Did my first mowing with my Kubota LX3310/Swisher combo and it worked great.
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I started the day tweaking the install on the Kubota's MMM. It wasn't adjusted properly when it was installed and had some parts left bouncing around under the right belt cover. I installed the left off parts and adjusted the lift rods per the manual. The book setting for blade height turned out to be dead on after it was adjusted correctly. The gauge wheel holes specified for a 3" blade height were 3" on one side and 2-7/8" on the other. You can't get much closer than that. (On second thought I guess I can tweak the lift rod on the low side and get it dead on.) I had put new blades on the MMM the day before. I used Oregon gator blades on it and had to go to the dealer for an extra set of Bellville washers. Kubota has a special shouldered bolt and stepped washer with two Bellville washers on each blade. The Oregon blades were 0.40" thinner than the stock blades and spun when the bolts were tightened so I stacked a third Bellville washer under them. While at the dealer I discovered they had Kubota branded gator style blades that were as thick or thicker than the blades I removed. I will price those for consideration next time.
Before starting with the Kubota/Swisher combo I mowed around the areas I wouldn't be able to get to with my John Deere F725. I had to wear a face mask and goggles and was in a cloud of dust. Made me really appreciate the cab and AC when I got to the tractoring part.
The Swisher connected to the Kubota is a lot more controllable than it was connected to my finish mower. I can make clockwise turns around most of my trees and get right up against them where I can't with just the cab and MMM. I may still tweak the tongue one day. On sharp left turns it would get caught under the 3pt lift arm and I would have to raise the 3pt briefly to get it unstuck. It doesn't back up as predictably as it did connected to the finish mower but there isn't much reason to have to back up anyways. I'm getting a 10 foot wide cutting path and you can't tell the difference in cut quality between the two mowers.
Have I mentioned how well the AC works in this Kubota? It was mid 90s yesterday and I had to adjust the temp and fan speed because I was getting too cold.
I don't care much for the orange color and having to wear my 3M blue tooth hearing protection. The hydro whine isn't much louder than my JD and the engine is quieter but for some reason the ratcheting cruise control mechanism increases the hydro wine 10 fold. It's a common complaint on this model. I was having to use the hearing protection on my open station 4310 anyways. Life is full of compromise.