My new used garden tractor with attachments

[WiscWoody]

I've been casually looking for a garden tractor for some time now knowing I can get mowing jobs on our road that pay well for two acres or less. And I wanted a garden tractor so I could get a snowblower attachment for my 800' driveway which I usually clear with my ATV plow but at times it becomes encroached when the snowfall is as deep as it was last year! Well, I found this 2002 craftsman GT3000 tractor on CL last week with a 46" snowblower with an electric/hydraulic lift, snow shell, 50" deck, dethatcher, box scraper with sleeve hitch, wheel weights and a snow blade. Plus chains for all four tires and a new seat that needs to be installed. I got it for $800 and my walk behind MTD 10 HP snowblower. It has 423 hours on the meter. I think I got a good deal... What do you all think?

 

[Wildo]

Now you're stylin'! It'll pay for itself before the snow flies.

 

[Ashful]

That'll get some jobs done.

 

[WiscWoody]

That'll get some jobs done.

Now I want it to snow! Lol... But tomorrow's 55 high temp won't get us buried yet...

 

[kennyp2339]

WiscWoody, nice looking rig, good luck with her, btw is it a Kohler or Briggs power plant?

 

[WiscWoody]

WiscWoody, nice looking rig, good luck with her, btw is it a Kohler or Briggs power plant?

It has a Kohler twin 23 HP engine. I don't know much about them but with pressurized oiling and a filter instead of a splash oiler and no filter that's a good sign to me. A mechanic in town and I were just talking about how many small engine company's are in or were in the state here. We came up with:

B&S, Wisconsin, Kohler, Tecumseh, Harley Davidson. We could be wrong on some...? The state also has a Polaris engine plant but they are from neighboring Minnesota, my home state.

The original owner says he keeps the box scraper on the back for more weight when clearing snow. I might look into buying some suitcase weights and a bracket but they ain't cheap! About a buck a pound if not more and $100 for the bracket. But I guess considering all of what I bought at one time cost around $4000-$5000 it puts it in perspective.

 

[dougand3]

I think all that is a great deal. I have a Craftsman GT from 1989 and it's still going strong.

 

[WiscWoody]

That's good to hear! And I know a lot on here don't care for those MTD snow blowers like I traded to the guy but I used to clear my hole length of driveway with that MTD 10 HP blower and the only problem that I ever had was the handle came loose and I lost an arched piece where the bolt goes through and then through the handle into the body of the blower. I replaced it and torqued it down good and no problems after that. That 10 horse motor really sounded nice when the snow was deep and it governed up nicely.

 

[Beer Belly]

IMO, you did pretty good

 

[billb3]

You must have a steep driveway to need a ski-trail groomer.

 

[WiscWoody]

You must have a steep driveway to need a ski-trail groomer.

It gets busy here at Breckenridge drive during the season!

 

[xman23]

Dad had a Sears 12 Hp with a plow. It had 2 set of rear wheel weights. It had a lot of a lot of torque.

 

[Jags]

Nice looking GT. If I am remembering correctly the GT3000 was a fairly robust little tractor.

 

[WiscWoody]

Nice looking GT. If I am remembering correctly the GT3000 was a fairly robust little tractor.

It sure will beat having to man handle that walk behind snowblower. I have 800' of driveway and it can be a beitch if the snow is deep or heavy! Most of the time I can clear it with the ATV and a 60" plow but last year had me wanting a tractor and blower! Like I've said now it prolly won't snow for years...