When I bought my 755, with FEL, midmount mower and rear blade, I had zero experience. I was trying to keep about 10 acres down, some with dicey top of bank situations, running parallel to top of bank, and some steep slope but do-able straight on. the dealer had the rear tires mounted narrowly, not being sure if there would be clearance with wider track given the 60" mower presence. (the rear blade purchase was a mistake, but not a hazard). I reported some uneasiness, that seat of the pants feeling, while mowing along the edge of top of bank. They checked with a professional mower who had been keeping it down before we bought the property, and based upon what he told them about the terrain, they came and picked up the tractor, remounted the rear tires for a wider spread and filled them with calcium solution. no charge. Never mentioned rear weights or ballast box. When I got the tractor back, it felt safe as houses by comparison. I later learned the hard way that hydrostatic drive in 2wd will not hold you back on a steep downhill slope (luckily I had brush piles at the bottom, lowered the bucket and rammed the brush piles, nothing injured other than my pride), and learned to have it in 4wd anytime I was going up or down hill on the steeper slopes. 1700 hours later I have more confidence, am still learning new things to do with the bucket, but would not consider myself to be an expert equipment operator. Handy, but not expert. Have had some of those 'oh crap' moments, but if you take it slow and think about it... I guess my conclusion is that it a dealer should inquire as to a buyers situation, desired work, terrain etc, and then use some judgement as to whether the buyer should just be turned loose. When my dealer heard the nervousness in my voice, they came and did something about it.
