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I also found this to be very true. When I looked at the next size up, the 1526 in the Massey, it was paired with a 63inch snow blower. This added a lot of expense and would take up a lot more room in the garage. Same story with the Kubota B2601, except you can still get a 51 inch front mount snow blower. LS has the XJ2025H which you can get with a 50 inch snowblower, but would run close to 3grand more than the GC1715.
In the end, after much research and reading a lot of good information on this forum, I ordered the Massey GC1715 with loader and 50 inch front mounted snowblower. I also bought a 48 inch rotary mower.
I have a GC1710 with 4 foot rotary mower. Great machine. I have done much work with it-- more than expected. I had one minor warranty issue and received excellent service.