Swiss Army Tractor

[Thomas]

You already have grass that needs to be cut plus dandy loins /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif heck we sit have mud and snow..going to be near 80's today and tomorrow /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif and that should start the black fly season. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

 

[jdrotert]

Mark- This was the first swap because the tires were brand new. It took me about 30 minutes because the front rim pilot hole was a little too small. I had to file it out a little (probably .010" is all, mostly paint). My rear ags were ballasted too, so that took a little finesse. I think I'll leave the turfs on all summer unless I have a side job. Same with the FEL. My trees will thank me. I've scraped so many trunks that I vowed to never mow again with the FEL.

Mreeter- Did you ever swap out the MMM or did you leave it attached? I'd like to at least try a MMM sometime, but I do some FEL work and would hate to remove it all the time.

Thomas- If I waited another week, the grass would have been a bear to mow. Here in Missouri, most every lawn was mowed this weekend. Sunday was in the mid 80's. Heck, I even had shorts on and no shirt. I got a little red on the shoulders and back.

 

[billboe]

<font color=blue>My rear ags were ballasted too, so that took a little finesse.</font color=blue>

Getting them off will be the easy part! I swapped my rear filled ags a while ago to widen the stance... I had <font color=red>FUN</font color=red> trying to get them lined up! There are probably are some tricks, but, I didn't know 'em! Also, watch out when you're rolling them things around! If they get tilted even a bit, they can go down quick! I have a L2850DT, so, my tires are probably bigger than yours, but, still!!!!!!!!

 

[MReeter]

John,The only downfall I ever had toward the older B-Series was that there little or no clearance under the MMM even when fully raised.Soo,if you did much loader work,the deck would have to come off.After years of practice I could remove the deck pretty quickly,but still a pain.I would keep your RFM,although the Bi-Speed Turn was very handy when mowing with the MMM.Both type mowers have their place,but the RFM is a big plus when it's time to unhook.