Mowing mid mount mower, 60" or 72"

ed c · May 20, 2012

"also is there a way to lock the mmm in the up position and still lower and raise other 3ph implements with out the mmm lowering with the 3ph implement?"
sounds like my question with the L3600 - be interested to see if you get a response, so far I have not. ed c.

dreamer · May 20, 2012

also is there a way to lock the mmm in the up position and still lower and raise other 3ph implements with out the mmm lowering with the 3ph implement

I have the 72" MMM deck on a B3030 and I can pin the deck up so I can use the 3 point tiller. Good luck.

dreamer.

namesray · May 20, 2012

how well do your guys mmm do in high lawn grass? do you have to keep it mowed every week for the mmm to cut well? also, can you run the mmm lifted up, partially in the transport position, or does it bind the mid pto?

also, i now take it that it is possible to pin the mmm up and still use the 3ph to raise lower other implements, but not the other way around?

ed c · May 21, 2012

"I have the 72" MMM deck on a B3030 and I can pin the deck up so I can use the 3 point tiller. Good luck."
how do you pin up the deck? is it obvious when you look at it?
as to namesray's questions - don't have any answer as I only put the mower on this week

ed c.

ronjhall · May 21, 2012

namesray said:
how well do your guys mmm do in high lawn grass? do you have to keep it mowed every week for the mmm to cut well? also, can you run the mmm lifted up, partially in the transport position, or does it bind the mid pto?

also, i now take it that it is possible to pin the mmm up and still use the 3ph to raise lower other implements, but not the other way around?

I can run my mower in the up position. Doses not cut well in the up position. Does not cut high grass well. Must overload the blades. I have a bushhog for high grass.

BWH · May 21, 2012

namesray said:
how well do your guys mmm do in high lawn grass? do you have to keep it mowed every week for the mmm to cut well? also, can you run the mmm lifted up, partially in the transport position, or does it bind the mid pto?

also, i now take it that it is possible to pin the mmm up and still use the 3ph to raise lower other implements, but not the other way around?

I have a b3200 with a 72" deck and it mows very well in high grass. We just did our fist hay cut of the year and i left a spot untouched for a future food plot. Just for kicks i took my b down to see what it it could do and i was amazied! It looked better than my yard and had no streaking. Mowed 3 acres like it was easy! Amd no u cant lock the 3 pt but u can remove the lifting arms.

namesray · May 22, 2012

ok. thanks guys. i am leaning towards the 60" deck. it is as wide as my bush hog and i do many acres with my bush hog each year, 60+. so i think 60" will be fine for me for lawns. as far as scalping, the 60" deck looks simular to another 60" deck i saw on a "bad boy" zero turn, and that guy doesn't have much scalping issues. (he also does lawns semi commercially) i wondered about how it cut in high grass (10" or less) as some customers don't want their lawns mowed every week (camps), and that can lead to high grass in some areas. didn't want to have to mow it 2 or 3 times to compensate for them. wonder as the kubota 60" deck is side discharge, as the blades throw the cut grass into the other blades as it funnels its way out the side shute, if that bogged down the mower and left streaks on the outter 2 blades. i think i should be ok, as i have a 32hp engine driving it (23 pto hp). think the 72" might be a little different story= bog down more.

the price of the new b3200 with 60" deck and turf tires (loaded rim guard) and loader hydraulic valve (not the loader though) is $17,199 + tax/fees. $322 per month with the kubota insurance. 0% for 60 months. good deal? dealer has no left overs before the march 4% increase. so this tractor is brand new. wish i could have got an left over and saved a bit.