One Of Craftsman's Best. The DGT6000 Garden Tractor. A Great Old School GT from The early 2000's.

This is the tractor I picked up a few months back. I was able to remove all the Johnny Bucket equipment, clean it up, tune it up and get it ready for regular work. The mower has a lot of hours on it, but these things are built like tanks!
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[@ryancollins3227]

I wish sears was still arround like it was when i was a kid, i swear bt craftsman like my dad did and my grandpa theyve never let me down

[@FarpointFarms]

Me too. Craftsman was the only place I'd consider getting a tractor from back then.

[@ryancollins3227]

@@FarpointFarms im still that way for hand tools, tractord these days are expensive so id take any deal right now😅🤣

[@suchfunstuff]

This DGT was made in 2004. A '98 model would be dark green.

[@damoose1829]

Very Nice DGT. I just picked up a 1995 GT 6000 18HP two days ago for $300.00. Got it from a guy at work.It belonged to his grand father. It is in fantastic shape.The seat has a couple small rips.Stored inside its entire life. The mowing deck was brand new and hanging on the garage wall and was just installed this spring. Apparently his grand father always towed a gang mower set-up with it.Should make a nice back-up unit.

[@Glenn_123]

Love these videos and these tractors!! Totally agree with your assessment of this tractor. Amazing machines.

[@ayp1938]

those dgts are nice but the best tractor craftsman ever sold was the ff garden tractors of the early 80s built to compete with 400 series john deeres and cub cadet supers

[@ericouellette5293]

Nice tractor. Never saw one with a tach on it before. I have a 29 year old Craftsman 2 garden tractor with the Briggs and Stratton opposed twin 18hp with the 6 speed. Got it in 06 for 350. I just put into what I paid for it this spring. It's been a very reliable tractor that keeps going. I have no idea how many hours mine has on it or how many where on it when I bought it. The deck isn't rusted out at all. In fact still has the stickers on it. I will keep it till it won't run no more.

[@pondacres]

Sears as a company really took a nosedive unfortunately, but their tractors were legit. At first I had their GT3000, got it used. That thing was a little beast, 25 twin kohler, oversized tires, everything overbuilt for sturdiness. My next one was their pro-series with a locking differential (I can't NOT have that feature on my property), this time 26 hp kohler. Another nice tractor, I still use it along with my massey ferguson.

[@randyzempel9140]

I just picked up a DGT6000 and am restoring it to like new condition. The only thing I cannot find is the seat for it. If anyone can point me in the right direction that would be good. It has 4 screws on the mounting bottom which screw to the adjustment seat pan. But concur with posts above that this tractor is worth every penny.

[@GiorgosC-rp5ms]

i just picked up a dgt4000 love this thing with the plow and chains and wheel weights 500.00

[@davebruins8623]

my 2014 dgt5500 287 hours on it....runs great luv it

[@ericdee6802]

Awesome tractor, I dig the oil filter, I guess couldn't expect anything less from Kohler.👍

[@MustacheVerra]

Thanks for the video.

[@FarpointFarms]

you're welcome

[@tomthumb2815]

I used to have one of these well 26 hp 24x12x12 rear and larger front also. I made a rack for front that was held on with pins. I would regularly load over 500 lbs and carry around farm..very dependable..

[@deronborghi5929]

I just had one given to me by a friend.😀 It does need parts replaced, drag link, blad idler pully, gas cap, tire tubes, fuel line, and the typical oil & air filter change but, I'm not complaining. It came with the plow, wheel weights and a cup holder, shaken not stirred 🤣.. it's powered by a 27 hp Kohler V twin pro. 👍👍 The one thing that I wish it had is a hydrostatic system .. that would replace the belt side of the hydro-gear .. and everything would be hydraulically powered front and rear pto & quick connects for multiple attachments however, the belt system produces a lot of torque😀. I am thankful for the machine that was GIVEN to me though...yayy!!! I am having trouble finding the correct drag link, your's may be the same. If possible, could you send me a picture or vid of your drag link? Thanks in advance

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

That’s a good find 👏👏🇺🇸.

[@DodgeMan360]

Nice! My neighbour has one, I’ve made him aware I’d like to buy it when the time comes. I have an early 90’s GT6000, thing is a tank but getting a little tired. And tough to find parts.

[@jakelong2604]

Find the part number on sears website and cross it over to ebay. You can also set to get alerts when the search term is listed in the future if it's not listed when you look

[@MowerJunkie]

Nice Tractor! it's a shame You plan on selling it. 750 hours is still a baby.....I have over 1200 hours on My old sears 10xl, and I plan on putting another 1200 on it. Have a great weekend Erik.

[@artemartem1134]

Dang my DGT5000 only came with a 46” deck! I got shafted.

[@vintagevmax2410]

I have a 2008 DYS4500 26hp Kohler :) with a 54" deck and over 700 hrs. and still running strong. Not the quality of a GT but, then we only paid $1250.00 new since it was a left over.

[@CamoCollie]

750 is not high hourage on these tractors. I visited a garden tractor/lawn mower grave yard a few months back and most of these had 2000, 3000, 4000+ hours on them. Only reason why they were parked were because basic stuff like the head gaskets or oil pan gasket would go out.

[@northlander1948]

Hi Eric, my wife and I sold our suburban house and we are moving to a 5ac property. I need to get a mower/garden tractor to work the land. Mainly snow blowing and mowing for now, and working a garden (plowing ect) in the future. I’m very handy with small engine work and repairs. I’ve found some GT 3000’s in my area for the $500-600 Mark (no blower) but have also found an older JD 212 with a mowing deck and blower for $700 (kept indoors but currently not running. What would you go for?

[@trebsr]

Nice tractor that thing is cool just what i’ve been looking for to bad i live so far away🤦‍♂️

[@davidg4081]

Nice 6000,should be a good tractor to flip.

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

The first Run 2019 to 2021 craftsman turn tight series Tractors T240 T260 T310 the best plain and simple built to last powerful Kohler 7000 series engines that came with a 3 year unlimited hours warranty..the works

[@FarpointFarms]

Those were decent mowers- the tight turning radius was awesome.

[@Spartan375X]

I'm spoiled. I use a '19 Toro 5900 for work and it's got a heck of a display and diagnostics thing by the controls.

[@011CJ]

I have many years on a gt3000 plowing field snow and cutting and hauling .and I just naught a gt5000 with the 54" booth the 3000 and 5000 are manual hi lo

[@willyck948]

I have a parts gt 6000 with hydrostatic green brick 1992-1994 engine is bad used bigger wheels on another craftsman tractor. Also have a kohler m18 powered craftsman a step down from 20hp with electric lift but does have cast iron axle and factory equipped sleeve hitch. Going to repower it with a Wisconsin THD parallel twin 860+cc😉 I love 1987-1997 craftsman garden tractors👍

[@K-Rivs]

What an awesome, awesome machine. I'd trade my DGS 6500 for one of those any day!

[@FarpointFarms]

They don't make them like this anymore.

[@_MOORE_1986]

I just picked up a 2006 FS5500 Barn Find yesterday for $350. 24HP B&S 48" deck, and it only has (12.7 hours) on it! It was, and still is pretty dirty as expected, but everything I've cleaned so far on it is looking really good. A couple small surface rust spots on / under the deck. I was planning on flipping it, but its pretty nice and my YT4000 24hp B&S now has over 1000 hours and doesn't burn a drop of oil, so this FS5500 should have a ton of life left. I bet there's not many mowers, if any at all that age with so little hours on it, unless they got a Sears museum set up somewhere! lol

[@FarpointFarms]

Wow, what a find. I will give you $400 for it

[@_MOORE_1986]

@@FarpointFarms Yeah I bet you would! lol

[@COWGIRLMOTORSPORTS]

The DGT 6000 was built on July 28 2004

[@patrickgallagher3859]

Does Craftsman make a dry 4000 that has the big tires and the 27 HP Kohler vtwin

[@ange1playzgamez]

I’ve got one it’s a 98’ but it has a black divider in between the headlights kinda like a gt3000

[@brianphilbrook5262]

I wonder if that has the same hydrogear transaxle as my Husqvarna GTH200.

[@frankie-stein7649]

The very best out there today is the Craftsman Tight Turn Series T240 T260 T310 hands down

[@Aaron-kq1hy]

So what exactly was the model that you considered the best, A 2012 GT6000? And why do you consider it the best?

[@FarpointFarms]

I'd say any 80's or 90's GT 3000,4000,5000 or 6000 would qualify. I LOVE The Craftsman GT II, and there was a one year only Craftsman GT that was a rebadged Simplicity tractor. Very well built! I prefer the hydrostatic transmissions for mowing, but the 6 speed Hi/Lo manual is a BEAST! they will really pull some stuff around!

[@nathanbrunner6026]

Do you still have the craftsman dot 6000?

[@josem.2909]

North Carolina 👏

[@TheRocket995]

What's the better version? You said this was 2nd best craftsman mower

[@jakelong2604]

Awesome mower, you didn't mention what the #1 craftsman model was though. Could you say what it is

[@JesseCase]

He only kinda mentioned the year and that it was based on a Simplicity design, but it was the 2012 CTX9500. The thing is an absolute freaking beast of a garden tractor! Craftsman even at times would refer to it as a sub compact. It was designed to compete with the top Simplicity GTs and the John Deere 700 series GTs. You should look it up, it is quite an impressive machine. Plus they were black and quite a sexy and sleek tractor for the time. The only bad thing is they only made it for 2012 so they can be vary hard to find and are very expensive! I would sacrifice my mother's first born son to have one. I love my 2021 Husqvarna TS354XD and am quite proud of what it is capable of as a GT, but it doesn't hold a candle to one of those CTX9500!

[@GamesToolsAndCools]

It’s in 04

[@adamsorell4851]

U. Need brakes to stop ?

[@lindamenchaca7176]

Do u have a video of when u adjusted brakes?

[@FarpointFarms]

No, but that is a great idea for me to do this summer.

[@lindamenchaca7176]

Plenty of videos out on the craftsman riding mowers but not on the garden mowers. I need to adjust or change the brakes out now.

[@billyhill101]

Do you deliver

[@dannyc7839]

Can a 48 deck be swapped out for a 54?

[@FarpointFarms]

Yes, I can't see why not. The mounts are all the same.

[@billwilliamson9842]

@@FarpointFarms i have 2 decks i am swapping between mowers, one is a red dgt6000 54" hydrastatic (blown engine) and then i have a red gt5000 with the 26 kholer hi/lo 3 spd trans and the deck mounts are slightly different but I don't know if thats because one is a hydra static and the other is not or is it because one is a 48" and the other a 54", but as long as you swap all the brackets with the proper deck, you should be good to go. The 2 arms on the sides that raise/lower the deck is different between a 48" and 54", so you need to swap those on with the proper deck. so i am taking all the goodies off the dgt6000 onto the gt5000 which at that point makes it a dgt600 lol kinda confusing but as long as I have them both side by side and swap things over complete, i should be good. at least I hope so. also on all these craftsman era mowers they have mulch diverters(triangular little brackets) spot welded to the deck, this really tends to clog them up and also stops it from throwin the clippins very far from the chute if you use a bagger. you chisel those off and run some hi lift blades and they cut WAY better IMO and throw the clippins about 6 ft out lol. I liked the vid and howdy from SE Ky

[@thepatriot4355]

K46 tuff Torq hydrostatic transmission is a heavy duty transmission

[@danieltaylor4819]

No, it's a medium duty used in lawn tractors.

[@thepatriot4355]

@@danieltaylor4819 hmmm well I pulled my 2000 pound camper out of my driveway and back didn't brake a sweat

[@danieltaylor4819]

@@thepatriot4355 most any lawn tractor would do that, but you'll pay for it eventually.

[@thepatriot4355]

@@danieltaylor4819 did that back in April still going strong

[@JQUICK21]

What year?

[@FarpointFarms]

Not sure I think 2006 but not sure.

[@gknife1499]

Thee ways to tell 1. Some Craftsman serial numbers are arranged 072804 : 07 - year 28-day 04-month. 2. Briggs & Stratton engine "CODE" number starts with 07 = 2007, if the engine is original to the machine. 3. The mower decks and steering drag links are different on 2005(?) and up GTs. If you try to mount the 54" deck from a "newer" GT like the one in this video on an "older" GT, the belt will hit your steering linkage and you'll know something is wrong. They don't always interchange.

[@richardbrady2818]

2004 model

[@christophersmith1155]

made in the USA !!!

[@fv1291]

With internationally resourced parts from other countries. Nothing is made in the U.S. out of 100% American made parts anymore, or none of us would be able to afford them!

[@Gear1993Head]

750 hours is nothing. My old mans puts 3000 hours on his mowers every other year.

[@Cyclonut96]

The only reason I clicked this video, is to see the GT attachments, but you did not show them. That is the purpose of a GT, otherwise its just an LT.

[@FarpointFarms]

I have separate videos on nearly all the available garden tractor attachments. Disc harrow, mold board plow, rear scraper blade, cultivator, rear tiller, rear sprayer, leaf collection, two sizes of pull behind trailers, front tractor scoop, Johnny bucket, johnny plow, electric sleeve hitch ..... Did I miss any?

[@Cyclonut96]

@@FarpointFarms Ah, you are right, I found them after this video. Thank you , good job on explaining it all in the other videos.

[@thepatriot4355]

It's a Kohler Engine 750 hours to a Kohler Engine it's still young

[@davidhausman745]

I have a craftman that is that same thing but smaller and it 2007 I think but I think it's the worst mower I can ever imagine it Olmsted explode on me if it wasn't a 18hp brigs engine that costs me 1000 bucks a year I have a John Deere LX176 14hp kawasaki and I love it I think it's the best in my opinion that you got is not capable to my favorite garden tractor John Deere 445 22hp kawasaki now that is a real garden tractor because it's got a 3 point with a pto so that piece of sh** probably won't work in a week for your info about that

[@DonnieDarko727]

Put Hensutracks on this. Thank me later

[@FarpointFarms]

Those things look so cool!

[@DonnieDarko727]

@@FarpointFarms I have a similar hilly property. Can probably make your own

[@ruslanginiyatullin9582]

Hidraulic drive for girls

[@FarpointFarms]

Everyone can use it

[@ruslanginiyatullin9582]

@@FarpointFarms yeah every girl monkey hamster pony etc 🤣