Dixie chopper lt2000 crappy mower wheel motor quit working today

[faniel mcnasty]

I have a 2006 Dixie Lt2500 44" deck. 2130 hours on her. Sadly today she seized on me. i had a hydraulic pump go out at 1200 hours. mowing just fine and she just slowed to nothing on my right side. had a shop repair it

[Florida's Suncoast Lawn Care]

Originally Posted by faniel mcnasty

I have a 2006 Dixie Lt2500 44" deck. 2130 hours on her. Sadly today she seized on me. i had a hydraulic pump go out at 1200 hours. mowing just fine and she just slowed to nothing on my right side. had a shop repair it

I bought the pump on Ebay for $99 free shipping. Item number: 160840679740. It's arriving tomorrow. The parts alone to rebuild my pump was $200. The thing is I took it to the lawn shop today to rebuild it for $100 as quoted on the phone for parts but it was too much I guess in parts coming up to $200. They didn't realize it was everything inside destroyed. I was going to rebuild it and use the Parker cheaper pump as a backup. I was kind of embarrassed ripping the pump apart there and then finding out it's much more expensive than they quoted. This business isn't worth it really. Just like the gold miners of the old days. The retail businesses made more money than the people doing the work looking for gold. If you consider everything there is in expenses and wearing out trucks and mowers. Intense labor in the heat and rain, taxes, insurance, fuel, parts, book keeping, managerial skills and much more. Plus crappy customers to deal with sometimes. I sure hope that pump I got works out well tomorrow. My pump was destroyed inside.,

I really don't see how new guys start up or even keep going. I got my stuff so cheap in deals it's unreal.