Craftsman LT 2000 6 Speed
Craftsman LT 2000 19.5 HP/42″ Lawn Tractor
Sears item# 07128907000 Mfr. model# 28907 Sears Lawn & Garden Tractors
For $100 dollars more than the Model 28903 you get a completely redesigned lawn mower for 2009. The model features the new Craftsman style, step through operator’s platform, pressurized lube engine, and a 42 inch deck redesigned around the 46 inch Model 28724 Consumer Reports 2008 Best Buy.
If you want an inexpensive mower that will mow smaller lawns well (under 2 acres) and last you many years this is the cheapest mower in the Craftsman lineup that will do the job for you.
Specs:
6 speed gear drive transmission
19.5 Briggs & Stratton Gold Series Full Pressure Engine with oil filter
42 inch 2 blade mower deck. 13 gauge steel
11 gauge steel frame with steel front axle.
2 year warranty (manufacture defects only), optional 3 yr Protection Agreement (covers all of the lawn tractor including wear and tear, labor, and attachments bought with the mower)
Pros:
This is also a lawn tractor and is capable of pulling all the non-ground engaging attachments Sears offers. Click here to see the full line of Sears attachments.
Hauling Equipment: Yes
Lawn Care Attach: Yes
Craftsman 2 bin bagger: #24891
Craftsman 3 bin bagger: #24892
Mulch Kit: #33742
Craftsman Tractor Deck Wash Kit: #33167
Cons:
No gauge wheels. If your lawn is hilly and rough gauge wheels helps to keep the deck from gouging and tearing up your lawn.
There are not a lot of negatives with this mower as long as you understand that it is a good quality inexpensive mower designed to mow lawns well. I like this lawn mower for what it is designed for. It is capable of pulling a small garden cart, spreading fertilizer and other LIGHT yard work but I would not recommend this lawn tractor for anything else. It is too small to effectively plow snow and to lightweight and under powered to push a 42 inch snow thrower adequately.
After you use your new mower for a while, come back and tell us how well you like your Craftsman LT 2000 6 speed!
Craftsman LT 2000 19.5 HP/42″ Lawn Tractor
Sears item# 07128907000 Mfr. model# 28907 Sears Lawn & Garden Tractors
lt 2000 lawn tractor manual clutch too sensitive??.
I have owned the LT2000 for 1yr. no problems except for manual clutch.
Need a fix or help , this can be dangerous.
@ Arwin,
I don’t have a good answer for you, but I do have a few practical solutions.
On most of the manual lawn tractors the clutches are sensitive. It doesn’t matter what brand or model. Most of them get a little better when the drive belt wears after a year or so. The clutch is simply a lever that releases the tension on the belt from the engine to the transmission. The spring attached to the lever also provides the proper tension for the belt to drive the trans. It is pretty much an on-off type system. There is no “feathering” like you can do on a car, truck or farm tractor.
I know a few guys who went to a hardware store and found a weaker spring for the clutch engagement. This works, but also make the drive belt slip more and wear out faster.
My suggestion is to rest your heel on the floorboard and then slowly release the clutch with your toe. You can also put the transmission in a low gear and then with the mower moving, just move the gear lever to the speed you want without depressing the clutch. It will jerk a little from gear to gear, but it is better than the jerk from the clutch. You really don’t have to put in the clutch each time you change gears….. just when you go to reverse or stop do you have to use the clutch.