Rating Summary
“Hard working lawn tractor”
- mowing the lawn, value conscious, practical, married, not rich
- Pros
- Very inexpensive, Reliable, starts instantly, Easy to handle, Low operating cost
- Cons
- Not made for acerage
Craftsman LT-2000 —
I am in my 70's and don't want to walk behind a mower... even self propelled. I was at the Sears store and saw the small Craftsman, LT-2000 riding mower with a 42" deck and bought it. I have a fairly large lot, about 200x200 and this mower gets around my shrubs, house, etc with ease. The 42" deck and 17.5 hp Briggs engine make easy work of mowing now.
I have only had one small problem since I got it. I noticed it was not cutting evenly, with one side being lower. After looking further, I found a cotter pin had fallen out and the rod was not holding the deck in place. New cotter key, deck level.
I have another home in Alabama that has about 6 acres, all landscaped. I took this mower up there and it did the job but did seem a little strained as it took about 4 hours. I used the mower for a year up there and this year bought a new mower just to leave there. The new one is a 54" deck yard tractor. I will give a review on that one later.
All said an done, I am very pleased with my mower. I have had one oil change and bought a new set of blades for this season.
Craftsman LT-2000
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