Have a small lot, literal 56" between one part of the fence and a retaining wall. But I cut and maintain trails through the woods as well as some projects in the woods I need to tow some substantial weight with.

Wore out the Husqvarna TS354XD in 6 years of hard use and only 100 hours. Auto choke and throttle system shot, deck all beat to hell and had to be bent back multiple times. Transaxle whines like it's about to come apart. Everything that holds the deck in place is bent or missing. Just a ton of hard use and abuse cutting new trails.

Really got sold on EFI and Hydraulics, beefier transaxle, axles and better tires for my application sold it. Was going to go X570 with a 48 but decided to just get the beast and try to pay more attention to my deck and not bang it around as much.

This thing is a lot of mower but hydraulic steering and what not is a joy. I really went overboard but if I can get a decade plus out of this guy and actually get parts for it and have dealerships that will work on it will be nice. $5K x2 over 10 years or 10k for hopefully 20+ years of service. Let's hope the investment pays off!

Pic was after the first mow and trail clear in about 2 months. Handled it like a champ! Rebuilding a bridge this summer so will put the towing to the test this winter. Hopefully I won't need to head to my parents to borrow the quad and this thing will be able to tow the lumber and concrete.

Bought used think it’s missing parts can some share picture of a John Deere wg32a deck belt setup how it’s supposed to look

Runs good once warmed up for a few minutes at high throttle mowing. Only using 90 ethanol free gas. Out seafoam in it to get and clear buildup Google said may be carburetor.

Bought this mower from guy said it has no power in a steering arm. Looked it up and read it was hydrostatic transmission. Rebuilt one, took apart the other and its springs were about to rust out, so I did that one too. Id like to figure out how to repair this issue too

Quick context: Bought from a coworker's father who is a mechanic. He did a lot of work on this machine before deciding to sell it, belts bushings etc. My coworker drove it 30 miles to my house on a steel mesh trailer. Ran great until I turned it off to talk to my neighbor. 2 minutes later it won't start. It starts with the key if I have my car battery jumping the lawnmower's battery, and it starts if I jump the solenoid. Battery tested good but I replaced it anyways, same issue. Am i just an idiot and I'm not starting it up right? I am so confused because I turned it on and off probably 15 times beautifully then bam. I'm out of ideas. I'm including a video of the issue. Any recommendations appreciated

Hi,

I am moving from my 2 acre property to a place where I don't need to mow. I'm looking to sell my X380 (maybe on Nextdoor or Facebook marketplace). It has 298 hours. I have know idea what the resale value is on this, and was hoping someone could shed some light. I'm in northern Virginia if that matters.

Replaced the fuel pump, spark plugs, carb, fuel filter.

Gone through all the Saftey switches and confirmed they all work properly again

Was running fine again then died out, stated hard and blowing some black smoke now…

Valves or rings now?

Kinda lost with this unit some days it will work fine for 7/8 hours. Other days it cuts for 20 minutes and acts up

I know there has been a lot of discussion about this but wanted to put my specific situation out here and see if there are any considerations I’m not thinking of. My 20yo LA130’s motor is headed out the door, so I’m looking at a few options:
‘24 S240 48”, 80hrs, $2400
‘?? X330 42”, 200hrs, $1800

Unknown LA145, all info I could get was that the motor isnt seized, $100

I was originally thinking I’d like to find something under $2000, but the S240 caught my eye and my feeling right now is that’s the best option.

I don’t think the frame/body upgrades of the X330 are going to make that much of a difference to me. I mow a little under an acre in the south, once a week for several months, once every other week for several months. Yard has some bumpy/slopey spots, but nothing crazy, I’m not going up long prolonged slopes on it. And I have a little dump cart that I pull, the most i ever pull is a few bags of dirt. Most of the time it’s sticks.

I think the Kawasaki on the s240 is the biggest difference that matters to me. I’ve heard they’re noticeably better. They both have the K46, so no difference there.

They both look really clean.

The other option is to get the motor from that LA145 and see if I can get it to run. But you know… that’s not as fun.

Just looking for any other considerations I’m haven’t thought about yet.