thanks for your ideas
Actually Lowes has discontinued the item, although MTD says that it is a stock item for lowes.
The problem is I only need it for a one time job and cannot see shelling out $400.00 for something I will use once. I would really like if someone is moving and trying to get rid of a used one. I've seen 1 on ebay, although it was for a CUB Cadet, but the chasis are the exact same thing as my troybilt GTX 2448.
I did check out one of the links you guys sent me, and it was the lowest I've seen, but still too much. Any other ideas please feel free to let me know thanks again.