Help on mower selection Belly or Rear

millsnhills · Nov 11, 2003

I will end up mowing probably two acres of lawn. I just purchased a JD 4110 and had planned on getting a 60MMM but due to their end run of manufacturing was told none were available until next year.

Tonight I spoke with a friend who has the same tractor just an older model and he suggested I reconsider the selection. He said that because the PTO height adjustment operates both the mid and rear PTO it was a pain because if he wanted to scrap his drive or plow snow etc., he had to take the belly mower off. When you lifted one it lifted both and vic-versa.

Is this correct and if so what is the opinion on which to go with. I had been leaning towards the MMM because it would get closer on the turns.

Thanks

Jeff

MikePA · Nov 11, 2003

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Welcome to TBN, Jeff! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

You will probably get better answers in the John Deere Owning forum since your question is specific to the 4110. Having said that, my NH TC25D MMM is also raised and lowered by using the 3ph. The NH mmm can be pinned in the up position, so there's no need to remove the deck in the winter since pinning the deck in the up position allows the use of a rear blade. However, the first year I had my tractor, I left the mmm on over the winter and even pinned up, I found it to be in the way, particularly the discharge chute. Plus, getting the mmm full of snow and ice is wear and tear, however minor, that doesn't do the deck any good.

There are lotsa threads in the Attachment forum that debated mmm vs rmm. The net of them? If you have things you have to maneuver around, the mmm is better. Wide open spaces, then the rmm is better.