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Garden Tractor Hobby. Addiction or mental illness?

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Achto

The answer to the title of your post is - YES ! :D Glad to have you in our support group.

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oliver2-44

As Achto said, the answer is YES, but it can get worse.  While the red ones are the strongest addiction, over time it then spills into to wanting them in all colors!:ychain:

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Machineguy
2 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

As Achto said, the answer is YES, but it can get worse.  While the red ones are the strongest addiction, over time it then spills into to wanting them in all colors!:ychain:

Just as I suspected!!! Other color tractors have shown up already. There’s no hope for me I guess. It is amusing watching my modern green and yellow machine tremble and cry when I start my 9020 Powermax. I may need an intervention? 

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Machineguy

I really do like how solid everything is on these little machines. When you get on a stamped sheet metal riding mower it just feels like everything is gonna break if you look at it to hard. One Grandad had an old B80 WH which was his finishing mower for around the house and the other Grandad had a MF12. Ive got a soft spot for both of these. The stuff made now is junk. I found the MF12 and my WH 700 will do until I can locate a good B80

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squonk
16 minutes ago, RandyLittrell said:

The last one I bought, my wife is calling the divorce tractor, cause one more and she out. Now I just gotta decide how bad I want the next one!!

And which model. Make it a good one!:lol:

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Stormin
4 hours ago, Achto said:

 

:confusion-scratchheadyellow: Next tractor or next wife? :ychain::D

 

Tractor! Believe me it will be cheaper.

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The Tuul Crib

 I am with you Stormin!  These little gems can be a lot lighter on the billfold or bank account! Biggest question I hear here  is "what are you going to do with it "!  In the short time that I've owned these red gems I have felt this certain draw towards them. I grew up on a farm in the Midwest and the farmers coming back out in me!  😳

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elliot ness

I tried to stop buying wheel Horses, was the worst day of my life.

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Marv
7 hours ago, RandyLittrell said:

The last one I bought, my wife is calling the divorce tractor, cause one more and she out. Now I just gotta decide how bad I want the next one!!

My wife kept telling me go for it.

Marv

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ztnoo
6 hours ago, 953 nut said:

I've told my wife;    I quit drinking,    I quit smoking,    I quit cursing,

 

Here's my version of "I've told my wife":

 

"I married you after 58 years of bachelorhood, by choice. You are my mate in life until one of us kicks the bucket. thumbup.gif.a67e9570f03cad7c9660429581b2b13b.gif

I quit smoking for my own personal health reasons. thumbup.gif.a67e9570f03cad7c9660429581b2b13b.gif

I have significantly decreased my public and domestic swearing. thumbup.gif.a67e9570f03cad7c9660429581b2b13b.gif

I have only owned one (1) Wheel Horse tractor for 39 years. It will be 50 years old next year. I use it to mow every year (because of my mechanical & maintenance engagement with said machine, I have managed to keep it running all these years).

I will not guarantee I will not purchase another, but if I do that, the purchase will be well thought out, and financed by my retirement funds.

I will continue to imbibe responsibly, as I desire."

 

"Questions?"

 

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oldredrider
1 hour ago, elliot ness said:

I tried to stop buying wheel Horses, was the worst day of my life.

I tried to quit buying Horses. Too hard so I quit trying.

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rjg854

I'm one of the lucky ones, the little lady supports the addiction. She knows I could do a lot worse things with my time. Not only does she like these tractors, she buys things for them, she goes to the big show, I think she may even want one for herself.

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AMC RULES

:angry-nono: I've stopped trying to quit...

yes sir, made my mind up, I'm gonna save 'em all.    :greetings-clapyellow:

 

 

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Pullstart

She told me “If you go get a zero turn mower and keep 3 acres mowed for me, you can have as many Wheel Horse tractors as you want.”  

 

I had had the last words of the argument though... I sure did.  “Yes Dear.”

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RandyLittrell
8 hours ago, Achto said:

 

:confusion-scratchheadyellow: Next tractor or next wife? :ychain::D

 

 

She has put up with me for 30 years, she wants me to have another tractor! She just doesn't know it yet!!

 

 

 

 

Randy

 

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19richie66
35 minutes ago, pullstart said:

She told me “If you go get a zero turn mower and keep 3 acres mowed for me, you can have as many Wheel Horse tractors as you want.”  

 

I had had the last words of the argument though... I sure did.  “Yes Dear.”

So what zero turn are you getting? :laughing-rolling:

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ACman

If another tractor shows up here I’m afraid I’ll be locked up and she throw away the key ! :lol: 

 

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jennyn86
11 hours ago, Stormin said:

 

Tractor! Believe me it will be cheaper.

It's so fun. But I believe you still a wife. LOL

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RandyLittrell
20 hours ago, squonk said:

And which model. Make it a good one!:lol:

A loaded C-195 with front end loader and tiller!!

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Sarge

My wife complained recently when I acquired the 854 - I told her if she preferred I could get back into off-roading again instead. Argument won, for once.

 

Sarge

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Pullstart
On 7/20/2018 at 9:51 PM, 19richie66 said:

So what zero turn are you getting? :laughing-rolling:

I picked up a Scag Freedom Z, 24 hp Kohler, 52” fabricated deck.  Brought mowing from 5 hours to 45 minutes!

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