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I have a 60" mid mount mower on my JD4115 Compact Tractor. It works great and makes short work of mowing a large lawn. But, as others have mentioned, there are drawbacks. The mid mount mower is a bear to mount and then remove. I always dread doing it, but no choice if I want to use other attachments, the mower has to come off. Example, when using a box blade or a tiller, the mower must be removed. The problem is that you can not get the necessary lift from the three point hitch with the mower on the tractor.
So, if you want a mid mount mower, I advise you to plan on leaving it on the tractor for a while. Otherwise, you will be getting tired of mounting and dismounting the mower.

I do not have a dive over type mower deck. Those might make the task much easier.

Mid-mount mower
John Deere Tractors
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It took several weeks of part time work on the tractor to stop the hydraulic leak. Because there are four fittings mounted very close together on the power steering casting, I had to remove all of them at least three times in my effort to get to the leaker and test to see if the problem was resolved. Unfortunately, the process of removing and remounting all of these, I fixed the original leak but created another leaker in another fitting. Finally, after replacing some of the fittings, I now have a dry tractor.

I have to mention, the guys at NAPA did a great job in supporting me and working through all of this. They talked me into switching away from the British Parallel Standard Thread fittings, replacing them with conventional, more reliable, and more durable 37 degree flair fittings. The 37 degree flair fittings are much easier to work with and less succeptible to cracking when attaching hoses and tubing. I have a list of all the Gates fittings that were used to replace the OEM parts, so I know where to get them, should the need arise in the future. Also, the new fittings are designed to permit removal any one of them from the power steering casting without having to remove ajacent fittings, should I have any future problems with leaks. I'm much happier with the improvements we made to the original design.

It sure is good to be back on a great little tractor and back to catching up on chores.
Thanks for all the suggestions and support.

4115 Hydraulics or HST Transmission Problem
John Deere Tractors
Replies 27 Post by pathway