rswyan
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- Joined
- May 12, 2004
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- Location
- Northeast Ohio
- Tractor
- Kubota B2910, Cub Cadet Pro Z 154S, Simplicity 18 CFC, Cub Cadet 782
I should mention a couple of additional things:
Probably 75% of my mowing is two large, open areas in the front of my house (3 or 4 acres) ..... not much maneuvering involved - the B2910 excels at doing these two areas - if I don't let the grass get overly long, I can cut both areas in about 2 hours (total) time.
The side and rear yards are much smaller, are not as open, and involve cutting irregular shaped areas and cutting around lots of obstructions (trees, landscaping, etc.)
I have an older Simplicity CFC 18 (Commercial Front Cut), 18 HP Kohler engine, with a 46" deck - if this unit had one of the larger decks that were available for it (up to 60" I think) it would be far more attractive to me (although it is a treat to drive and cruise around on) .... the unit is somewhat of maintenance nightmare (it's hydrostatic - with dual Eaton pumps/motors, and a double chain reduction drive - which is a real treat to keep properly adjusted ....)
I'm at the point now of having to replace (again) the chains, and at least some of the sprockets (there are a total of 8 sprockets, two of which are integral hub/sprockets assemblies) ...... if I really did it right and replaced all of them, I'm looking at over a grand alone, in parts from Simplicity ......
I'm probably just go ahead and replace all of them (except for the huge 14" sprocket/hub assemblies, which I may try to have machined) .... but I will likely just source some plain sprockets (cheap) if possible and cut the old ones off and weld the new ones on the shafts myself .....
Probably 75% of my mowing is two large, open areas in the front of my house (3 or 4 acres) ..... not much maneuvering involved - the B2910 excels at doing these two areas - if I don't let the grass get overly long, I can cut both areas in about 2 hours (total) time.
The side and rear yards are much smaller, are not as open, and involve cutting irregular shaped areas and cutting around lots of obstructions (trees, landscaping, etc.)
I have an older Simplicity CFC 18 (Commercial Front Cut), 18 HP Kohler engine, with a 46" deck - if this unit had one of the larger decks that were available for it (up to 60" I think) it would be far more attractive to me (although it is a treat to drive and cruise around on) .... the unit is somewhat of maintenance nightmare (it's hydrostatic - with dual Eaton pumps/motors, and a double chain reduction drive - which is a real treat to keep properly adjusted ....)
I'm at the point now of having to replace (again) the chains, and at least some of the sprockets (there are a total of 8 sprockets, two of which are integral hub/sprockets assemblies) ...... if I really did it right and replaced all of them, I'm looking at over a grand alone, in parts from Simplicity ......
I'm probably just go ahead and replace all of them (except for the huge 14" sprocket/hub assemblies, which I may try to have machined) .... but I will likely just source some plain sprockets (cheap) if possible and cut the old ones off and weld the new ones on the shafts myself .....