Need a Riding Lawn Mower - what one?

Do you dudes name your tractors like you name your bikes?

 

I don't have one. If I get one, I will name it Dubelbee.

 

living about 2 miles from John Deere World Wide HQ..they've got to shit. Family does a lot of business for them, and they even left buying their equipment. Tried a Hustler this last time around. Loud as hell with a 60" deck, which is too small for the motor that is on it...35HP Yamaha. Damn thing flies, but it's not good on hillsides. For that it's back to a Deere 1330 Front Deck - 72" cut. Can't go as fast, but it's 4WD and moves across the hill better. Also have access to a bigger diesel tractor with a 70" deck that I try to use. I had to use the hustler to vacuum up leaves, and it worked pretty good, except for the hill. Up/down OK, but not across. Felt like I was going to roll it. And I can't trim like I do the others. Another brand to consider is Kubota. Also Diesel, competitor to Deere. Had one growing up, sold to a relative and it's still chugging along.

 

my last tractor, RIP, was named Bo bo. that's what it was called when we inherited it from the wife's family. Haven't named my current mower. Although, considering how well it's holding up to my beating it, I'm considering calling it Dulcolax. Small but effective.

 

Great name for the new one. LOL! You could re-name the old one Ex-Lax..

 

you already know to go with honda lol

 

I've owned a John Deere LA145 since 2007. It's 22hp and has a 48 inch deck. We've always had several acres to mow so she gets about 50 hours run time a year and this year I installed a 44 inch snow blower on the front so she runs all winter too. The machine works well but the paint starts to fall off after a few years and mine is now getting a bit ugly but it still works ok. It is hard on starters and batteries as I've been through a couple of each.

Here she is tackling one of our heavy snow falls.

 

My biggest problem with our 345 was my wife kept going under trees and cracking the plastic hood! It's all hers now.

 

My wife stays off the tractor for the most part which I suppose may be a good thing.

 

We name our bikes? Hmmm, I must have missed that thread.