Down side of belly mower

[tld]

I have a 4110 and a bush hog 60 in finish mower. Was considering a belly mower. All I have to mow is about 6 ac of pasture which is always fairly low...6 inchs. Really front lawn.

What are the downsides of a belly mower?

 

[BRBurns]

They are difficult to put on and off. Other than that, I can't think of a downside. I use the 72" mid mount mower on my 4300

 

[mmurphydds]

Trees or objects to navigate around?? Belly mower is easier. Nicest cut available. Sure is easier putting on a 3pt mower, though. I vote belly. I use 72" midmount.

 

[dschuffert]

They cut nice and some are easy to get on and off. I have the 72D Autoconnect - Literally a minute or two to take on and off, as long as everything is adjusted correctly and lined up. Very easy to trim around trees, etc. I replaced a 72" 3PT finish mower and have no regrets.

 

[tld]

This is a 7 yr old or so 4110 so I don't know how easy it is on and off. Will have to talk to the dealer. Cost might be another factor.

 

[roush9799]

They aren't too bad to take off. I have a 72" on my 2520. Works best if you have a concrete area you can roll it out on. I can have it off in 10 minutes or less after the first time or two figuring it out. Just need to turn 3 of the gauge wheels half a turn and pull the pins on the 4th one and remove it. rolls right out from under the tractor with ease then.

 

[Mechanos]

My two cents... it all depends on the property you're mowing, your particular tractor/attachment system and what elese you use the tractor for. On my tractor, a 955, removing/installing the MMM is a bit of a pain and I don't have a nice flat concrete area to do it. That coupled with using the tractor for loader/dirt work, backhoe work, grading... I'd have to take the remove/install the MMM deck one to two times a week. For these reasons, I went with an RFM. The downside of the RFM is there are just some places I cant get to with it and still have to use my smaller tractor with a MMM to trim.

 

[Nuru]

They cut nice and some are easy to get on and off. I have the 72D Autoconnect - Literally a minute or two to take on and off, as long as everything is adjusted correctly and lined up. Very easy to trim around trees, etc. I replaced a 72" 3PT finish mower and have no regrets.

What size tires do you run on your unit? I am considering getting a used 72D Auto-Connect deck for my 3520, but I may have to switch back to my original tires R4s, instead of my, stable, R3 Turk Special tires. I am hearing the right rear castor is the problem - its a clearance issue for the Turf Specials.

 

[/pine]

Down side of belly mower

they make a tractor look like a "lawn tractor"

 

[dschuffert]

What size tires do you run on your unit? I am considering getting a used 72D Auto-Connect deck for my 3520, but I may have to switch back to my original tires R4s, instead of my, stable, R3 Turk Special tires. I am hearing the right rear castor is the problem - its a clearance issue for the Turf Specials.

I am running the standard R3 tires. My dealer advised me that the R3 Turf Special tires would not clear the deck.