well just for giggles.... took the B8200 i picked up out & mowed the yard with it.
my usual mowing is with the Hustler HyperDrive, thought this would be a good time to play/compare the 2.
mowed about 5 acres. took me about 3hrs vs 2hrs on the Hustler.
only used about a gallon of diesel vs 4 gallons of gas. that was a plus!
Grass looks pretty good. the blades on the deck were unknown, but they cut it down just fine.
surprised me how tight the 8200 actually turns! its not a zero like my Hustler.. but it was very manageable around the trees & such.
picked this 8200 up because the price said "buy me".... might start cycling it in/out of the grass mowing rotation or heaven help me.... stick my wife on it & have both of us mowing again.
last time we did that : she hit THE HOUSE with the tractor.