I was at our local green dealer today getting some parts for my lawn tractor and when I pulled out I got a quick glimpse of a Loboy 184 with a mower sitting on their lot. Since my green lawn tractor is getting a lot of years and hours and a new equivalent one from the green guys is about $7500 I've been thinking about alternatives.Whats your opinion about this model tractor? I'm going to take a closer look tomorrow night when I pick up my parts. What kind of price range do they fall into. All my IH tractors are 40's and 50's vintage - don't know if I can run a "newer" model.
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steve alderman
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its worth about 1500 to 2000 make sure you check the clutch good that's there major week point
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I have never ran one but I have always heard that you don't want the grass to get too tall because they don't have too much horsepower for their size.
Janicholson
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Sharp blades and the front of the deck 1/2" lower than the back, will make it cut well. They have fair power, but not radical. They are not meant to be a bush hog machine. They are tough and reliable. Jim
Good ones will bring between $2,000 and $3,000 here in NE Indiana. They are a good machine if you mow the grass regularly, and not try to mow tall stuff. Be sure to check the mower spindles to see that they turn freely. Any issue with the deck (dull blades,spindles that turn hard),etc will bog the tractor down and make the job unpleasant. --Lee
Anywhere from $1500 for a beater to $3000+ for a real nice one. That means the green dealer will be asking $3500 for a junker and $5000 if it's any good, and they won't budge.
The core of the tractor is the same engine, transmission, and final drives as a 1947 Cub so in a way you would be running a "40's and 50's vintage" tractor. More horsepower than original if it's in good shape, but still no powerhouse. It will certainly run a 60" mower deck better than a 1947 model, though.
The 184 is nice because it has live PTO. Unfortunately the PTO is belt driven and if the belts need changing it is a bit of a chore. I think the tractor needs to be split, in fact.
The core of the tractor is the same engine, transmission, and final drives as a 1947 Cub so in a way you would be running a "40's and 50's vintage" tractor. More horsepower than original if it's in good shape, but still no powerhouse. It will certainly run a 60" mower deck better than a 1947 model, though.
The 184 is nice because it has live PTO. Unfortunately the PTO is belt driven and if the belts need changing it is a bit of a chore. I think the tractor needs to be split, in fact.
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Unless it has the "2 speed" trans, it will be slow! I could cut my yard faster with my Craftsman with a 42" deck than I could with my 154 with a 60" deck.
Anonymous-0
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Just bought a 154 with a broken crank for 600 tractor and deck on great shape like new tires hope to have running next week
I thought the 2 speed was a "creeper" gear that slowed things down?
The tractor only has 3 speeds normally, 2.3, 3.2 and 7 MPH.
I mowed my lawn with a Cub Loboy and 59" deck for 4 years, then a 46" Husqvarna for the last 4. Takes about the same time either way.
My problem with the Loboy was that it wasn't "lo" enough. After being strained through the trees countless times, staked in the heart like a vampire several times, and almost knocked off the tractor on more than one occasion, I got the low rider.
No, I could not prune the branches up high enough. May as well cut the trees down in that case. There would've been nothing left anyway.
The tractor only has 3 speeds normally, 2.3, 3.2 and 7 MPH.
I mowed my lawn with a Cub Loboy and 59" deck for 4 years, then a 46" Husqvarna for the last 4. Takes about the same time either way.
My problem with the Loboy was that it wasn't "lo" enough. After being strained through the trees countless times, staked in the heart like a vampire several times, and almost knocked off the tractor on more than one occasion, I got the low rider.
No, I could not prune the branches up high enough. May as well cut the trees down in that case. There would've been nothing left anyway.
I have a '65 Cub Loboy with a woods mower deck. All that the others have said is true-it's really underpowered for it's size, it's really too big for what it is-a lawn tractor, and it's still too tall to get up close to the fruit trees on my lawn. It's slow,too.
That said, I keep mine as a backup for my main lawnmower, a JD X500, which is a hot rod on the grass, and I use it to mow rougher areas of my property, where I'm not so concerned with the niceness of the finished job. I like the tractor, and I keep it maintained well, but I wouldn't want to have to rely on it for my only lawnmower.
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