5530 and rotary cutter size...

[idaho2]

Amstaff,

Yes. First two years no loss of gear oil.

idaho2

[amstaff]

Idaho2,

Did you opt for the chain guard?

Amstaff

[AchingBack]

Couple more pics...

The overgrown pasture was loaded with thistle over 6' tall. The tractor/mower cut right through everything without flinching. This was different then when I used my Kubota L4400 which would bog down in the heavy stuff. With the Mahindra, I could simply set the RPMs and go with no worries.

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For your sake, I sure hope I'm not looking at Canada thistle.

[idaho2]

Amstaff,

No. Plan to order next spring. Cost about 800.00 for both front and rear.

idaho2

[amstaff]

For your sake, I sure hope I'm not looking at Canada thistle.

Not sure what kind of thistle it is. After a quick search, it does not appear to be Canada thistle. I can tell you it was over 6' tall in places and has spikes all over it. Not fun to work in. Maybe Scotch thistle? I think I mowed everything, but I'll look and see if there is a survivor or two that can help me I.D. it.

[amstaff]

Amstaff,

No. Plan to order next spring. Cost about 800.00 for both front and rear.

idaho2

When mine was delivered, I had asked about the chains. I was told that the front and back were somewhere around $160 each. He did not have his info in front of him, so he could very well be way off on his estimate. I will give him a call tomorrow and ge ta better idea.

[idaho2]

If your sales person is possibly correct I'll be needing to talk to them.

[AchingBack]

Not sure what kind of thistle it is. After a quick search, it does not appear to be Canada thistle. I can tell you it was over 6' tall in places and has spikes all over it. Not fun to work in. Maybe Scotch thistle? I think I mowed everything, but I'll look and see if there is a survivor or two that can help me I.D. it.

Canada thistle will have side shoots which run in a horizontal fashion, and the smallest piece broken off when cultivated, will reproduce. Canada thistle is the only member of the family which doesn't have a typical root system. From the picture you posted, I don't think it is Canada thistle. Canada Thistle

[amstaff]

If your sales person is possibly correct I'll be needing to talk to them.

Well, no need to get in touch with my guy... I called this morning to have hime look up the cost of front and rear chains. He was way off on what he guessed when he delivered the Kodiak! $485 for the front, $375 for the rear!!!! Ouch.

[idaho2]

Amstaff,

That confirms the price I was quoted out here plus shipping. Since the holes are already on the mower, I think I need to get a stick welder and make my own. I'll buy the chain from a rigging supply shop and have the links cut to length, weld to angle iron and mount to the mower. I know I can do all this for less than total cost of the ready to mount set up.
Does your dealer have a set that you could see. I need to have a link length count and the size. 1/4" or "?". Then I can build it. Better yet, does anyone have a close up photo of a set.

idaho2