![]() This may not matter much in use, but it would be the better way of doing things. This is the mower end so you won't have to deal with this issue very often, but it is an area for improvement.Ī second, nearly trivial point, is that the bolts connecting the toplink tower to the mower body should have smooth portions where they are inside the metal holes and threads only where the nut goes on, instead of being threaded their entire length. If Woodmaxx is reading this, change your PTO shield fasteners to some kind of quick-release so that the PTO can be accessed reasonably, and the shield put back in place, in 1-2 minutes rather than 30 minutes of wrenching fasteners with nylock nuts. My only real complaint is that the safety shield where the PTO shaft comes into the mower is too small and awkward, and it was necessary to remove the shield to attach the PTO shaft correctly. When I see it coming or hear it bogging I simply lift the mower off the ground a bit and it speeds up and does fine. It also seems to get bogged down occasionally in really heavy grass, but I mean really, really heavy grass and goldenrod that hasn't been mowed in 5+ years, and in some cases is up to six feet tall. I'm at a different farm and have a different tractor than before, so it's not apples-to-apples, but based on memory the Woodmaxx with Y-knives seems to mow just as well as the Caroni with Y-knives, and actually seems to mulch a little better. Not huge differences, but just a lot of minor things, kind of like comparing a 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton truck from the same maker and year. ![]() Overall the unit seems more robust and a little better designed than the Caroni TM1900. That said, the mower meets my expectations and, at this time, I would buy it again if I were in the same position. So I have about 12 hours mowing with it so far, and I won't say that's an exhaustive test by any means. My area has had the wettest summer in anyone's living memory (per a neighbor who's a 70 year old retired farmer) and between rain and wet fields, and other projects, I've had limited chances to mow. Follow up: I've had this mower since the end of June and started using it around July 4.
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