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08-24-2011, 06:49 PM
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questions for the pros
Hey all, I'm not "IN THE CLUB" yet but considering it. A little background as quick as I can. My Dad has a John Deere 140 with a blade and tiller. He also has a 317 with a blower and cab on it (it does have an after market Power steering added). He's headed for retirement so I had mentioned to him to pick me up a JD at some point and fix it up for me and I would pay him (Because I know he'll be bored out of his pumpkin sooner than later so I thought it would be a project). At a recent auction about a month ago he found a newer JD-LA110. Came with a blower, bagger, weights and a soft enclosure for under $1700. I have been reading about the hydro having problems on these machines after while so I have been starting to think about selling it already and getting something older and more reliable.
I am a fan of Green but don't like to parting with mine. It seems like these old cubs are a little more reasonable and I'm sure just as reliable as the JD stuff. All of this is leading up to my question. On craigslist in my area there's one that appears to be in decent shape. Does the following seem to be a good deal if it runs well? It's been on line for a while which makes me think he might be about 250 too high or people don't know the steal they are missing out on. the other day someone had a 1650 for $500....looked nice. Anyhow, let me know what you think of this..... Cub Cadet 1450 for $1300 -- also included are the following: Service Manual which covers full tear down and rebuild of the tractor and the implements on CD, 1-48" Mowing Deck with extra set of blades, 1- 42" Snow Blower, 1- 42" Push Blade, 1- 42" Rotory Cultivator.  [/IMG]What are the big differences in the 1450 Vs the 1650? Is motor size it? What about hydraulics? Can I use the same accessories on both tractors? Also, is there an add on power steering kit for these old tractors? I have found the thing about the new bushings and all to make steering easier but nothing about power. Anything else I should know about? There's also one with a bad motor (1450) and a tiller for $300. Thoughts on getting that and modernizing the motor? My Mechanical ability is Tinker/Parts swapper. I do have a lot of great tools that I can kind of make work (Torch, welder, sockets) so I have most of what I need to really dive into something...just not the most experience (I should have payed more attention when dad was fixing stuff). My easy option would be to hold onto the box store one I have and wonder when it's going to give up the ghost. 2nd easiest is get GREEN because I can ask dad questions or I can be different. Thanks for reading. Randy in Iowa 
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