My dad bought a very nice JD lawn mower 3 or 4 years before he passed. Paid dealer to pick it up and service it each year. Had dealer pick it up three times the year before he passed. Kawasaki opposed motor dropping push rods on shut down. Charged him for pick up. Charged him for repairs. Charged him for drop off. Three times. More than $2k on a $7k lawn mower. After he passed, I found out that it was a known issue. Should have all been warranty work. But, he didn’t ask. They didn’t tell. Just kept sending him invoices.
Sold it as soon as I found the info on the motor. Nothing “Greene” on the farm in the past 15 years.
Closest dealer to me right now is a MF (Agco?) dealer. About 10 minutes away. However, if spending money on a new tractor, would probably go with a Kubota. Even though they are 90 minutes cross country. As noted above, far fewer “needs” for the dealer after the sale.
