Better quality finish mower?

[kthompson]

In your post you said you raised the pto speed some...might be the problem. It does not matter what you are cutting nor how tall or dense, you should verify the pto speed for that cutter and always run it at that pto speed to get the tip speed it is designed for.

Belt slipping often can be picked up on by listing or the way grass is pushed over. Just because it a tractor mower does not mean you can not over load it, regardless if lawn grass or such as johnson grass. Also look at the blades and be sure those are the correct blades and are installed correctly...all do not rotate the same direction.

 

[Smokeydog]

We have used a woods RD7200 for 21 years. 1000’s of hours of hard use. Used Kubota b20, L3800 and b26. Have only had to replace one belt, no bearings but lots of blades. Like Oregon g5 gator blades the best. Had problem with the mower spindle shafts bending. Suspect tractor steering and traction particularly for trimming is too much for the mower design. Replaced the original shafts with 4140 1” tool steel and helped for about 10 years. They bent too and generally don’t bend back without breaking. The mounting arm bushings were worn too. Expensive OEM parts and the OEM parts didn’t last. On eBay bought 4, 3500# axle stubs and hubs $119. Welded axle stubs to caster wheels. Cut off the mounting arm worn bushings and welded a 1/2” plate cut to bolt the hubs to. This has worked great for 10 years now. Money saved from this one job paid about half the cost of a hypertherm plasma cutter that made the job easy to do. Wife does most of the mowing so got to keep her happy.

 

[TractorGuy]

Sounds like you need to cut more often.

Pics of mower pullies might give some ideas.

Type and height if grass may be key in finding the problem.

There isn't a finish mower I am aware of that gives the cut performance of professional lawn mowers. They operate at a lower blade speed.

My 6 foot Agmate has a very simple 2 belt setup with 5/8" belts . Rear discharge lessons the blade drag in my opinion. I installed a smaller pulley from a smaller mower on mine to increase blade speed. Seems to help a little but it doesn't cut like a Dixie Chopper.