Toro or John Deere

[Joel B.]

Looked at trim mowers today. Here's some of what I found:

JD JS61 = $379

Is JD really that good or are you just paying for a name?

Toro 20016 = $299

The Toro has the Tecumseh engine and I've been told by some people (including a Toro dealer) to stay away from it. On the other side of the coin, just starting out the price is right, includes bag and mulch plate. I would be lucky to use this mower 2 hours/week. Would this (Toro) hold up for me at all?

Thanks for all opinions,

Joel B.

[cglservice]

:blob3: I have used a JD JS63 for two years now been good so far.
I do think that JD is a little over priced but I have green blood.

For the amount of time that you said you would use this mower
I would take the Toro and save some money for other equipment,
The Tecumseh engine has had (some) bad problems, but I kinda look at it like this you can get a lemon with any peice of equipment. Check the warranty time on it. Good Luck

[TFL]

John Deere is the one i would choose. i have two JS63's they are bullitproof.

[wxmn6]

Another vote for John Deere. It is worth the cost. John Deere is well known for excellent dealer service.

[sirsweatsalot]

nothing runs like a deer!

[johnhenry]

for string timmers are concern both deere and toro are junk go with stihl,echo,shindy,robin or redmax all other are way down the line

[adamc6]

everything costs more in green!!!