John Deere vs. Husqvarna riding mower

Thanks. Considering a GTH52XLSI. Any thoughts?

hope your frames dont break like mine

a man sold me a 1005a for 25 dollars he said it wasnt worth messing with he put it in the trash . this is my first rider ever.so i took a chance he delivered it and told me no refund, i put gas in it a battery, but it would not fire at the plugs.. long story short through trial i unplugged the black wire on the coil. Bingo, 2 minutes later i was trying it out it has no rust looks fairly new runs great i had to bypass my pto so now it mows in reverse without cutting off.,just because im honest i told him, he called me a lie and sold me another one for fifty dollars its very slender,i never seen one before, it almost look like a snapper. i looked at it,its been stored for a season it looks really good but he cant get it started and he's frusterated. he's gonna deliver it tomorrow .

And the point of this review is what?
The Husq is a kick ass machine. Cheap to operate compared to the JD. The ignition back up and cut setting is great. I have one I love it. Great with the big bagger I have not had to rake in 5 years in the fall. Sucks it all up.

Im not a fan of the Kohler engines. You can find a Husqvarna with a Briggs though. I ended up buying a JD D140 for my first lawn tractor and I love it. The JD has a Briggs engine if you buy a JD with a "John Deere Engine." I was a field engineer for a cnc company and actually did some work for Briggs. I was told by a Briggs employee literally the only difference in the engines for JD vs any other tractor brand is the JD engines have Green stickers with the JD insignia. The reason I got the JD though is I live close to a dealer and parts are very easily and readily available for me. If I wouldnt have bought the JD I would have hunted down a Husqvarna with a Briggs on it.

As for throwing the grass mine does a good job. Except next week I'll be putting on the mulching kit so it won't matter any more lol. Too many leaves around my house not to have it.

Huskie far surpasses the JD, which I replaced, although the JD was 25 yo. Use the mulching blades and cover. Works great. Am now pulling a Cyclone Rake leaf vacuum with shredder. Heavy machine, especially when full. Huskie has so much more power to throw leaves in the shoot to be sucked up at 100mph and into the shredder. Mulching blades are fantastic for this use, too. Overall, Huskie is wonderful and a pleasure to use.

looks like the old John Deere needs new blades or sharpend

One good thing to do with any mower is take off the chute

i like the husky although this model was not great. the new version is far improved.

Bought a brand new JohnDeer 2 years ago,,, "AND I'LL NEVER!!!,,,,EVER!!! DO THAT AGAIN!!! Ask me what's "NOT" wrong with it.

use a mulching blade...duh

There is a newer Husqvarna broke down in my neighbors yard! so I went with a Deer and drive by it every time I mow my 5acres!! Probably just lazy people thou not taking care of things!!'

the one is 5 yrs old there has been improvements since

I cut a piece of rubber hose 1/2" longer but fell off. gonna try again

Maybe they should have put a rubber boot on the end of the deck stop. 5:50

I think your buddies shoot has aged as mine has and sends the grass downward, resulting in the grass not being throw outward. I leave mine in the up position using a bungee chord which I slip off when mowing the street. Both good mowers. Your buddy should clear his deck of debris more often, and his oil filter needs to be changed by the look of it.

Another thing is the new mowers have lots of unnecessary HP. Older tractors only had 4hp to the most at 16. Cast iron blocks and lots of torque. They also used much less gas than what you'd think. These new mowers have 4-5 gal. gas tanks and use it in like 1 hr of mowing. Older mowers have 2-3 gal tanks and it uses half the gas in 1 hr.

Well I can tell you what I know being a small engine mechanic and antique garden tractor collector. What you don't want is a Briggs and Stratton or Kohler engine. They are cheaper and don't last long, what you want is a Kawasaki engine. Also the same company makes Husqvarna, Craftsman, MTD, Poulan Pro, Airens and more. They just are different names and a few things are different. Newer mowers are cheaply made and only last a few years anyway, but the older tractors I have , have lasted 50+ years.

I got the same Husqvarna but with the 48" deck cuts pretty well never bogs down for me.

that husky is one grass cuttin SOB.