Previously posted on CTB in reference to Landpride AT2560:
After looking at different 3PH finish mowers, went with the above deck. I like side discharge for "raking" leaves in the Fall, (and occasionally grass clippings if the yard gets ahead of me). This mower works great. The blades sound like they are spinning at twice the speed of the old Caroni, and clippings are blown quite a distance. The deck is on a B7500 with about 50% antifreeze/water fill on the rear R4's. No added weight on the front except for the loader subframe. The tractor handles the mower very well, even though the Landpride is a beefy unit. The only thing that needs changed so far is the lynch pins on the tops of the caster wheel shafts. One apparently got snagged when the deck swung under a low-hangung bush last night, and the bush flipped it open. I didn't notice it until the wheel fell off when I raised the deck. I had this happen with the big hairpins on the Caroni too. Looks like a trip to TruValue for some bolts and nylon insert nuts is in order..........chim
Updated today:
Mowed in the drizzle today, and the mower still worked fine. This deck has great lift compared with my old one. The R4's on the B7500 are an improvement over the R1's that are on my Ford 1210. I did replace the lynch pins with stainless bolts and nylon locking nuts. I mow with the guard for the discharge chute flipped up - OK, my bad..........chim