Lawn and Garden tractor shortage.

[Ed Kennell 38,029]

16 minutes ago, tom2p said:

been to the area Home Depot and Lowe's and noticed no lawn tractors 

 

Could this mean our herds of horses just doubled in value?

[ebinmaine 67,311]

3 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Could this mean our herds of horses just doubled in value?

Absolutely. Of course. 

[rjg854 11,351]

There's people in my area that already believe they must be made of gold. And they price them accordingly 

[Landore 0]

I don't understand what the shortage of lawn tractors is at the expense of. Don't people need them? I just wanted to buy one and couldn't find one anywhere, in good quality and at a reasonable price. But regular lawnmowers are plentiful. From my point of view, it's much more convenient when you get in a chair and go to mow the grass instead of pushing or pulling the mower. Because of this, I thought it would be easier to buy an artificial lawn at https://www.artificialgrass-manchester.co.uk/ for the same price as a lawn tractor in good condition.

Edited August 18, 2021 by Landore

[Handy Don 12,163]

12 hours ago, Landore said:

I don't understand what the shortage of lawn tractors is at the expense of. Don't people need them? I just wanted to buy one and couldn't find one anywhere, in good quality and at a reasonable price. But regular lawnmowers are plentiful.  From my point of view, it's much more convenient when you get in a chair and go to mow the grass instead of pushing or pulling the mower.

I think I understand part of it.

In my area I'm looking at the tremendous number of homeowners who have switched from self-maintained to professional landscapers on all but the smallest lots. The number of "mow and plow" businesses has grown dramatically and they are quite competitive--the pricing is tempting except that I still sort of enjoy doing it. This crushes the demand from homeowners for the tractors and larger mowers. My neighbor across the way and I are the only two of the fourteen homes on our street where the owner mows the lawn. And she is using a slick battery electric push mower. Heck, the worker who mows next door using a huge Scag ZT does most of my side yard in about 2 minutes (he doesn't seem to know where the property lines are ) and they are in and out of there, with edging, trimming, and cleanup, in about 15 minutes. There are at least five different companies servicing the street for mowing and I get business cards and walk-up offers every week or so.

[ohiofarmer 3,265]

    Case in point is the 10 horsepower i bought two years ago for $150. He listed it for $200 as a12HP, bit the engine tag was worn and the engine plate told the truth. Told the guy that i rode the goldwing 130 miles because i wanted a 12 as I already had a 10. So now he sells it at 150.00 and throws in a new coil with a receipt in the box and we are down to $125 when i returned the coil. The stuff the owners think is wrong, usually is not.

  That little guy has a side drive with the high leverage handle that really hooks up hard to the engine. The short deck belt transfers the power without slipping and it will take down grass not yet mowed in 2021.  So the guys at the box stores can keep their junk and i just keep buying the old horsies one for every purpose.

Somehow the carb needle and seat was overfilling the bowl and some issues with the high amperage ign. switch, but i think it is fixd by just cleaning and slobbering some mild penetrant through the already clean carb.Gonna slate this machine for a solenoid controlled ign and whatever that entails for the Delco Remy regulator and the starter -generator.

  Man, I love these machines. This one with a 42" SD deck will out mow anything i have in the tall stuff. All you have to do is make sure the safety clutch in the mower deck is working so you don't break the pulleys. We will just call it a square hood with the slight forward point on the hood until i read through the spray paint on the hood stand for the iD model tag

 

 There is absolutely no shortage around herein my palatial estate  in Deploraville Ohio There may be a slight shortage of perfectly running machines. i have three operating mowers and one 520 snow pusher with awesome ATV tires, with 8 more in the stable to tinker on. My wife  finally sees the wisdom of having some spares.

  The pricing was great last year, but no bargains on marketplace that I could find at the present time. Haven't posted for a while , but i still check out the forum

Edited August 17, 2021 by ohiofarmer

[ohiofarmer 3,265]

11 hours ago, Handy Don said:

I think I understand part of it.

In my area I'm looking at the tremendous number of homeowners who have switched from self-maintained to professional landscapers on all but the smallest lots. The number of "mow and plow" businesses has grown dramatically and they are quite competitive--the pricing is tempting except that I still sort of enjoy doing it. This crushes the demand from homeowners for the tractors and larger mowers. My neighbor across the way and I are the only two of the fourteen homes on our street where the owner mows the lawn. And she is using a slick battery electric push mower. Heck, the worker who mows next door using a huge Scag ZT does most of my side yard in about 2 minutes (he doesn't seem to know where the property lines are ) and they are in and out of there, with edging, trimming, and cleanup, in about 15 minutes. There are at least five different companies servicing the street for mowing and I get business cards and walk-up offers every week or so.

 

 From what i see of these guys, they just mow the yards very fast and the grass bends over. I guess you call that mowed, but i call it refreshing the wheel tracks. They get by mowing wet grass that way without it clumping. i say if a dog turd gets lost in there , then it is cut too tall.

[Gunny 240]

In my neighborhood, mostly a 50 + age group, all but five of us have a lawn service.  Last week the Yard Man scalping my neighbor's yard, stopped me and asked what I was mowing with (310-8 with 36" deck), after a short conversation, he asked if I wanted to sell it.  very short two letter answer..No.  All us us that do our own mowing, weeding, trimming, and what ever else to do are over 65!  Young guys, most have a mower of some fashion, pay more in the yearly mowing months than I have in all my WH's!  

[Certifythis 5]

i am 33 years old and obtained my first wheel horse about a month ago, been on the hunt for quite some time but in northern California they are damn near impossible to find. i got me a 69 charger 12 with 42" deck and plow for the low price of free. older gentleman did a half restoration on it 10 years ago and then once completed he didn't like it so bought himself a new tractor and was going to just toss it out. thankfully i knew the guy and he just gave it to me. a battery and some topping off of fluids and she runs like a dream.  You don't need new and fancy to do something great or to show your status. i think  these older mowers tell a lot more about yourself than any new one can, may be more maintenance but well worth it

[Ed Kennell 38,029]

Chargers, Raiders, and Broncos are some of the great Wheel Horses.

Thanks for saving this one and   to the @Certifythis

Edited August 26, 2021 by Ed Kennell