I have an 800 foot long driveway and while we don't get a ton of snow we do get enough that needs to be removed in order for us to drive up and down the driveway. I had an old MTD garden tractor with a snowblower attachment that worked fine for the past few winters but the motor went belly up and I ended up selling the set up. I'm now looking for a replacement, I was thinking a John Deere 318 would be nice though a bit pricey, or an older Craftsman GT would be okay.
But then I ran across an ad for a Cub Cadet 127 and I don't know very much about these. I know it was made between 1969 and 1971, that's about it. The garden tractor appears to be in good condition (from the photos) but there is rust. There is a big black box to the right of the steering wheel mounted on the side of the tractor, I have no idea what this is for. It comes with summer tires, winter tires with chains, a rototiller with spare parts, a snow blade, a snowblower attachment and the mowing deck. He's pretty firm at $1200 but that does include delivery (I don't have a trailer so that works well for me).
I'm wondering if this is a reasonable deal. The seller won't be able to show it to me until 6pm. Is there anything I should be looking for with these units? Red flags that might indicate that I should pass? Tests I should do? I'm not necessarily interested in the plow and I have no need for the tiller but would like to make sure the snowblower attachment works. Are they difficult to attach and remove? If he won't let me attach it to see that it is working is there another way I can see that it works or should I walk?
Sorry for so many questions, thank you guys for your help,
David
