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The adventures of John Deere ( mower thread )

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by Pallet Pete, May 20, 2019.

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  1. Pallet Pete

    Pallet Pete Moderator

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    I really hate this mower but I can’t justify another one and annoyingly it does what I ask of it sooo..

    What do you guys use your mowers for? Pics!



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    But Pete, you forgot one picture. You also use that thing for joy riding! :rofl: :lol:

    Yes, you can do many odd jobs with one of those.
     
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  3. Pallet Pete

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    I don’t have that one:whistle: PAPeggy took it:rofl: :lol:
     
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    I've used ours to plow snow, mow (of course), haul firewood in both trailers (not at the same time:picard:), pull small stumps (REALLY small), yank small logs off the log pile, haul other stuff in the small trailer.
    I used it last year with the plow to backfill a trench, then smooth it over.
    I've considered using it to smooth the drive with an old box spring or chain link fence, but I don't have either of those laying around.
     
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    My friend used a pallet and it worked very well! Flipped it over and weighs it down with a few bricks...

    I still have to modify my plow mount to this mower. It fits but kinda iffy at best.
     
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  7. Pallet Pete

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    It breaks down ALL the time and is a pain to do the simplest things like a belt change but the hydro keeps going ...
     
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    Picked up a 185 in February. So far I used the snowblower that came on. I will be using it for dragging firewood to & from the backyard once I figure out how to remove the blower. Not sure if I'll bother with putting the 38" deck on.
     
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    ya need one of these...best garden tractor i ever had....
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    What year is that one? Looks awesome!
     
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    I had the deck on mine but it’s a pain to get on and off so I don’t bother now it’s setting by the shed rotting away. It doesn’t get used for mowing anyway. It gets beat hard so it’s probably good that I don’t really like it :rofl: :lol:

    I will admit the frame on it is why I keep it! The frame is pretty beefy and really holds up good.
     
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    1988......
     
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    It's even sweeter when I think what I paid for it.:p:D Not sure if I should sell the extra blower or just keep it. No brackets but looks almost like new. Paint isn't even worn much.
     

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    Oops. I could delete the 3rd picture but what's the fun in that.
     
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    That one looks nice!


    I wish I could find a blower there gold around here...
     
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    Me likes me Ingy's!!! I have 2 of them. One is set up for mowing and the other is set up for snow blowing or rototilling. The one I use for mowing was a freebie, I liked it so well I bought the second one off CL and had to drive 3 hours to get it. Turned out they are the same model, the same year and 40 or so apart on the serial numbers. Kinda nice having a back up. I did a valve job on the freebie and it runs like new.

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    I'd fix you up, but shipping could be a bear.
     
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    Check with Fastenal, I haven't heard much about it lately, but guys on another blog used to ship garden tractors via them. Supposedly, they can ship store to store on "standby" very inexpensively. I've never done it, but that's what "they" say... It may take a couple weeks, but on a pallet it will get moved whenever there is a truck with space available going in the right direction. If you need it next week, stick to commercial shippers and get out your wallet. Nothing wrong with that, shippers provide a great service and it costs money to move things quickly, it just depends on your priorities. Since the beginnings of commercial trade, "time equals money".
     
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    Yup. I used to work Fastenal and they own their own trucking fleet and are a licensed common carrier. If you can get it to the store on a pallet they can ship it to another store to be picked up. Call you local store for a quote.


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