Dose anyone know if I can get a bagger for my STX 46??

Well...Earheart Equipment lived up my expectations.... They did call back before 5PM, only to tell me that the trade-in I was wanting would have been a fair deal for both them and I....but...here is the kicker; the company just now, today, declared they are not going to take any more riding mowers as trade-ins. If Dean or Tuck would have gotten off their buts and worked with me, this negative John Deere dealer thread would not been started. I talked with a local Scag, Honda and Exmark dealer and they will take care of my servicing needs in the future for my JD GX345 Garden Tractor. Goodbye Earheart...good luck, I hope you can keep some of your customers, but don't cry "poor economy" when you file for Chapter 11. Yes, the economy isn't good right now, but you more than make up for it with PEE-POOR customer service.

Scott, I'm not sure about the 235, but my 225 did not come with an hour meter. I had to install it (even though the cutout was there in the frame). Just because it shows less than 100 hours doesn't mean it was installed since new. Also, even if it were, they're pretty easy to replace. While "rolling back" a car's odometer will get you in hot water, I don't think the sheriff cares much about guys selling lawn mowers with bogus hours. That being said, check other things for signs of wear. With less than 100 hours, they should both be in like new condition. The only wear you should see is some paint scraped off the sides of the deck. If you see excessive wear on the tires, pedals, seat, lots of play in the steering, noisy deck bearings, etc, those are some things that might make you question the low hours claim. If you decide that both tractors do in fact have less than 100 hours, and move on from comparing the condition of the tractors to the features of the tractors, it's a no-brainer, the GT is an upgrade. The tractors handle and operate identically, with twin-touch pedals and a manual lift deck. Does the LX have the foot pedal lift? You might prefer than over the hand lever. As far as cutting grass goes, you won't really notice a difference. But if you ever want to branch out from there, the GT235 is a real garden tractor, which is basically a miniature farm tractor. While the LX is one of the more rugged lawn tractors, capable of pushing a snow blade, it's still just a lawn tractor. You'll never use sleeve-hitch attachments (plow, disc harrow, cultivator, planter, blade, box blade, rake) or a tiller (which are cheap on eBay). And if you tow a cart full of firewood, soil, mulch, whatever, you'll need to take it easy on the transmission.

Thanks. I'll take a look at that again tomorrow. The clutch shaft as I recall would be quite a stretch for this spring, but I didn't see anything on the frame that made sense.