did the same thing here and am enjoying it everytime I get a chance to use it...but still need the rain here, so mow time has been limited...but still take her for a ride just for fun...I did get the mulch kit for her and it works very nicely...just in case ya wanted to know...

Woot, another for the X304 !!!! Welcome !

Just thought I should post based on all the JD lovers out there, in addition to the praise at CR. I went for it -- only to have major problems with the bagger chute not connecting right. JD has even issued a "bulletin" on it for the necessary adjustments that should be made. Some of them just don't connect and need to be modified. Also - the bagger assembly shook so much that bolts kept loosening up. I was within my 30 days - so I said, JD for $4500- you ought to recall this thing and get it right. CR needs this info - before others take their advice. I switched to the Craftsman where everything connects without a problem.

linguica-maybe you should start your own sour lemons thread instead of raining on someone else's parade? Good luck with the Craftsman.

"I switched to the Craftsman where everything connects without a problem." Somehow it sounds like you are a troll or a Craftsman salesman. Otherwise how do you explain the stupid petty flatulence of your post??

Do us a favor and stop thinking...
-gh

So what do you like better, your X304, or your iPhone?

linguica---did Craftsman give ya a set of tolls and a big tool box with it? The bagger will be o.k., but ya might need the tools to fix everything else that comes flyin off...If ya did ya homework, you would have found out that everyone makes a lemon, or has a slight defect. JD admits to there flaws and works em out! What about Craftsman? Maybe the guy who fixes there washing machines might get to work on ya mower when it breaks down...hmmm...Sorry for the sarcasm, but boy do I feel better now that I got that off my chest....

HMMM-switched to a craftsman? Think I'll trade in my X-340 on a Craftsman GT. NOT!

Wow, don't know what's up with your bagger. Compared to the chintzy plastic hunk of junk that was on my old Crapsman, this unit is incredibly solid. I swear I think I can hang on the bagger frame and it wouldn't bend.

Well, maybe not me but surely any of the youngsters I see running about.

My how you get so defensive. For $4000 - I'm not going to be the guy whose tractor never works right, because JD couldn't figure out the bagger assembly. And if my Craftsman dies out after 10 years, I can simply afford to buy another one at $2000, with the latest technolgy. But you're right I won't be able to wear a JD hat and pretend that I'm a real outdoorsy tough guy like you jackasses.

I wish (Spike) still controled the forum linguica would be on a one way ticket to disney land for his last comment. It's only a Tractor don't get so offended everyone is has a right to his or her opinion. By the way JD fixed the bagger problem.

Hmmm, first you say you paid 4500, now 4000. At 4500, you paid almost 1 thousand over list. Who's the jackass??

-gh

Hondafan---congrats on your new machine, enjoy it and take care of, it should last you for a long long time. I mow with a 35 yr old MF and I still enjoy the heck out of it.

he's got some nice grass.....is lingay something or other from new york city...he has that kinda yuppy attitude like some people there do.(aka jerk)so back to the subject do u stripe that prety grass with the jd??id imagine it does it nicely

I can simply afford to buy another one at $2000.
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In 10 years you won't be able to buy it for 2000!

he paid 2k for the craftsmen...hmmmm...999 for the LT, 400 for the bagger, got an extended warranty for ?, plus t.t.t., not bad for a crapsmen....BTW..that WAS A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY RIGHT?.....

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What are you doing with that Craftsman, checking the frame for cracks?

Not checking...counting....

Hey Serge - I was only responding in kind. Go back and read what was written to me, after I simply posted my experience in the name of being consumer friendly. I chose to return mine - that was my decision after I discovered and researched the problem -- without being alterted to the defect by JD. So I thought I should pass the info along to others who might be having a difficult time with the bagger/assembly. And for greenhobby: ok, to be more exact, $3499 + approx. 500 for bagger + 200 for tax ($4200) -- so not me. For ib59, yes, the same unit would probably be less money, or a newer unit (again, with better technolgy) might be more with inflation, but my salary will have also inflated. I thought this sight was to educate consumers and not simply be a cult-like fan club for JD. I went with CR reports, and they liked the Craftsman that retailed for $2500 (I paid 2000 on sale). Let me know when JD puts the x304 on sale. Enjoy your hats.

I thought that picture was showing the difference between a garden tractor and a lawn tractor!

linguica---they saw ya comin....3399 here..t.t.t. included..80 bucks for mulching kit..and I got three hats...probably one hat for every ten yrs of use...maybe they charged ya full price because they did'nt like ya attitude? I'll be wearing my first hat long after ya trade that crapesman in, when they go on sale again next yr and the yr after that, etc,etc...BTW...the only reason they have sales on products in general is because they don't sell to begin with and they have to clear there stock...

Hondafan,
Congrats on your new tractor! Happy tractoring!
Linguica,
As a Craftsman owner myself, the next time you get the urge to extoll the virtues of Craftsman tractors and denigate others, PLEASE DON'T! "I switched to the Craftsman where everything connects without a problem." I had to drill two new holes in the frame to attach the Craftsman sleeve hitch 'cause two of the four factory holes were off by a couple inches. Not a big deal and it works just fine but nothing is perfect. You dumped a tractor 'cause the bagger didn't fit?!!! And you wonder why we poor Craftsman owners feel like RODNEY DANGERFIELD "I can't get no..."

I'm thinking if I had just purchased an X304 and it shook so much the bolts kept loosening up, I'd go to Lowe's and buy some vinyl lock nuts, then go about on my merrry mowing way, rather than going through the trouble of returning the equipment, then casting aside all the other features and workmanship in favor of downgrading to a Craftsman... but that's just me.
My GT didn't come with a hat. It did come with a video and manuals, however. I guess the original owner kept the hat. But my 2 year old loves his JD hat (which I bought him while buying blades and a tune-up kit, the only replacement parts I've purchased for my tractor in several hundred hrs).
I wouldn't give him a Craftsman Power Equipment hat... or a Hyundai hat, an Italian Air Force hat, a Tampa Bay Devil Rays hat, a North Carolina Public Education System hat or any other hat embroidered with symbols of absolute mediocrity.

This started with a guy who was happy he purchased a wonderful new JD tractor. Instead of just being happy for him we have one guy dumping on JD's and another bunch ranting about Craftsmans. I don't pretend that my tractor is the equal of one that costs 3 to 5 times more but it does well for me and much more than I thought it would. I guess some people have to have someone else to look down on to make themselves feel better. I've never put down another member's tractor on this site. Don't get hurt patting yourselves on the back for buying green. LOL :)

*instead of raining on someone else's parade?
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Seems you're ptetty good at that yourself.

Lakeguy, you almost have it right. New post about new tractor. Instead of congratulations, some knucklehead decides to share his "negative" experience with the model/brand, provoking owners of said model/brand.

My guess is the same responses would have been made if knucklehead traded for "any" other brand of low end tractor claimed to be superior.

-gh

My dad had a Craftsman tractor a few years ago. He had to get rid of it because the cat kept trying to cover it up with dirt...

*My dad had a Craftsman tractor a few years ago. He had to get rid of it because the cat kept trying to cover it up with dirt...*

That made me laugh out loud, really. Not the LOL crap you read, I really laughed out loud.

Seriously though, I'm happy he got a JD, I'm sorry for eveybody who is not happy w/ their rig, and everybody have a nice weekend.