Posts Tagged ‘Husqvarna lawn tractor’

Where to Buy a Husqvarna Lawn Tractor

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

If you’re looking for the best place to buy a Husqvarna, then we here at Husqvarna Lawn Tractor Fan can help.  Not because we sell them (which we don’t), but because we love our Husqvarna lawn tractor and want you to love yours too.  The first step in that new love is buying a lawn tractor.

There are a lot of variables to consider when looking for the best deal before you buy a Husqvarna.  Our last post covered how to buy a Husqvarna lawn tractor, so we’ll go right to finding the best price for what you’re getting out of your Husqvarna lawn tractor.

The first thing is where you live in terms of how far you’d have to go to pick it up yourself to bring it home.  Some people live right where the tractor is being sold, others of us have quite a distance to get to the nearest retailer.  This factors into the total price in terms of gas and expense to get the machine as well as your time to do so.  When buying a lawn tractor, this is something that’s often overlooked by many.

Another factor is the price itself.  Does the price when you buy a Husqvarna include warranties, delivery, assembly (if needed), and so forth?  Make sure you know what’s included first.  I don’t know how many times I’ve had people tell me horror stories about buying a lawn tractor at some big box store for “cheap” only to find out that they would need to be a mechanic to actually use it, since “some assembly required” meant the whole thing arrives in pieces.

Most likely, you’ll do the majority of your shopping online.  Which is great, since the power of the Internet makes it much easier to buy a Husqvarna and either have it shipped right to you or go get it, knowing before you even get to teh store how much and what’s included.

Whatever your choice, make sure you buy it from a trusted retailer and not some fly-by-night outfit.  If you don’t know the name, how long they’ve been in business, or how to contact them if something goes wrong, don’t buy.  If you’re looking at a used Husqvarna lawn tractor, though, this is a little different, obviously.

Above all, know what you want and get it.  Then have fun on your new Husqvarna lawn tractor!

How to Buy a Husqvarna Lawn Tractor

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

There are a lot of options out there when buying a lawn tractor and when you want to buy a Husqvarna, there are a lot of dealers and big box stores offering them.  Being a Husqvarna Lawn Tractor Fan, we know what you’re going through when you want to get a new one and are wondering where the best place is to get it.

You can get your new Husqvarna lawn tractor online, at several well-known hardware and home centers, and you can buy a Husqvarna at a local dealership.  When you look for yours, before buying a lawn tractor, make sure it’s the one you want and will use.  The best way to do this is by shopping around a little.

Go to the local big box store, whatever it may be.  Don’t worry about price yet, just find a nearby place or two where you can actually fiddle with, sit on, and try out a Husqvarna lawn tractor.  If there’s a dealership near you, it’s recommended that you go there.  Why?

Not because their prices will necessarily be better, but because that dealership will have a knowledgeable salesperson, will probably let you fire up the Husqvarna lawn tractor and drive it for a bit, and will have more information on the process of buying a lawn tractor in general.  Especially if you plan to finance.

Now that you’ve tried out some models and seen how they work, before you actually buy a Husqvarna, do some online research.  Although we all love the various Husqvarna lawn tractor models, some are built better than others–there’s no way around it.  See what others are saying about them around the Internet, check the latest, trusted reviews, and then make your decision.

Once you know what model of Husqvarna lawn tractor your want, you can go about finding the best price so you can be buying a lawn tractor quickly.  Sometimes the best price is online, sometimes it’s not.  Most likely, the best price will be both: you’ll find it online, but go to the store to get it.

Good luck and happy Husqvarna lawn tractor owning!

Husqvarna Lawn Mower Buyer’s Guide II

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

When you finally decide to buy that new Husqvarna lawn tractor, you’re going to do one of two things: go in and stare at the huge number of options available at the dealership, or find out what you need before you go in so you can point directly at it and commence to haggling prices instead of Husqvarna mowers and options.

Husqvarna lawn tractor types come in two basic series: the LS and the TH/GT series. The LS series are called just Husqvarna tractor models while the TH/GT series are called Husqvarna lawn tractor models. The real difference is horsepower (the TH/GT series tend to be smaller) and branding.

Most of the LS series feature Briggs & Stratton motors on the Husqvarna mower while TH/GT are Kohler or Briggs & Stratton Inteks. The larger your lawn and projects you plan to do, the more powerful you’ll likely need your Husqvarna tractor to be.

Now, let’s have a look at the accessories available for the models you’ve narrowed your choices down to. The Husqvarna lawn tractor line has a lot of great additions you can use for every task imaginable. In my mind, a double or triple bagger is essential, I recently also added the Poly Cart too. It’s ultra-handy, trust me, especially if you garden. I”m also tempted to get the Lawn Sweeper to ad to my Husqvarna tractor because there are a fair number of trees in our neighborhood.

All in all, the choice really comes down to your needs. From the 20hp units (that fit the bill for most of us) or the huge 27hp Husqvarna tractors with lots of power, there’s something to fit!

Husqvarna Lawn Tractor Buyer’s Guide

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Most dealerships and even the more informed home improvement or lawn and garden stores will be happy to give you a “buyer’s guide” tour of their wares. Honest ones will find out what you need and work from there, but most often the question they’ll begin with is “how much is your budget?” Then they’ll take you to the top-end of that dollar figure and start there. So I decided to write this Husqvarna lawn tractor buyers guide as a sort of independent source.

First and foremost, know exactly what you need in a Husqvarna lawn mower. If your yard is fairly small (say 1/ 4 acre or less), then consider just getting a regular Husqvarna mower instead of a Husqvarna tractor. I mean, unless you have some major landscaping to do, you’re just enhancing your ego by getting a riding tractor.

Now consider your yard. How large is it? The larger your yard, the larger the Husqvarna mower you’ll like want to get (in terms of cutting area, not actual size). This is negated, though, if your yard has a lot of obstructions to work around, in which case your Husqvarna tractor will need to have a smaller cutting area for more maneuverability.

Now for the grass itself. If your grass is thick (or mostly weeds) or you plan to use the mower on more than just regular lawn grass, then you’ll want a much more powerful and probably side-ejecting Husqvarna lawn tractor. These will clog less often and have the power to cut, eject, and even mulch (Husqvarna tractor calls this “BioClip”) those greens (or browns in my case, but we won’t go there).

In the next part, we’ll look at accessories and some options for the mowers themselves. See you then!

Welcome to Husqvarna Lawn Tractor Fan

Monday, April 13th, 2009

I decided to start this site after I’d gone through the process of researching, testing, and ultimately buying my new lawn mower. So welcome to my new Husqvarna Lawn Tractor Fan site. Obviously, I bought a Husqvarna lawn tractor.

When I was growing up, the riding mower of choice was a John Deere. Remember those older models that looked like a mashup of a farm tractor and a Zamboni? We had one of those. What I remember most about that mower was how hard it was to get it started and how loud it was once it was going.

Things have changed a lot since then and those old Deeres have some competition now. Really, really good competition, I found out. There are dozens of brands of riding mower types to choose from and finding good information on them is not always easy. That’s part of the reason I started this Husqvarna Lawn Tractor Fan site.

After several visits to the hardware stores, home and garden outlets, and after hours of researching online, I had narrowed the field. What finally decided the issue, though, and made my new riding mower a Husqvarna was when I’d stopped randomly, whenever I saw someone on a lawn mower, and asked what they thought of it.

Almost always, the Husqvarna lawn tractor owners were the ones who had the most good to say about their choice. So I got one. I tell you, once you’ve got your Husqvarna mower, there’s no turning back! Oh, and here’s another secret: I got mine on eBay. Yep! Amazingly, I got a brand new one from a local dealer who lists his stuff on eBay. Don’t you love the Internet?