Toro

[samk]

Looking at a 97 Toro 44 in Hydro with 15HP. Whats a fair price for this machine in good shape.

[stslawncare]

every areas market is different, u say northeast, but i gurantee u the price for one in delaware (northeast) is different from maine (northeast) please put a more specific location in ur profile and we will help u out

[MuskTurfKing]

That is really true, around here, Oklahoma, mowers cost a lot more than most places, I don't know why, but they do.

If I bought that mower new here, it would be around 5 grand.

Hank

[samk]

that would be southern nh and northern ma

[Downeast]

Samk, I am just south of you, and they go for about $4500.00 new. Being very new to the business I am hardly an expert on mowers . But depending on use I would think it would sell for less than half the new price .If it was used by a busy LCO .I think maybe a thousand ,and that might be pushing it for me . Five years old ?Ask him how much he will pay you to take it away.Just kidding .

[stslawncare]

samk u should update ur profile and put ur city and state in the location box.

[dlandscaping]

i am getting a brand new 44inch hydro with a 15kohler next week. i get it for $4600 with a full warranty and there is a promotion for toro thru march so i get one of their new trutrak sulkies free as well as a cloth bagger for $100 making my total cost $4600. you might want to look into a new one if you have the $$. you could always sell it for more than u paid for it because of the freebies. ask him how many hours are on the machine, i dont remember when they put it on, but the latest hydro toros have an hr meter built in. i ve seen them on mowers that are 3yrs old so there might be one on a 1997 machine. good luck with your toro for that machine, i was probably used about 1200 hours give or take then i would pay between $1000-1750 depending on condition hrs used etc.

[lawrence stone]

Originally posted by dlandscaping
i am getting a brand new 44inch hydro with a 15kohler next week.

Hear me now or pay later big time in the future!

Spend the extra cash and get the model with the 20hp V-Twin command engine.

If you are buying a new machine get the biggest engine the offer.

It should only be $300-400 more.

The torque on the 20hp is much more than the 15hp.

It's like a whole different machine. You need it to cut bluegrass.

Plus you will be able to put a bigger (used) deck on the 20hp in the future. A low torque one lunger 15 with a hydro has about as much power to the blades as an old B&S 12hp.

[dlandscaping]

the 44hydro tbar only comes with a 15 kohler so i mite go with a 52tbar with 17kawi twin with e/s or a 44 pistol with 17twin kawi e/s. if i dont like the toro pistols then ill just throw a new 17twin kawi with e/s on the 44 for about $550.

[Robert Pruitt]

it might be worth your drive south,you can pick up a 15hp,44inch deck for about $3100 here in N.C.

[Strongmd]

Stone, you said:
If you are buying a new machine get the biggest engine they offer.
What's your reasoning that the biggest engine they offer is always best? I just bought two new walkbehinds, and I'm getting 21hp kawi's put on them. Primarily because that's the only way I was going to get electric start on them. They didn't offer the e.s. on the 17hp and they didn't offer the 19hp engine for this mower. I know I'm going to be very happy with 21hp engine, I'm just wondering whether or not it makes financial sense. I know it's going to use more gas.

[Messenger Gardens]

Depending on the condition, a 4 to 5 year old 44" hydro walk behind can be had for about $800 to $1000 in this area. I would have the mower checked out by a dealer if I was considering purchasing it. The key to me would be the preventive maintenance on the engine and the hydraulics.