I took from this and the statement that this person worked for a surveyor that they were talking about the survey of the land and possession during a transaction like a house sale, not simply who mows.  And the fact that they are arguing about it means that they both have a claim beyond yardwork. No, I meant the scenario where two neighbors are fighting over their common property line.  In one particular case, I had to set a monument (3' concrete post with an iron pin through the center) three times, since the neighbor of the person we were hired by kept pulling out the iron pins (and eventually the first two monuments) we set.  It was comical. Yes, most surveys are done when houses are sold, but there are a good amount of property lines disputes.  Almost every one of them I had seen was over a trivial amount of land, and only about who mowed the lawn in that area. -JPC

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Hmmm..no mention of John Deer...can't remember the model number I have but it is a 5hp mulching mower.  I have been mulching for 6 years and the last two have been with the John Deer.  I would think that a 5hp $$$$$ = John Deer, sorry to say. When I bought my house about a 1.5 year ago, I had to buy a lawn tractor. I read the reviews, and looked around alot. It was too early to find a used mower. The 2 John Deer Dealers that had the XT38 (model of the cheapest Lawn tractor) Both told me that the price of $2k was to get you in the door, but the tractor wasn't anything special, not much more than a stripped down mower. Looking at it it didn't look any better than the cheap mowers. To go to a higher model meant big bucks, I don't think I saw anything under $3-3.5k, and to get into the garden tractor line expect a minimum of $6-7k plus implements. If I had the bucks and a bit more land I'd definately keep my eye out for a used JD garden tractor. I wanted something that would last and was willing to pay a bit more for something better than the run of the mill tractor that had stamped out parts, and levers that were made from ill fitting bent up round rod. What I found, was the Cub Cadet line. Very well made and very reasonable price. I bought the lowest of the line the 2130, my yard just wasn't big enough to go higher in the line. Very innovative design, front engine, shaft drive to transmission. The engine is enclosed in a cowling that keeps the clippings out of the cooling fins. The mower deck is easy to drop and remove, three latches and its out. The Standard transmission is advertised as being like a hydrostatic, and I'll have to admit, it comes awefully close. The 2135 model has the hydrostatic trans.  At the time they didn't have the 2140/2145 models availible, If they had I might have gone for one of those. slightly wider mower deck. BL