Two questions here....

[Harvest Moon]

Yup, goes back on just as easy for me.

 

[teg]

If you have a flat and level place, yes it is fast... and in a strange way, fun. Almost like you have a new (different) tractor once the loader is removed.

 

[FN in MT]

Having the bucket a few inches off the ground.....and mowing slowly with eyes and ears on full alert....CAN save you from hitting rocks or whatever.

Neat little trick that seems to work well. And should you hit rocks,you just jump off and toss them in the bucket.

Works SO WELL....that I opted for the FEL on my soon to be delivered B2620.
I thought about the wasted money in suitcase weights and with 48 mo/0% financing ....what the ****? Go for it.

FN in MT

 

[LD1]

I just want to agree with everyone that it is very easy to take off and put back on.

Even if you had a QA bucket that you removed to mow, manuverability is still limited. I always take mine off when I mow my yard. Easier to get around trees and it takes a lot of weight off the skinny front tires that like to rut the yard up.

I usually take it off when bushhogging too, because that is mainly back in the woods knocking down briars around trees and I need my tractor to be as compact as possible for manuverability.

If I was mowing a wide open field, I'd probabally leave it on.