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Originally Posted by ChuckinNH
How do you like the Woods RFM, and the RFM in general? (BTW I was an R&D toolmaker, and ran that department for many years)
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I have a Woods RDC54 rear mower. When I was looking at tractors last year, I really had my mind made up that I wanted the 2015 with a mid mower and loader, but the dealer brought up some excellent points. I would lose ground clearance if I am doing loader work (in in the end it turns out it really did matter to me), and if I was going to remove the deck for loader work, it was far easier to remove a 3pt mower than a mid mower. I can attach the woods mower in a matter of minutes, without any hard effort on my part and no crawling around on the ground or under the tractor.
The woods mower is so incredibly tough compared to anything on any lawn or garden tractor on the market. I would even venture to say that the woods mower weighs more than many lawn tractors and it's just a mower deck. I will probably be in a better position to comment on the woods by the end of this summer, once I have lots of hours on it, unless I want to try using it now for snow removal!!
In some ways, now that I have a "real" tractor, I wished I had bought 2 of the things LOL. One just for mowing and one just for digging, but I will settle with what I have for now.