AVIVIII
Silver Member
Well, we aren't exactly batting 1000...
I was putting the 4231TD with the toughcut through its paces when the deck started smoking....
A combination of vines, dirt clods and pricker bushes had jammed up one of the blades. We cleaned it out and started it back up and the drive belt on the tractor broke almost instantly. The funny thing is, we looked under the deck-lid and it was the deck belt that was smoking, not the drive belt...
The sales guy says he has never seen anything like this before. He took it back to the shop, and should be back in an hour or so with the machine.
In the meantime, I have to tell you all, I was super-impressed with it. I was just about to get into the really steep stuff 25*-30* when the belt broke, but up until that point, I not once felt uncomfortable with it.
Before I make a decision, I am going to make the trek down to VA and see what power-trac has to offer too, but I definitely love this machine!
Is there anything that anyone here wants me to ask the sales guy while I've got him?
One of my biggest concerns is that B&S diesel. It would ease my mind a lot more to see a Kubota or even a Yanmar or Deutz in there. I haven't been having a lot of luck with B&S lately and have heard some mixed reviews on that specific engine.... What say you?
More pics and hopefully some video to come this afternoon!
I was putting the 4231TD with the toughcut through its paces when the deck started smoking....
A combination of vines, dirt clods and pricker bushes had jammed up one of the blades. We cleaned it out and started it back up and the drive belt on the tractor broke almost instantly. The funny thing is, we looked under the deck-lid and it was the deck belt that was smoking, not the drive belt...
The sales guy says he has never seen anything like this before. He took it back to the shop, and should be back in an hour or so with the machine.
In the meantime, I have to tell you all, I was super-impressed with it. I was just about to get into the really steep stuff 25*-30* when the belt broke, but up until that point, I not once felt uncomfortable with it.
Before I make a decision, I am going to make the trek down to VA and see what power-trac has to offer too, but I definitely love this machine!
Is there anything that anyone here wants me to ask the sales guy while I've got him?
One of my biggest concerns is that B&S diesel. It would ease my mind a lot more to see a Kubota or even a Yanmar or Deutz in there. I haven't been having a lot of luck with B&S lately and have heard some mixed reviews on that specific engine.... What say you?
More pics and hopefully some video to come this afternoon!