That's a good point, David. If it's all one brand, looks a little better and will probably have better resale value, as well as the fact that you only have one dealer and manufacturer to deal with, so that can be worth a few bucks extra. As for the noise; I haven't used a belly mower on a compact tractor, only on riding mowers. And I don't know just how loud a Deere 4400 is. It does seem to me that my cousin's TC29 New Holland is quieter than my B2710, but I've never had them together to be sure. Of course, I'm not the best one to ask about the sound, since I'm 60 years old and wear two hearing aids./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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