howdy Larry! just read your Kubota comments in the retirement thread and it made me smile
figured I'd share my family's Kubota tractor experience here..
my folks [Mom mostly] started a commercial lawn mowing business when I was in high school in the 80's
started off with a Kubota 6200, trailer dad built, some commercial lawnboys and stihl trimmers..
several apartment complexes and a motel on I-70 kept us busy in the summers..
folks made enough money to pay for everything and some and pay their son handsomely
I had more of my own money in school than most and all earned in salary..
profits later bought an 8200, some zero turns, etc. all still running around the farm today..
dad was a huge fan of those little machines, they ran great with very little down time..
hard working machines along with hard working operators almost always equals success at some level..
here's a zero turn deck I rebuilt for my mom couple of summer vacations ago, saved her over a $1k and replaced more parts than dealer quoted..
actually saved her more, I wouldn't let her pay for the parts I bought either
stripped gears in the pto miter box
