strategy9
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So.....
The wifee and I are considering buying a new riding mower next year.
We currently have 3, a pair of old Bolens; one doesn't have a cutting deck but rather has all the forward attachments for a snow blower and plow, the other cuts great, but is a jerky and uncomfortable ride.
The 3rd is a newer (but still "old") hydrostatic MTD with a 46" two blade deck... it rides like a champ, but the blades are funked up and cuts like crap
(Blades have been resharpened again and again to the point that now they leave an uncut trail between them).
Which brings me to this post, we've talked about selling the MTD this fall and getting a brand new riding mower to replace it, but I'm curious, would it be worth getting new Custom lawnmower blades, and extend the life of the MTD rather then buying a new mower?
And if so, what steel should I look for; 3v, s1, other? (I want to take chunks out of roots, rather then roots taking chunks out of my old blades)
I'm thinking if I can get new (sick) blades for my MTD, cheaper then an all new mower, it will still ride like a champ, but will also cut like a champ too, and much better/longer then standard lawnmower replacement blades.
In essence, extending the overall life of the MTD, still having the old Bolens as a backup, for when we tackle the yard in tandem, and then down the road we can sell the pair of Bolens with all the attachments, for more $ then we would get for just the single MTD, and look to buy a new mower with all the additional attachments, and a larger deck, and still have the larger deck MTD as a backup?
What are your thoughts?
The wifee and I are considering buying a new riding mower next year.
We currently have 3, a pair of old Bolens; one doesn't have a cutting deck but rather has all the forward attachments for a snow blower and plow, the other cuts great, but is a jerky and uncomfortable ride.
The 3rd is a newer (but still "old") hydrostatic MTD with a 46" two blade deck... it rides like a champ, but the blades are funked up and cuts like crap
(Blades have been resharpened again and again to the point that now they leave an uncut trail between them).
Which brings me to this post, we've talked about selling the MTD this fall and getting a brand new riding mower to replace it, but I'm curious, would it be worth getting new Custom lawnmower blades, and extend the life of the MTD rather then buying a new mower?
And if so, what steel should I look for; 3v, s1, other? (I want to take chunks out of roots, rather then roots taking chunks out of my old blades)
I'm thinking if I can get new (sick) blades for my MTD, cheaper then an all new mower, it will still ride like a champ, but will also cut like a champ too, and much better/longer then standard lawnmower replacement blades.
In essence, extending the overall life of the MTD, still having the old Bolens as a backup, for when we tackle the yard in tandem, and then down the road we can sell the pair of Bolens with all the attachments, for more $ then we would get for just the single MTD, and look to buy a new mower with all the additional attachments, and a larger deck, and still have the larger deck MTD as a backup?
What are your thoughts?