I'll lend my 2 cents. I have a 126 with a 42" deck and located in VA. If my grass had any height or thickness I could not get a good cut in first gear and the deck would stop up.
I tried raising the deck and cutting twice, didn't really help. I had to cut half widths and mixed results. Making sure the blades are sharp and deck adjusted correctly helped but didn't completely solve the problem.
I ended up installing a creeper gear which helped a lot. Third gear creeper low worked well. Occasionally 2nd gear creeper low was needed. The creeper also allowed my to use our snow blower which was a nice bonus.
Word of caution, shifting is difficult. You will need to shift the creeper into neutral in order to change gears. My yard requires a lot for backing up so I have to shift the creeper a lot.
Now I only use my 126 for rough cutting along the road and I use my 782 with 44C for my yard. Hydro helped with speed and the 44C doesn't stop up as much.
I also have a 46GT deck I use with a bagger for leaf removal in the fall. That deck cuts great! Only down side is it is noisier than the 44C and takes more fuel to run.
Chris
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