Like I mentioned, I mowed and played with the FEL four about 4-5 hours after it was delivered. I can say I only hit one fence post with FEL (vinyl fence) and it was a small knick. I think I scrapped one tree also. There is a postion on the FEL control, push forward, then push one more notch forward. According the manual it "floats" the bucket so you can glide into a pile without digging into the ground. Neat feature. Of course I didnt realize what it was until I was done for the day read the manual. Leveling with the FEL was ok but I think a box blade may be necessary just to speed up the process. We'll see. Hopefully I'll get better with the FEL.
And as far as mowing goes. Once I got the deck level it worked great. It is very noisy though. The tractor was in and outta the ditches with hardly a complaint. I honestly do not see a problem with the little 2 cylinder. Considering the weight of the tractor and running the MMM at the same time, the little engine didnt even change tune coming outta the ditches. I didnt attempt my big ditches in the front yard. I want a little more seat time before attempting those. Really steep. I know it can handle it because the salesman drove it off the trailer and into the ditch without any hint off tipping. And he was quite a bit large than me.
And as far as mowing goes. Once I got the deck level it worked great. It is very noisy though. The tractor was in and outta the ditches with hardly a complaint. I honestly do not see a problem with the little 2 cylinder. Considering the weight of the tractor and running the MMM at the same time, the little engine didnt even change tune coming outta the ditches. I didnt attempt my big ditches in the front yard. I want a little more seat time before attempting those. Really steep. I know it can handle it because the salesman drove it off the trailer and into the ditch without any hint off tipping. And he was quite a bit large than me.
