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Message: <blockquote data-quote="C_Hallbert" data-source="post: 4025911" data-attributes="member: 42957">Mowing about  5 acres of complex terrain, I’ve used an old (5000+ hours) Commercial Gasoline Powered 28hp/72” Toro that came with the property when we moved to Alabama about 2 1/2 years ago. I haven’t experienced problematic buildup of crusted grass under the mower deck. perhaps because I only mow when the grass is dry. Because the Toro developed a problem with throwing off its drive belt, I purchased a 26hp Diesel Kubota ZD1211-3-60 (60” Deck which runs with a higher rotational blade speed. The potential for grass buildup under the deck will bear watching. I wanted a 30hp ZD1511 with a rear discharge, but there were none to be found. To my disappointment, the Kubota we got has a side discharge with an extended rubber chute thing that has already gotten torn off. I put the old Toro in for repair at a Toro Service Center and I’m giving it to our UPS Driver after it gets fixed. It can be a little bit hard to start (sometimes needs a spray of Starting Fluid), but it’s still powerful and doesn’t burn or leak oil. Our property in Oklahoma is now mowed by one of my son’s with an old 16hp 4x4 Diesel Bolens/Iseki Tractor pulling a PTO Driven, 60” Finishing Mower. The mower deck on this equipment does build up with crusted grass and weeds which must be scraped off periodically. I’ve seen videos on Youtube discussing grass buildup that suggest changing blade types can greatly reduce grass buildup while simultaneously reducing the incidence of windrows and stringers. However, finding the right combination of mower blades to match the vast selection of mower designs creates a dilemma for those of us who don’t employ commercial mowing services.</blockquote>

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