Advice ~ John Deere Ride On's

[Amanda83]

I never know how to get to the Tea Room or where to post questions like this So mod please feel free to move it!

I am interested in buying a John Deere lawn tractor as a gift. However I have no idea where to start in what features you'd want it to have ect. Anyone with experience with these tractors and what you'd look for or want please let us know...here is the link to Home Depot where we hope to go tonight and purchase one Thanks for your help in advance


http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/s...partial&s=true

[Aimz]

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[dahliagrower]

I am not an expert but the first question is the size of the property to be mowed? I believe the ones at HD are great for up to 1 acre .... you want to go with as big a motor as you can afford .... essentially means it will get the job done faster..... they are great little machines... I notice that you are from Vancouver Island -- there is a John Deer dealer - used to be off Keating Cross Road -- but I believe they moved to Duncan --- really terrific place if you are looking for more questions answered... Hope that helps!

Dahlia

[Amanda83]

To get to the tea room for the future, click on the "Forum" tab underneath the Smart Canucks logo at the top of the page. If you scroll down, you'll see 'General Discussion (The Tea Room) underneath the "Community & Discussion) section of the board listing.

Hope that helps

Thanks that's great

I am not an expert but the first question is the size of the property to be mowed? I believe the ones at HD are great for up to 1 acre .... you want to go with as big a motor as you can afford .... essentially means it will get the job done faster..... they are great little machines... I notice that you are from Vancouver Island -- there is a John Deer dealer - used to be off Keating Cross Road -- but I believe they moved to Duncan --- really terrific place if you are looking for more questions answered... Hope that helps!

Dahlia

We live on 20 acres and probably 3 or so of it gets mowed but not all at once or anything, he likes to take his time when he does it. We picked one out tonight that's pretty nice I think and if for any reason he doesn't like it we can return it and get another I checked the place in Duncan and the site online has loads of the BIG industrial type not so much what I was looking for or can afford but I think this one will serve it's purpose Thanks for responding, I really appreciate it

[dahliagrower]

Your welcome.... all I know is I balked at the price too .... then the first time I used it I said "is this as fast as it will go?" .... my DH loves it though and it is very reliable! Sounds like a fabulous gift -- Father's Day?

[Amanda83]

It was actually a surprise gift for my Dad's 80th Birthday! Sorry I couldn't reply sooner as his b-day was yesterday and I know my sister and SIL read the threads on SC Didn't want them to figure it out that we'd bought him his special gift Thanks again for the tips!

[dahliagrower]

What a fabulous BD gift! I hope he loves it!

We have an 84 year old neighbour that has an old junker of a JD .... does a bit of mowing ...but mainly uses it to go up the very long drive to get his paper in the morning It's a routine that we've gotten used to seeing every day that we're home at 9:00 in the morning...

Thanks for the rep!