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ATF
USA
1892 Posts |
 Posted - 07/29/2010 : 17:30:46
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| 36 inch huh, well you gotta be real diligent when your swinging such a small swath, paying real. You must be real good to get the job done with such a small piece of equipment |
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ByronC
USA
1604 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 19:28:33
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Originally posted by simplelife
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Originally posted by LordByron444
Ohhhhhhhh Myyyyyyyyyy Gooooooossssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
60" BIG DECK!!!!
48" Medium DECK?????
42" small deck.......
Anyone got an old B208 Allis with a 36" DECK??????? lol
Cuts like a dream and gets down my narrow walkway to the lower yard.
Holy Cow.... The Simplicity Version... A B208 Allis was my first lawn tractor. They were weird to drive over twists and turns as the front and rear pivot between your legs...
Yours is lookin good dude!!!! :) |
Byron---Allis-Chalmers
The Few, The Proud, The Orange.
918H Agco-Allis, and a 928D Grasshopper Diesel.
D-21 Allis-Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers Tech for 7 years. |
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skunkhome
USA
12824 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 20:38:13
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Originally posted by ATF
Why Phil Whatever do you mean? Ar you having carnal thoughts? Jealous? small deck? hehehe
its not the size of the deck that counts its the skill at which it is used. Yes I have a small deck hung under my tractor. |
  Phil
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
Benjamin Franklin |
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skunkhome
USA
12824 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 20:44:19
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Originally posted by simplelife
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Originally posted by LordByron444
Ohhhhhhhh Myyyyyyyyyy Gooooooossssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
60" BIG DECK!!!!
48" Medium DECK?????
42" small deck.......
Anyone got an old B208 Allis with a 36" DECK??????? lol
Cuts like a dream and gets down my narrow walkway to the lower yard.
takes a real man to make such an admission.  |
Phil
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
Benjamin Franklin |
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ATF
USA
1892 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 21:12:53
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| Phil your a freakin inspiration, not many guys. out there with the confidence to admit they like their small deck |
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olcowhand
USA
5115 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 21:46:06
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My deck changes sizes depending on what the job calls for. I might start with my little deck, then end up deep in the bush with my big 72"er!  |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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B-16_IC
USA
2823 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 21:52:11
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| I consider a 42" a medium, a happy medium! After mowing with 28" to 54" decks, I have found my Goldylocks deck! Too little of a deck is just not impressive, and just doesn't do the job well, a really big deck doesn't always fit meaning there are places it can't go. |
Life is all about paying. Pay attention, or pay the consequences, the choice is yours. Rich |
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ATF
USA
1892 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2010 : 22:16:52
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| Again it's not the size of the deck, but rather the mower it's attached to, and the intelligent life form operating it. |
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skunkhome
USA
12824 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2010 : 07:35:05
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| Seriously I had a 48" deck on my Kubota. Aside from the fact that the mower had never been adjusted right in its 15 years (Took me a couple of months to sort out with no instructions available) Even after proper leveling it still was not up to the standard of quality I was used to and on heavy turf grass like St. Augustine it was horrendous . The big problem with the wide deck is that there were two many places that I just could not mow with the wider deck even with the discharge chute raised. |
Phil
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
Benjamin Franklin |
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olcowhand
USA
5115 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2010 : 08:32:15
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Originally posted by skunkhome
The big problem with the wide deck is that there were two many places that I just could not mow with the wider deck even with the discharge chute raised.
You'll be hard pressed to find a spot that a 42" deck won't fit. That's why I love my Kubota so much, as there isn't a place on my spread it won't drive through. Almost all my previous mowers were 48", and there were 2 places at least that it wouldn't pass through. |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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ATF
USA
1892 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2010 : 08:57:17
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| I used to mow with my MF1650 hydro 48 inch rear discharge, and while it mowed fast, it wasn't that much faster, and it wasn't near as could of a cut. The 42 inch deck goes places the 48 wouldn't and cuts down on my weed eating, so I doubt I lose any time. The lawn is gorgeous, not just mowed with the Allis |
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AC716H
213 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2010 : 11:18:46
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| Not just size, but thickness counts. My deck is thicker than most others. |
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freddie
USA
2129 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2010 : 12:29:06
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Originally posted by LordByron444
Ohhhhhhhh Myyyyyyyyyy Gooooooossssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
60" BIG DECK!!!!
48" Medium DECK?????
42" small deck.......
Anyone got an old B208 Allis with a 36" DECK??????? lol
yes i have one of those to, its a b207 36" deck |
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tractorjoe
USA
381 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2010 : 12:38:41
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Originally posted by freddie
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Originally posted by LordByron444
Ohhhhhhhh Myyyyyyyyyy Gooooooossssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
60" BIG DECK!!!!
48" Medium DECK?????
42" small deck.......
Anyone got an old B208 Allis with a 36" DECK??????? lol
yes i have one of those to, its a b207 36" deck
I think I've got a 32" for my Broadmoor.
Maybe it is a 36"
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Coach John
USA
48 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2010 : 14:44:21
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| As I just got a used 42" this year, with my 6216, cut great, and looks fine. For 23 years used a 36", and did a good job, but the 42" is just way better. Looks like old guys can grow up.... |
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42" versus 48" deck
