I just sold my B7610 and looking for a replacement. The LX2610 seems like a good replacement for my needs, but I have read a number of reports about the transmission lurching, most noticably in the upper 2 ranges. I have read reports that dealers have said it's normal, and read reports where dealers were able to resolve the issue with spring adjustment. Should I write the machine off as to risky to purchase, or keep it on my list? It's the middle ground between my other contenders. Do any non cab owners find it notably louder than other hst transmissions? I watched GP Outdoors video where he commented it seemed loud, but didn't know if it was due to the cab echo.
My wife has a LX2610 and I hate it for the most part.
It does lurch. I don't like the foot control, I don't like getting on/off, on isn't as bad as off.
The loader control is very jerky compared to what I'm used to. They seem to have fixed that.
The machine is either too big for the horsepower or under powered for the size.
Never get a belly mower/mmm for one of these. Unless you want to buy ours. The mmm is a huge pain to grease, remove or install.
When they did the installation, they kept bending the deck hanger that attaches to the 3 point to raise the deck.
We wanted a mmm or front deck because I can't twist to see behind me very well at all.
We should have invested in mirrors/ backup camera and a rear deck, or just got another front deck Toro - which is what we did.
We find the LX2610 much less handy than our old 1980 John Deere 400 that was 23 HP K582.
My wife wanted something that I didn't hav to work on.
You still have to work on everything. Maintenance is pretty much by the hour, no matter the machine.
I realize they have the smaller HP machines to skate the emissions.
To do it over, I would have told her to go older and more HP.
Or older and smaller with close to the same horsepower.
Problem being is finding a machine that doesn't need much work to start with.
Finding someone that'll work on stuff.
I'm not very able to do much anymore.
