MTD Gold (50") 23 HP Lawn Tractor

About 25 years ago, I brought a red (MTD 46" cut) mower, 19 HP which I am still running and it is sitting in the garage right now. I cut with it for about 4 years when I brought it new (liked it very much) and gave it to my son for his lawn cutting, as he just got married, to help him out and I brought another black MTD 46"cut for myself again.

This was the second mower. I gave it away about three weeks ago and it still runs great and cuts very nicely, but I liked the red 19-hp one so much now that my son got himself a new one and he gave me back the old red one. It had a few repairs that had to be made, I'm using it every day in the summer time.

It still runs great and cuts very nicely. Both movers were standard shift. Used my MTD mower until Oct. 2010, when I ordered another MTD 50" cut. Never had a automatic shifting mover before. I am still trying to get use to it.

The very first thing I saw after uncrating the mower and looking it over was the head lights stayed on continually as you run the mower for safety reasons.

I drove it around the driveway running it forward and backwards a few times to get use to it. I like the way it feels and runs. I don't understand why you have to have full throttle to turn on the PTO. When you do that, it makes the hole mover shake when the blades start and then things smooth out once they are running. It would make sense to me if you would slow the motor down and then turn on the PTO, then it wouldn't be so hard on the belts and the parts that run the PTO.

Thank you for all your help in this order. In dealing with me through the computer and phone calls, you have helped me understand things very much, and the delivery people were very kind also.

Thank you MOWERS DIRECT.

Lowell Shuster

About 25 years ago, I brought a red (MTD 46" cut) mower, 19 HP which I am still running and it is sitting in the garage right now. I cut with it for about 4 years when I brought it new (liked it very much) and gave it to my son for his lawn cutting, as he just got married, to help him out and I brought another black MTD 46"cut for myself again.

This was the second mower. I gave it away about three weeks ago and it still runs great and cuts very nicely, but I liked the red 19-hp... more