How do you like your 2544???

moe1942 · Feb 26, 2009

JTKub said:
I'm going on season 4 with my 2544. No issues that I haven't caused myself. Your days of transmission belt changing/adjusting/fiddling are over my friend!! If CT grass is similar to my closely-cropped Western NY weeds, the cut will be fantastic. I still get comments on how nice the cut is and I've yet to sharpen the blades at 100hrs!! They look/feel good yet. I would like another 4" of deck width to accommodate close/trim work, but it's nothing you can't go over with a push mower or string trimmer. Close trimming is tough with the 44" and has to be impossible with a 42". 42" is WAAAAY too small for a 2500 series machine IMO.

Joel

I don't find it to be a problem. The deck sticks out far enough to trim as close as I need. I weed eat and blow the debris away from obstacles before I mow. Only have 1/2 acre..it would be too small for anything much larger. I have three old iron CC's with large decks but like this one best..

JTKub · Feb 26, 2009

moe1942 said:
I don't find it to be a problem. The deck sticks out far enough to trim as close as I need...

Sure it works, but would work better with more width. Plus, the 44" isn't wide enough to pull up & cut what the front tires mash down, so you're forced to overlap in some situations.

micman32 · Feb 27, 2009

You are getting a good tractor. I have a 2518 which is basically the same as a 2544. I have almost 400 hours on it. I did have to replace the PTO at 300 hours ( about $300 at the time). I have been very satisfied with it. It does a great job cutting and I get compliments. I would have liked to get a larger deck just because I have a large area to mow but the 44 in deck does just fine. I replaced a Sears Craftsman with the Cub and liked the idea of not messing around with belts.
I have also had a great dealer experiance. They have stood behind my Cub.

Michael

natem · Feb 27, 2009

Thanks for all the info guys, I can not wait for the grass to grow and to start mowing.

JTKub · Mar 2, 2009

It will be like mowing with a Cadillac from what you had. Once you go foot pedal hydro for mowing, their ain't no going back to clutching and gearing.

Joel

CCinCT · Mar 2, 2009

A thought about the foot hydro: in the past week I've spread 15 tons of stone and plowed 10+ inches of snow for 4 neighbors, plus myself. Both events required me to raise and lower my plow about 2.1 trillion times with my left hand. If I had to manage the tractor's speed with my right hand, that would have made for an interesting time, but not a particularly enjoyable time.

Right hand on the wheel, left hand on the plow lift, and right foot to manage forward, reverse, and speed. Works great and means you don't have to do any hand jive to get the job done. Your mileage may vary.

diesel_nut · Mar 18, 2009

If oil changes are a pain, try a Pella oil extractor. Great stuff! Use one on my oooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllllllld Cub Cadet and it makes oil changes so much easier.

Northstar · Mar 22, 2009

I have had mine for 2 seasons, 104 hrs. The seat pan broke the first season, the dealer replaced ,it although it left some nasty scratches .Had to have new grease fittings on both front wheels. As far as the heat issue, I removed the panels that plug the top vents and no problems at all.Aside from that it's a nice machine.

diesel_nut · Apr 8, 2009

Mine came without those panels. I wonder if those were for transportation and supposed to be removed by the dealer????

SO far so good with mine....but only 10 hours on it.