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Paul,<br>The mowers you are considering each have their own distinct advantages AND disadvantages. If your terrain is rough, especially if there are rocks involved, stay away from the belly mowers. Belly mowers do a great job (better than anything else) on grasses where the land if flat -- and are great for a tight turn radius. Rough terrain, rocks, sticks, etc. are the downfall to a belly mower -- the blades will dull rapidly due to the fact that they are not as substantial as the blades found on the other types of mowers. In addition to this, if the terrain is rough there will be the chance of the blades scalping the ground -- which doesn't really hurt the ground, but it tears up a belly mower if done on a continuing basis.<br>The flail mower, in my opinion, is a good compromise. The blades are substantial so they will withstand abuse. Since the blades are not rigidly connected, they do not transfer the shock to the gearbox or PTO if something solid is hit. Additionally, since they mount closer behind a tractor than a rotary cutter, they allow a fairly tight turn radius -- allbeit not as good as a belly mower would, but much better than a rotary cutter or rear discharge. As with any mower, the key to getting a clean cut with a flail mower is keeping the blades sharp.<br>The rear discharge and rotary cutters are both proven cutters, and the heavier versions will withstand a lot of abuse -- but as mentioned before, won't allow the tight turns that you mentioned as being a requirement.<br>I would agree with one of the other respondents that if your mower is still operationally OK, hold on to it until you are sure the other one will work for you. My preference would be to rent one first, or work out a trial period with the dealer to make sure you're satisfied.<br>Hope this is of some help. Good luck with your decision!

Rotary cutter vs mid or rear mower
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Replies 9 Post by GVinIL

I know that dealers would prefer to sell their own tractors, but where I live, most of the dealers will give you an honest opinion about buying someone else's tractor. But with that said, I have two suggestions for your consideration. <br>1) find a local Kubota dealer who is willing to sell your tractor for you on consignment. They will be sure to talk favorably about your tractor if they are going to get a piece of the pie if it sells. Tell them what you must have for it, and they can keep whatever amount they sell it for over-and-above.<br>2) call a local dealer yourself and describe the tractor, then see what they say about it (since they don't know that you are the seller) -- if you find a dealer who is honest about what he recommends, then recommend to any of your prospective buyers that they call that dealer if they need additional info about your tractor.<br>Just a couple of thoughts. Good Luck!

grey market kubota
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by GVinIL