Originally Posted by Mickey

Son is needing to replace/upgrade hie old 316 and is looking at a couple 455 models. One has 170 hrs and the other 400. Not very many hrs for a machine close to 10 yrs old. These have 60" mowers. He is still dickering on price and they are in the $4800-$5000 range.

He like the idea of the Yanmar 3cyl diesel engine. His 316 has a very tired engine and the rest of the machine is in decent condition. Getting a newer bigger model with the diesel appeals to him thinking the diesel will last a lot longer than a gas engine. He has seen a fair number of 425's with water cooled Kawi's but has been reading of quite a few problems with these engines.

Anyone have any comments I could pass along?