Hydraulic drive? I don't know, maybe someone will help out here. I have five gallons per minute at 2500 psi available. The mower is using 8 hp gasoline engine power now.
Noise? Not as bad as I had imagined. I always wore hearing protectors anyway. Now I can hear the 8 hp engine running, but I cannot hear the mower deck. The john Deere deck is louder.
Swing tongue. Yes, that is a good idea, and was originally planned as hydraulic-driven, so I could actively swing it in and out, depending on what I was mowing/transporting, etc. That concept seems too elaborate now, so maybe a swing tongue and remote rope affair is in order, Thanks for the idea!
Green paint! Oh, no, now it's started again. I better paint it some non-gang color like silver. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif