Recent content by JayInMichigan

  1. J

    LA435 quick attach loader leg gets stuck.

    I have a B2601 with a LA435 quick attach loader. When detaching it from the tractor, you curl/dump the bucket to deploy the stand legs. When I do this, the right leg always gets stuck about halfway. I have to get off the tractor and push it forward to fully deploy it. There's no obvious way to...
  2. J

    What are you using to dethatch your lawn?

    Hah! That would be awesome. Whatever it costs though, I'm sure it's beyond my budget. Maybe if I can convince my wife to open a driving range in our backyard though.
  3. J

    What are you using to dethatch your lawn?

    I have a B2601 that I attached a pine straw rake to and attempted to dethatch my lawn. Compared to my $130 Greenworks electric dethatcher, it was completely useless, even with multiple passes. I have a feeling that the tow behind dethatchers that you put bricks on will be equally ineffective...
  4. J

    Any reason I shouldn't engage a 3pt mower when it's in the "up" position?

    My driveway has a steep incline running alongside it. It's too steep to put the tractor on it to mow so I've been raising my FDR1660 3pt grooming mower and backing up and into the hill slightly. Nothing's gone horribly wrong yet, but the mower manual explicitly says not to do this. But, then...