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10-12-2016, 01:32 PM
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For the most part I really like my 50" deck. It cuts evenly on the flat, looks nice when you're done, and you can really cover ground.
My biggest complaint was that the rental we were staying at had a really rough yard, so I was always scalping or leaving long spots because of all the dips. Hopefully my added wheels will help that; our new place doesn't have the smoothest lawn but it isn't nearly as rough. I'm planning on mowing the whole thing for the first time tomorrow, so we'll see how it does. I think the issue is that the deck sticks out about half a mile on the left, but the blades don't cut much further than the rear wheel sticks out on the right, so on any uneven surface that left side would poke up in the air or dig in and scalp. We'll see after tomorrow how my additions do... My other complaint is that I wish the blades turned at a higher rpm. The clippings that come out are quite large and so they need to be cleaned up if I'm taking much off. Once I wear these blades out I'm hoping some Gator replacements will help chop the clippings more finely so it isn't as big of a deal. The JD LT180 from '04 I also use seems to turn the blades twice as fast and it doesn't seem like the clippings stick around as long. In comparison to other equipment from the era of my 169 I've used I think it's pretty comparable.
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169 with tiller, 50C mower deck, Earthcavator, 42" front blade, Brinly tt100 toolbar, and QA42A snowblower, and now an Original! 
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