The automotive industry is moving fast and in mass to electric vehicles, the electric tractor is coming too!
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Kubota's visionThe automotive industry is moving fast and in mass to electric vehicles, the electric tractor is coming too!
I have an 11 HP B&S on a Swisher brush mower. Until I actually start cutting stuff with it, it really isn't very loud. It gets loud when it gets busy, though. Even if it were electric, the high frequency noise (that you don't think you're hearing) will DESTROY your hearing. Even just an exhaust fan in a room can cause severe tinnitis. I know. I've got permanent crickets.re: The big benefit to me would be the lack of noise
There's a device called a MUFFLER that'll really help you...... 3-4 decades ago I saw that B&S had a 'low tone' muffler for their 10HP engines.... A HUGE improvement. You might try extra inline mufflers, or a long tailpipe depending on your ride.
Stock OEM, out the door are made cheap and noisey....just what the buyer wants.....'HDSyndrome'
How did you get a craftsman garden tractor to last more than a couple seasons? Must be an older unit?I mow using a Craftsman Garden Tractor. 1200 hours on it now. Total investment (including 20+ years of servicing) is about $3K. I can mow all day on less than a tank of gasoline.
It is stored in a shed, 100' from a source of electricity. That said, I'd not mind an electric if it were feasible and not absurdly expensive. It is a lawn mower, not a Telsa status symbol.
I have a Ego Battery electric leaf blower. I also have a top of the line Sthil. The Ego at full power is about the same as the Sthil at idle. The Ego is great to bring in the house, to the second floor, lean out a window and blow debris off the roof. 10 Minute run time before the battery dies. I also have the Ego Hedge Trimmer. 45 minutes on a charge, more than enough for a day and fairly quiet and no extension cord to sever.
My Kubota does not get a lot of use but when I need it, it is irreplaceable.
A place for everything and everything in its' place.
Engine (Kohler) and transaxle (Dayton, IIRC) are quality units. Everything else is a rust problem. Steering was a big fail as it used plastic bushings. I replaced them all with sealed ball bearigs ($70) One mower deck rusted through and Sears sent me a replacement for free!!! I replaced the drive belts out of caution once.How did you get a craftsman garden tractor to last more than a couple seasons? Must be an older unit?
We have a Craftsman from about 1995 and just found 2 zerks with the factory paint still on them and we used that thing commercially for about 10 yearsEngine (Kohler) and transaxle (Dayton, IIRC) are quality units. Everything else is a rust problem. Steering was a big fail as it used plastic bushings. I replaced them all with sealed ball bearigs ($70) One mower deck rusted through and Sears sent me a replacement for free!!! I replaced the drive belts out of caution once.
Oil and filter every year, plugs, air filter fuel filter every few years. Third battery. Sharpen the blades every year. Most people that have problems it is because they fail to use fuel stabilizer or check oil level. They do not grease the zerks.
I've a neighbor that buys a new one every three or so years because she fails to take care of it. I have another neighbor that buys up recent model ones, services the carbs and sells them for 3X what he paid.