Buying Advice tested a 2520 today: my thoughts

[bp fick]

Add me to those who also wonder about that "try out" unit having filled tires. Neither the tractor weight nor the R4s should have marked the lawn significantly while mowing in conditions as dry as you stated. hmmmmm

I also do not load my tires as I mow as well, with an RFM. No marks. I also try to drop my FEL, on most occasions, before mowing, as it is just dead weight and in the way.

 

[Magilla1]

Good thoughts everyone, and thanks. Based on your thoughts, I do suspect that tires on the 2520 were filled w/ liquid. Don't know tire pressure but they could've been hard as rocks for all I know. And I did have the FEL on, which adds weight of course.

No, I don't plan on just using this for mowing. Plan on upkeeping a 150 yard gravel driveway, moving mulch, making trails in woods and just general projects around (I live on 3 cleared acres and 18 wooded acres, but I'm not growing anything besides grass, trees and a 50 by 50 foot garden.)

Maybe the two machine solution (mower and a separate tractor without the MMM) is the way to go after all.

 

[jenkinsph]

Good thoughts everyone, and thanks. Based on your thoughts, I do suspect that tires on the 2520 were filled w/ liquid. Don't know tire pressure but they could've been hard as rocks for all I know. And I did have the FEL on, which adds weight of course.

No, I don't plan on just using this for mowing. Plan on upkeeping a 150 yard gravel driveway, moving mulch, making trails in woods and just general projects around (I live on 3 cleared acres and 18 wooded acres, but I'm not growing anything besides grass, trees and a 50 by 50 foot garden.)







Maybe the two machine solution (mower and a separate tractor without the MMM) is the way to go after all.

Bingo. Works for me, if the tractor is heavy enough to do some real work it likely is too heavy for lawn mowing.

 

[Gizmo2]

Bingo. Works for me, if the tractor is heavy enough to do some real work it likely is too heavy for lawn mowing.

That sums that up! Our commercial Z will mow circles round most compacts. But.....Get the Z stuck and you'll need the tractor and wife to pull ya out. Comes from experience....at least once every year!

 

[OneMarineE5]

Good thoughts everyone, and thanks. Based on your thoughts, I do suspect that tires on the 2520 were filled w/ liquid. Don't know tire pressure but they could've been hard as rocks for all I know. And I did have the FEL on, which adds weight of course.

No, I don't plan on just using this for mowing. Plan on upkeeping a 150 yard gravel driveway, moving mulch, making trails in woods and just general projects around (I live on 3 cleared acres and 18 wooded acres, but I'm not growing anything besides grass, trees and a 50 by 50 foot garden.)

Maybe the two machine solution (mower and a separate tractor without the MMM) is the way to go after all.

Definitely agree with your last sentence. I just bought a new c.u.t. and ordered MMM with it....prior to delivery to me, I ditched the MMM and bought X500. Only regret I have is wondering if I should have gotten X748....

Very glad I went this route

 

[Artesia Aggie]

I don't do much grass mowing with my 2520 just rough cut field mowing, but I can vouch for the 2520 being a rugged little tractor for tilling, digging and using the loader.

 

[yak651]

I purchased a 2520 a couple of months ago and have the 62D mmm. I do have turf tires, I don't notice "indentations" in the lawn, but do notice the wheel tracks stay in the grass for a day or so. If you don't have many trees/obstacles, I don't think a zero turn is going to mow much faster than this. With the power steering and hydrostatic transmission I can turn pretty tight with this. I can also mow in high without a loss of power, but after a couple of times doing this I feel mowing in low with the pedal basically "floored" is more comfortable. I wouldn't shy away from using this as a mowing machine, maybe you can find one to try out with mower deck? I know my FIL thought it would be too big, but he tried it out and was really impressed with the manuverbility and ease to use along with the cut quality

 

[jenkinsph]

I don't do much grass mowing with my 2520 just rough cut field mowing, but I can vouch for the 2520 being a rugged little tractor for tilling, digging and using the loader.

Do you think the X749 will handle the 647 tiller? How deep can you till and how has it performed with your 2520? The guys at Pecos think it will be fine but since you have one I thought I would ask.

We sure have had nice weather lately. I had to go ahead and buy the X749 since you never offered to lend me your 2520.:laughing:

 

[snyder_man]

I have my JD 2520 set up with a 62 MMM and I team mow 5 acres with my JD 425 AWS. I use the 425 up around the house and trees and use the 2520 in the main yard and field. It does very well. I only get tracks in the ditch area in the spring near a rain.

I would say the cut of the 62" MMM is just as good as the 54".

snyder_man