TC21D

[lblair]

I just orderd my new TC21D. I tried out lots of brands. NH exited me the most. I have 4-1/2 achers to mow. I got the FEL and mid mount mower. The FEL is mostly for yard grooming. I want to clear around the edges of my 1 acher pond. Not a lot of heavey work. I plan to push snow with the loader from the driveway. Will i be sorry i just sold my JD 24" snowblower....the piece of sh#& anyways. I dont have a huge driveway about 100' long. The next size up was just to big for me and the extra money didnt seem worth it. Im not working a farm, but just a home owner. Any comments to reassure me i made the right choice is welcome. Any tips are great too as this is my first compact. I use to mow with a JD 38" riding mower....what a step up...huh

 

[Blu21]

I think you made a good choice,I too have the loader but only use it to move the snow banks.The rear blade is my personal choice for moving snow.Midmount mower works real well,dont think you will be disappointed. Congrats! Tom

 

[lblair]

Thanks for the input. I cant wait to get'er. My lawn is out of control waiting. I have 10 yards of sand and 10 yards of top soil waiting in my drivway to fill some low spots in the yard. Its killin me to see it there and i cant work with it..unless i get out the wheelbarrow.....NOT

 

[ERNIEB]

I think you made a good choice. I can't comment on the snow thing, whatever that is /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif. But it sounds like the 21 will be plenty of tractor for you. Best of luck and happy tractoring./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Ernie

 

[paccorti]

lblair,

From everything I've heard the 21 is a great machine. I think you'll also have a lot of fun with that FEL.

Congratulations,

Peter

 

[banjobj]

lblair, I have a TC 21 D w/FEL and no mower. I cut my grass with a Craftsman 18 HP lawn tractor. Read all your manuals and get to know your tractor before you attempt to do much. I think you will be very happy with your purchase. WELCOME TO CLUB BLUE!!!!!! Here is a picture of mine I hope we can see yours.

 

[jinman]

Iblair,
Congratulations on your purchase. You will wonder how you ever got anything done without that tractor. Keep it clean and well maintained and you will have it for a very, very long time. Don't be afraid to work it and understand that a little scrape on a tractor is like calloused hands. It shows you are getting real work done instead of just owning a nice toy. One word of caution is appropriate. Please be careful around your pond. I have two ponds and a 20 acre lake on my property. The temptation to try to mow right up to the edge of the pond is very strong. Don't do it! You'll blink one day and the next thing you know you will be in the pond. Get yourself a good weedeater and use it close to the pond. Just use your head. How do I know? You guessed it. I put a Ford Jubilee into the edge of a pond and stuck it up to the axle. It was just mud, but from that day, my lesson was learned.

Sorry, I didn't mean to lecture. I just want all your experiences with your new tractor to be good ones.


JimI

 

[lblair]

no problem on the lecture. Any advice is welcome here. I have a pond so il take that to heart. Any hints on the best way to remove the mowing deck for ease? Thanks for the input, Larry

 

[Bird]

JimI, your message reminds me of what my salesman told me before I bought the '95 B7100. He was telling me how reliable Kubotas were and said they almost never had one come back for warranty work. Then he hesitated and said unless the owner loans it to a friend or relative. He said in the first 6 months of the year, they'd had two come in after the owners loaned them to someone who turned them over into ponds while mowing./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird

 

[jinman]

Larry, I don't know the best way to remove your belly mower. I never owned one except a four-footer on an old Gilson lawn tractor. On that one, I just disconnected it and pulled it out the side. The previous owner told me he just drove over the deck, but I can tell you that is bad advice. You will bend the deck and after that, it will take some major realignment to get a flat cut all the way across your deck.

BTW - I do use a rear mounted rotary cutter around my ponds where it is level. I just repeatedly back it up 'til it's just over the edge of the pond. I use a weedeater everywhere else. My cutter works really good on Button Bush if it isn't over two inches in diameter. You may not have Button Bush around your pond, but it is common here in Texas (Have you heard of it, Bird? I think they have it down near Austin, too.). Just use your head and always think ahead of where you are. That's the best advice /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.


JimI