Found a Kubota G5200 diesel riding mower for $1500. 48" deck. Can't see anything wrong with it. Doesn't seem to leak anything. Runs well. Plenty of power. Seems to have been maintained reasonably well. About 750 hours on it. Steering a little loose, but not much.
But my problem is that I cut a little of the guy's grass -- well it was a patch of weeds -- and it didn't seem to cut it evenly. Lots of stuff still sticking up. Tried slowing down, but still not that great. Plenty of power though -- didn't seem to even notice that the grass/weeds was there -- even in dense underbrush. The blades were pretty dull though. But, I'm pretty sure my 10 year old Murray riding mower would have given a much better cut, even in those weeds, even with dull blades. What's up with that?
Other than that, it seems like a reasonable deal.
The mowing deck is in good shape and it has 3 blades. Very SHORT blades. Like 10" long or so. I wonder if the blades just don't spin fast enough because they are so short. Throttle was about 85% -- no tach. Sounded like about 2600-2700 RPMs. Owner says that it cuts great, that it was just tough weeds.
Think this is a reasonable deal? Any ideas why it didn't cut very well?
But my problem is that I cut a little of the guy's grass -- well it was a patch of weeds -- and it didn't seem to cut it evenly. Lots of stuff still sticking up. Tried slowing down, but still not that great. Plenty of power though -- didn't seem to even notice that the grass/weeds was there -- even in dense underbrush. The blades were pretty dull though. But, I'm pretty sure my 10 year old Murray riding mower would have given a much better cut, even in those weeds, even with dull blades. What's up with that?
Other than that, it seems like a reasonable deal.
The mowing deck is in good shape and it has 3 blades. Very SHORT blades. Like 10" long or so. I wonder if the blades just don't spin fast enough because they are so short. Throttle was about 85% -- no tach. Sounded like about 2600-2700 RPMs. Owner says that it cuts great, that it was just tough weeds.
Think this is a reasonable deal? Any ideas why it didn't cut very well?