JDTank
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- Oct 5, 2010
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I purchased my X700 in September 2012, and I am very pleased with the performance. I ordered it with a 48" deck which cuts better than my old TroyBilt Wide Cut. I selected the 48" deck due to the steep road bed that I can side hill cut, and because the deck is only a couple of inches wider than the tractor I can climb on or off the the slope without the ends of the deck digging into the lawn. I am running JD mulching cutters along with the mulching kit. Trimming around the flower beds is not an issue... YES I am very happy with the set-up!
The only other downside to the 48'' deck besides it's small width is that you cannot use front fenders on the x700 series with a 48'' deck. For some people they don't care, but I can say now after taking delivery of my tractor without them, and then installing them 2 weeks later, I won't ever go without them again.