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Ralph Mowery

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On 7/10/17 10:13 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
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Where I messed up was that was the low end mower made for Lowes and such
, even though it was over 2 times the price of the low end brands like
Murry. Found out later when my transaxel went out that was a common
problem at around 300 hours of the mower.

Typical homeowner averages maybe six cut per month max, five month
cutting season, an hour per cut so you're looking at about 30 hours per
year of mower use.

It'll take 10 years to hit that 300 fail point, well past any warranty
benefit!

Not talking warrenty,but how long something lasts. I mow for about 2
hours at a time with a 48 inch cut mower. The mowing season is a bit
longer where I am. Say 50 hours per year, that 300 hours is 6 years. A
mower that costs over $ 2000 should last longer than that. Especially
when buy what I thought was a major brand name like John Deere, and not
low end like a Murry.

When I lived at a smaller place I had a riding Murry that lasted for
almost 20 years and only got rid of it when I moved as it was not large
enough to mow the larger yard.
Only problems with that was replacing a few belts and keeping the tires
pumped up. I did service both mowers every year as recommended by the
factory as far as oil, lube and filter changes.