Stephen_Byers
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- Apr 23, 2005
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My first post to a JD forum! I am very close to purchasing my first JD, x739 with 60"HC deck, upgrading from a Cub Cadet GT2550 that I've had 15 years. I lived far too long with the Cub GT. I faithfully cleaned its deck, but it was always clogged, even at the sight of rain. I always had to wait until 2pm on the driest day of the week before I could mow. When the day to upgrade would come, I always assumed that I needed to get some sort of zero-turn because of all the clogging issues. I wanted the speed and high RPMs of the ZT blades so that I could mow whatever the conditions were (think, Exmark Lazer-Z). However, pulling large cartloads, dealing with difficult terrain and the desire to plow snow, I think I need a 4WD garden tractor rather than zero-turn, so x739 seems to fit the bill.
1. I wonder if some x700 owners could comment performance in damp grass. I'm not talking about mowing while it's raining. Just an 8am mowing on a dry Saturday morning in the summer with a little dew still on the grass. Never had a shaft to the deck before.
2. Anybody using the mulching option -- and how well does that work? I might use that up near the house and then regular mowing through yard. I mow about 2.0 acres total.
3. I've read others on the forum talk about x739's whining sound, and I'm wondering if everyone is in agreement on how annoying it is, or is that just a few people's opinion? I don't think I'd let this get in the way of a good purchase.
4. What is the fastest that you can mow? Can you go at full speed?
5. Happy with reliability?
Thanks so much!
1. I wonder if some x700 owners could comment performance in damp grass. I'm not talking about mowing while it's raining. Just an 8am mowing on a dry Saturday morning in the summer with a little dew still on the grass. Never had a shaft to the deck before.
2. Anybody using the mulching option -- and how well does that work? I might use that up near the house and then regular mowing through yard. I mow about 2.0 acres total.
3. I've read others on the forum talk about x739's whining sound, and I'm wondering if everyone is in agreement on how annoying it is, or is that just a few people's opinion? I don't think I'd let this get in the way of a good purchase.
4. What is the fastest that you can mow? Can you go at full speed?
5. Happy with reliability?
Thanks so much!