Craftsman Garden Tractor model 917.28745

My wife and I bought a Craftsman Garden Tractor. Its the model 917.28745. I had a Craftsman lawn tractor before, but we found it was unable to handle the 4 acres of lawn. It would sometimes bog down in high grass, lose traction in wet spots, or fail to climb the hills if the grass wasn't absolutely dry.

I cannot praise my Garden tractor enough. The 6 speed transaxle transmission gives me plenty of speed combinations for mowing, towing, or sowing. The larger engine has been a blessing as well. You can't do better than a Kohler engine and this has 26.0 Horsepower.

I have let the mower set for weeks and the battery always starts it right away as long as I remember to choke. My old mower took forever to mow, but this one has a 54 inch deck. I haven't had it clog on grass shorter than a foot. I will caution you husbands out there.

Before it was my chore to mow, and it was a chore. But now my wife and I argue over whose turn it is to mow. I got my mower form a Sears store p reassembled and I'd recommend you do the same. Some of the direction books are a little confusing. If you take the deck off, take a lot of notes for putting it back on.

You will be glad if someone helps you put the deck back on. Since it Sears, it comes with a lot of accessories, and I have found the brush guard, the tilling discs, and a gasoline powered tow behind rotor tiller to be all great accessories to consider if you want to put in a large garden.