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Frank, corners are no problem at all.

They are handled one of two ways, some sulkys (the better ones) are spring loaded and have elbows in the towbar, as soon as you step off of them the spring lifts and folds the sulky up against the mowers body, at which point you merely revert to a walk-behind mower. The tip of one toe is enough to overcome the spring and convert it back to a stand-up machine.

The simpler way though is to not cut tight into the corners and just use a 19" commercial push mower to cut those areas.

BTW, these mowers can really eat up a lot of turf in a hurry. The bigger ones like the Ferris we have is powered by a 25hp V-twin engine with twin hydrostatic transmissions (one per wheel) and can (in the real world) cut 3 acres per hour!! There is nothing like them for cutting hillsides and some special situations like that.

Best of luck.

Zero Radius Mowers why Landscapers prefer
Garden and Landscape
Replies 22 Post by Murf

Try these people. I found them a week or two ago.

www.ezattachments.com

Front End Loader Bucket addon Toothbars
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 7 Post by VAW115

Thanks for all the info guys. All seems like good advice and will need to do some rethinking. I was concerned about tractor size as well so will probably spend a little more now to get it right the first time. Thanks again

Kubota 3240 HST or John Deere 3320
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Homedog23

I have a E14D and the second switch is for the signals, do you have a oil filter number by chance? Can't find one yet.

Slick

E14D Hinomoto dash
Hinomoto
Replies 9 Post by northdelta

Homedog; I don't keep up on prices unless I'm in the market for something, but I don't think the package price you quote sounds too bad. I would however make a few changes in the equiment you are buying. First forget the ballast box and buy a three point hitch box blade with just the manual adjust scarifier teeth, I'd stick with a major brand like Land Pride, they cost a bit more but they are built heavier add quite a bit of weight compared to a fleet store brand, plus they are nearly indestructable, I haven't bent or broke mine in several years of tough use. It will serve the same purpose as the ballast box and it will amaze you with how much dirt you can move with one of them. Chief's advice on the MX5 is good, I've had one for several years and they are a tough machine. Careful as you may be you will still forget that hidden stump or stone that would likely destroy or badly damage a low dollar cutter. Deere also sells the lower cost LX series cutters, but I don't think they would be much better than a fleet store brand. Not knowing your age or if you have any physical limitations will dictate whether you buy the Imatch hitch. I'm big on Land Pride brand equipment so my quick coupler is a Land Pride, but regardless of the brand trying to push a machine the size of an MX5 cutter around to line up the hitch points is a struggle. I've seen some literature on an automatic Power Take Off hookup device that Deere has recently announced to further ease the hook up of PTO powered Imatch equipment like the MX5 or the tiller. I haven't actually saw one but it does sound intertesting. Frank.

John Deere 3320 Front End Loader fel brush cutter Prices
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by hardwood

I absolutely agree with Mark.<br>
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Any one of the differences are compelling reasons by themselves to go with the 'Bota, but one is perhaps most compelling....and that is the 4 wheel drive. A SubCUT is absolutely worthless without 4 wheel drive.<br>
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It's not even a matter of price, it's a matter of usability. And in this case it is not a matter of Kubota vs. John Deere, because if the features were reversed, I would tell you to go with the JD.<br>
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Brian

John Deere 455 4700 used vs Kubota BX1500 NEW 5700
John Deere Tractors
Replies 5 Post by bvance

MacDaddy: Years ago I wrote automotive technical manuals. We would have the engineers review the manuals, make changes if necessary and sign-off. We had a feeling they were not fully reviewing them, so we put in many places a bogus torque spec: "Tighten until it breaks then back off one-quarter turn". They still didn't catch it.

Farm Bridge over seasonal creek
Tractor Projects
Replies 12 Post by earthwrks

hayley, back to YP on the first reply, you might have neighbor who could haul it for less than dealer or has a loader who could load it and of course unload it. <br>
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Of course there is the idea you would use the come along or boom pole for something. Both are worth having. A thought if you go with the come along, they can be used to pull either a pickup or small tractor from a small bog if it is large enough. kt<br>

Kubota B7510 Transporting a finishing mower
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 19 Post by kthompson

"I'd say 4 summers and over 850 hours has been a pretty fair test."

Myself and my employees have been working on golf courses now for in excess of 20 years. None of us have ever been (thankfully) hit by, or even seen lightning hit someone.

However, according to the Federal Government, there have been 3,239 people killed, 13,057 people injured, 9,718 of them permanently injured in the last 40 years.

Just because it hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't ever happen.

Insurance is a good example, you don't buy it because you plan on having an accident.

Best of luck.

Kubota BX24 Mowing with BH and Loader Mounted
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Murf

Generally speaking any high quality fluid for hydrostatic drive units should be fine.

In our non-Kubota units we use Case-IH Hy-TRAN fluid and have never had a problem.

Best of luck.

Cub Cadet 2135 Hydraulic Fluid Alternate Price
Cub Cadet
Replies 2 Post by Murf

Gooday,
I am desperately trying to find a manual for the mitsubishi D2650FD I just bought. This is a very rare tractor in Australia and I cannot find a manual here. At least I would like to know the specs to adjust the valves which are very noisy.
I thought that having the same tractor you might tell me where you got your manual. Thanks. Frankie

Mitsubishi MT2650FD User Manual
Mitsubishi
Replies 3 Post by aussie

I had a JD 950 and aways had trouble with my brake shoes and they were at the time $65.00 each. I got sick of that real quick and sent them out to get them reshoed. Some auto parts store can send them out for you. <br>
Lee

New Holland 1710 Brake Shoe Source
New Holland Tractors
Replies 2 Post by leejohn

Don't know about the BX 23 but on the BX 22 SAE 80 or 90 gear oil is an OK lube right in the manual. I would not be afraid to put it in. UDT runs right out of mine but the Gear oil stays in .

Kubota BX23 leaking front differential
Kubota Tractors
Replies 5 Post by jimbrown

Amen!

Thoughts and prayers
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 8 Post by SG8NUC

I'm amazed you could still find a new BX1500 but that sure does look like the best bargin between the two even with the 455 being the lawn mower that it is.

Kubota BX1500 versus John Deere 455
Kubota Tractors
Replies 2 Post by Art White

Whatever it may have been, I think it too has since been replaced, I lost track after my 430 blew up. This PDF might point you in the right direction though: http://www.deere.com/en_US/homeowners/products_non_current/index.html?tm=ho&link=bnav <br>
then click on the link to View A List<br>
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//greg//

John Deere 455 Replacement
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by greg_g

I also do not get any e-mail notifications. Haven't for about 2 months.

I have not changed anything....same computer, same hardware and software firewalls, not changed any configurations, use Comcast.net, same e-mail address....same same.

Brian

Anybody else not getting updated message posts
Website Operations Howto
Replies 44 Post by bvance

How do they compare?<br>
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JD 455 vs JD 355

John Deere 455 vs John Deere 355 Comparison
John Deere Tractors
Replies 1 Post by lbrown59

Dennis,

No flakes...other than the owner:) ...but I have never slipped on it. And it rains sometimes in Olympia WA! The floor is exaclty what I had hoped for in every way.

I too tried some of that "epoxy" from the local hardware store and it begin to flake right away in the tire track area. I have a collector vehicle that is in my shop and it is parked in one place for quite a while some times so if one were to get some flaking, that would be when you moved it after it had set there for 60 days or so.

Brian

Garage Floor Paint Stain or Nothing
Home Improvement
Replies 17 Post by bvance

The 5x25 series is a big jump in size and weight from the 4000 series. The 5225 and 5325 use the same style engine as the 4x20 series although in a 5 cylinder version. The 5425 and 5525 use the older proven design engine. If I were you and was going to make the leap to 5000 series, I would go with the 5425 for the heavier duty engine. Or if that is too much of a strain the budget, I would consider a used 5210 or 5220. They are both available with the power reverser also. I don't see too many changes from the ten and twenty series that would make me spend the extra money on the 25 series anyway. the only problem I can think of to watch for on a used one is to make sure the brakes are not dragging. If you can't push it easily on level ground in neutral, you have a problem that will require removal of the final drives. I've seen quite a few of those. Just my opinion.

John Deere 5225 Shopping
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by jd110_1963