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Originally Posted by HemiEd
Of course the Lowes guy is going to say that, and he is right, they are carrying the cheaper line of JDs that I believe are made by MTD, at least the one I had was.
HD is a big hitter for JD and of course causes them a lot of grief with their dealer network, as I got in the middle of that deal when my shafts/sieves went out.
If you have 4 to 5k to spend get the good one, if not, it is what it is.
When we first got our place, it was chest high from not being mowed all year, and the MTD/Craftsman whacked it all down fine. But I don't think that mower is built for the long term like the good ones. My neighbor has a 15 year old Craftsman that is twice the mower mine is.
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I drove by the local John Deere dealership on the way home. They sell the same models there. They were closing an there was not a salesman available. I ended talking to the service guy. He was very honest and upfront with me and would make a terrible salesman lol he lives less than a mile from me. He said the D series is JD attempting to compete with Sears.
We talked about all the different brands I was looking at and he did not say a bad word about any of them. He mentioned he has owned a D100 he bought when they first opened the line. He said knock wood he has never had a problem with it. He added the push button PTO switch is a pain in the ass and disconnected the seat sensor but made me promise not to tell anyone he told me that.
He told me that many people prefer the X series because of the quality construction and the Kawasaki power pack. He also told me that I am most likely putting too much thought into it because of the size of my yard. He basically told the same thing you said as in whatever low end mower I decide on ($2000 or under) will be fine~