If you factor in the cost of a GT back in the 60's-70's to the current value of the $$ today, and you'd more more looking at the CC 3000 series and JD x700 series, machines in the $7,000+ range. I feel for current production machines they are both good GTs. All this comparing a "old iron" GT from back when to something HD/Lowe's is selling today doesn't even start to compare. Yes, those machines are pretty much sorry, but you have to remember they are LTs not GTs. I hear it constantly about everything... how nothing now is like it was back then. No, it's not, probably never will be, like it's been said above, everyone wants everything NOW. It's sad but there are still some quality things being made out there. Just imaging what they are going to be saying in 20 years about how great the Lowe's JD LA100s are compared to what they will have with plastic decks and blades!
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Gary
'49 Farmall Cub, '62 "Original, '70 73 w/402-D Haban sickle, '71 127 w/38" cast end deck, '73 149, '76 Sof76, '07 LT1045 w/bagger, '09 GT2544 w/bunch of mods.
5 Exmarks, Kubota B2920, blah, blah, blah...
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