I'm going on 5 years with my Murray, 17 horse 46" 3-blade cut. No
problems. Paid $1250 for it at Wally World. I'd buy one all over again.
(Please not right now, I can't afford it.


I bought a Murray 6 years ago.

It didn't even make it a week before the starter shot craps.
Spent a week getting it fixed. Then that starter shot craps.
Back to the shop for another week or 2. It ran for about a month,
then the electrical wiring system shorted out and did a melt down. Back to
the shop. Got it back about a month later.

Ran fine for a few months but I was going thru belts about 1 a month.
Then it started vibrating bad. Real bad.
Found only 1 bolt holding the motor down. The rest were gone.
And it was supposed to be a self tapping bolt but someone had put
a nut on it. It was way to small for the hole.

Lots of yelling and screaming between me & murray along the way.
After a year, they got tired of me and sent me a refund.

Bought a sears with a 20hp Kohler after that and haven't had a bit
of problem since.

But before you think I'm just bashing Murray. I'm not. Well sort of.
I did think it was a fair made tractor and I just got a real lemon. No
one could make many like the one I had and stay in business.



Randy
http://members.aol.com/rsmeiner