ive just went though i think was my 8th rider mower this year.im 100% done on buying used mowers for gutting some grass.i own a small yard mowing business and used mowers cannot handle the job.im looking into the LA105,does anyone have one? id like to know about how fast it goes,how heavy a load it can pull,common problems and how hard parts are to get for this model.
Do you want the "
god-4-honest-truth"
- If the LA105 is anything close to my less than 100 hour L110 (which I think it might be, except slightly different engine) that I got 5 years ago in a rural house purchase - run/run/run away as fast as you can, from this purchase thinking.
When I got the unit, my next door neighbor said it was at the Deere dealership, more than home (always being loaded on a service truck). When I got it, immediately a money pit &
the L110 deck would always plug cutting grass. My plus 1 acre lot was flat, but the flimsy / thin sheet metal deck had to be sledgehammered out (with a 4x4 piece of oak) several times to make level again. It ended up being stolen, so the very entry level Deere frustration stopped.
Got a 318 Deere for snow duty and a GT262 JD with 48" mower deck now. (1992 & 1998 model, and they still run like new)
The GT is a work horse,
I can't imagine going thru. 8 mowers in one season.
The right good-used rider, should last 20 years plus, with minimum expense.
Put your good money in one heavy duty machine. Buying higher end used, will save $$, in the end.
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1992 JD 318 original paint w/484 hr. on P218g Onan & #49 snow blower / 1998 JD GT262 w/brand new Kawasaki OHV & 48" rebuilt deck
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