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Danville, CA (petman2@yahoo.com)

Well I think my dreams of a nice Kubota, Deere or similar are too far fetched. I think a much more realistic idea is a "garden tractor." So I have now been looking for a while and most of them are just ride-on mowers (not sure why they call them tractors?) but I am looking for something which I hoped would have a PTO and could drag a plow and ..... My 6.5hp Troy Bilt works well but I would prefer something more powerful and hopefully that could handle a small loader attachment.

Can anyone out there recommend a "type" or brand or ... that I should be looking for? I have seen Simplicity or Ariens or .... Also, do the belt driven tiller attachments work well on these? I have also seen a drag behind tiller option that has its own motor.

Basically I want a very shrunk down proper tractor. My patch is about 5,000sf and I would like to be able to work it properly. Right now I pay $200 a pop to have my tractor guy come out and spend an hour tilling and such. Thanks for any and all input.

10/29/2007 2:17:03 PM

Louth , Ireland

Kiotis are good excellent gearboxes

10/29/2007 3:22:42 PM

lots of good deals on ebay for tractors in CA,,,check it out,,, I've been watching Kubotas on there for over a year...

10/29/2007 7:21:45 PM

Ohio

i picked up an old cub cadet 127 with a 40 in. tiller on the back. belt driven, but works good!! got it for $150. had to rewire it and replace the belts($). was a good deal! found it here in ohio, within 30 min. of me.

10/29/2007 7:41:49 PM