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| mcma1 Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2892  |
So ran over to see the Husky machines, kinda like them tbh. Also looked at a Wolf Garten expert but not familiar with this brand. The husky rrp is 3400, deal is 2750.
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11th Jun 2013 3:03pm |
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| party monkey Member Since: 31 Dec 2010 Location: Oxon. Posts: 1311  
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Can't argue with that..... hydro transmission too, so no kn*bing about with gears in awkward places. Front mulching deck is great as described above but in my experience and as Romadog mentions, you do need to keep on top of the mowing. Mine is the baby of the range - Villa 14. It's about 6 years old now and came to me second hand as part of the house purchase. I think they're about £2.5k'ish new with a 92 or 95 cm deck. Never missed a beat and the deck even managed to survive SWMBO's attempt to mow the concrete top of the septic tank...... Stiga pedigree in lawnmowers is unquestioned of course as they also make rather fine table tennis equipment  Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless. |
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11th Jun 2013 3:23pm |
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| willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789  
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Countax 20-50 Only cos its got a rear locking diff and you can play offroading a bit, specially with chevron tyres
Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
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11th Jun 2013 5:27pm |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
Huskys are good, but make sure your dealer is selling enough of them to be able to have knowledge and backup in the future. See what your favoured dealer sells most of as this will be what he will be interested mostly in the future.
Countax is good bet and leaves an excellent finish. I had my Dad's when he downsized. he'd cut 2 acres with it for 20 years ! I then inherited it as my postage stamp is now bigger than his ! I had to sell as it had the earlier peerless transmission which was a  to use in tight spaces. I went round to my neighbour who has a Simplicity Hydo thingy to play tractors and was out driven by him  So the new hydro versions are the ones to get. Don't necessarily go for a wide deck as it can make it less manoeuvrable. |
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11th Jun 2013 6:13pm |
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| mcma1 Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2892 |
Plenty of Huskys of all shapes and sizes in the workshop being serviced and he seemed to know everything about them so it did give me some confidence. Managed to take he down a bit more so the 2013 Husky CTH184T plus a Husky 21" power driven walk behind, plus a Husky kit with charger, cover and some other odds and ends, and bigger bumper, for £3100. I think it's a pretty good deal on the table.
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11th Jun 2013 7:33pm |
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| IKke Member Since: 16 Aug 2008 Location: Brabant Posts: 117  
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Why not a lawn mowing robot? They aren't that expensive.
Or how about this one  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Home-Residential-B...257e0f6f3d Scaling the real deal. |
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12th Jun 2013 2:38pm |
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| mcma1 Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2892 |
Reminds me of the time my wife ordered the robot hover ( with lots of celebrity endorsements of course ) and I laughed at it stuck in the first corner.  |
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12th Jun 2013 4:21pm |
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| willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789
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How about this one, twin cylinder decent size displacement by the look of it
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12th Jun 2013 4:35pm |
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| IKke Member Since: 16 Aug 2008 Location: Brabant Posts: 117
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That reminds me of a story of a mate told me. He also has a robot hover and he also has a dog. And one day when he got home he found dog poo smeared all over floor. The dog apparently pooped inside the house and the hoover ran over it sweeping it all around the living room Scaling the real deal. |
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12th Jun 2013 4:45pm |
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| richuk Member Since: 13 Nov 2011 Location: Dorset Posts: 201
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This is my other ride. Very good, but it does have a list price of over £30k
Rich semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat |
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12th Jun 2013 5:14pm |
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| mcma1 Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2892 |
I would rather pay the nice lady above 30k to come round twice a week
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12th Jun 2013 5:20pm |
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| Chauch Member Since: 10 Dec 2011 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 51 
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Another vote for John Deere - they hold their value well, I find the mulching deck on mine works great and parts prices seem very reasonable.
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12th Jun 2013 6:11pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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I've had a Mountfield T35 for 3 years now as my lawn is about 3/4 acre. OK its at the cheaper end of the spectrum (about 2k) but its been 100% problem free - and its never been serviced and its kept outside all the time with just a cover on it
The guy who set it up and delivered it also deals in Husqvarna and a few of the other big brands. He said that in his experience the Mountfield is as tough as any of them - especially the engine. If I was buying again however I would have spent more and got a hydrostatic mower as it would have been more suitable for my lumpy bumpy grass |
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13th Jun 2013 8:24am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299 
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willie - that looks very high maintenance and extremely unreliable - i would avoid at all costs!
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13th Jun 2013 11:58am |
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