latest mower situation
Congratulations on your new acquisition! Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2023, at 9:45 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > As you may recall in the spring eight before mowing season I bought a 2009 > Kubota 4wd diesel lawn tractor. This particular model had a reputation for > transmissions going bad were all previous Kubotas generally did not. I really > liked it but had just fixed my JD gas mower from approx 2002. I decided to > sell the Kubota, paid $2500 for it and sold it for $3400. Afterward I > regretted it as that Kubota was like mowing with a Mercedes where the JD > built Scott mower was like a Toyota. Both had about 400 hours on them. All > summer just about everytime I mow I have to jack around with it. > > Saturday I went to mow and hit a somewhat tall patch of grass, blades slowed > down and then got stuck. Threw the deck belt. This if after replacing the > main double tensioner pulley and arm. I put it back on, shortly after belt > starts smoking, I shut it off and see the main pulley arm is bent down to > where the main pulley is tilted down and seized against the. I had enough of > this thing. > > I hopped on Fakebook and mower like the one I had are all in the $3500-5k > plus range. In fact, a couple of weeks ago the exact same on I had was listed > for sale for $3900. The model right before the one I had was built from > 2002-2008, is not 4wd but they do not have the transmission problem the next > models have. These I see listed for low $2k for beat up ones to $3500 for > nice once’s. Anyway, that night a 2006 model popped up about 3 hours away for > $1500. I figured it was too good to be true, messaged seller who listed it > for her dad. Today I went down to check it out, has 400 hours, in decent > shape but all appears to work. It does need a battery so talked him down > $100. After the deal with done he told me he bought it and a bad boy > commercial zero turn at an estate sale for $2100 for the pair. So he made > money, I got a good deal and hopefully this will be the last mower I ever > have to buy. It’s a beast for sure. I couldn’t believe it was a real deal and > not a scam, or that someone didn’t beat me to it. Perhaps because it’s at the > end of the mowing season. > > I guess I need to figure out something with the 3 other mowers I have. I will > probably get them operating and sell them next spring. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] My latest mower situation
As you may recall in the spring eight before mowing season I bought a 2009 Kubota 4wd diesel lawn tractor. This particular model had a reputation for transmissions going bad were all previous Kubotas generally did not. I really liked it but had just fixed my JD gas mower from approx 2002. I decided to sell the Kubota, paid $2500 for it and sold it for $3400. Afterward I regretted it as that Kubota was like mowing with a Mercedes where the JD built Scott mower was like a Toyota. Both had about 400 hours on them. All summer just about everytime I mow I have to jack around with it. Saturday I went to mow and hit a somewhat tall patch of grass, blades slowed down and then got stuck. Threw the deck belt. This if after replacing the main double tensioner pulley and arm. I put it back on, shortly after belt starts smoking, I shut it off and see the main pulley arm is bent down to where the main pulley is tilted down and seized against the. I had enough of this thing. I hopped on Fakebook and mower like the one I had are all in the $3500-5k plus range. In fact, a couple of weeks ago the exact same on I had was listed for sale for $3900. The model right before the one I had was built from 2002-2008, is not 4wd but they do not have the transmission problem the next models have. These I see listed for low $2k for beat up ones to $3500 for nice once’s. Anyway, that night a 2006 model popped up about 3 hours away for $1500. I figured it was too good to be true, messaged seller who listed it for her dad. Today I went down to check it out, has 400 hours, in decent shape but all appears to work. It does need a battery so talked him down $100. After the deal with done he told me he bought it and a bad boy commercial zero turn at an estate sale for $2100 for the pair. So he made money, I got a good deal and hopefully this will be the last mower I ever have to buy. It’s a beast for sure. I couldn’t believe it was a real deal and not a scam, or that someone didn’t beat me to it. Perhaps because it’s at the end of the mowing season. I guess I need to figure out something with the 3 other mowers I have. I will probably get them operating and sell them next spring. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
