Go BottomJD 400 series Yanmar diesel vrs Kawasaki V-twin gas
 | robbynne
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2001-05-26 28600
I'm looking to purchase a used 400 series John Deere lawn/garden tractor.Does anyone have any comments on the Kawasaki V-twin gas powered models versus the Yanmar diesel powered models?Thanks in advance.
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| droz
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2001-05-27 28618
My brother has the Kawasaki engine in his lawn tractor and he loves it. It starts beautifully and runs flawlessly. Vastly superior to any Briggs engines. A diesel might be overkill in a lawn tractor unless it is commercial. ....
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| Dane
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2001-05-27 28630
How much will you pay for your JD 400 series. I was looking at a used one at my local dealer. He wanted over 10'000 for a 4 wheel steer gas unit with 600 hours. I thought that was crazy. For that money Kubota's BX 1800 or 2200 are the same price with a diesel engine, 4 wheel drive, and a category 1 (although small) 3 point hitch. The JD 400 series is a good mower and is used everywhere by commercial mowers. It's the last in the series that JD has not made cheap and plastic so I am a bit sentimental about it. Still when I compared the orange BX to the green 400 I had to buy orange.
PS: My last JD had a liquid cooled Kawasaki 17 hp twin cylinder. When it ran, it ran well but it had to have very clean fuel or else it whent downhill quickly. My parents had a 16 hp diesel on an older JD and it would cut a path 10 inches wider and never bogged down in heavy wet grass. If I had the choice and the money I would go for the diesel. The diesel uses much less fuel and it just can not be beat for cutting power ....
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| Chris in IN
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2001-05-27 28640
I got a price for a new JD 455 AWS with a 60' mower for $10,700.00
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