Speaking from experience,If you have a well manicured lawn the b2601 with loaded r4 tires will leave marks,indentations or small ruts if the ground is soft. I prefer my zero turn. The tractor is used for tractor work 
B2601 - Mowing & Weight
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Ohhh trust me....I was one of those guys totally against the idea of a dedicated mower / ZTR...until I purchased one.
Now, my opinion has changed. I was shocked by the time saved and quality of cut (which, I thought my B2601 w/mmm did a great job....I just didn't have anything to compare it against).
Mike
I don’t have what I would consider a manicured lawn. I don’t fertilize and I don’t put other weed killer chemicals on….it’s what it is. Anyway I mow with loaded tires and a ballast box(I have a hilly property) It only leaves mark if too wet to be on the yard…we have a sandy clay…I also don’t worry about driving my truck on the lawn for furniture I need to take through the front door of the house. Operative term is if it’s wet…if it’s wet I stay off the lawn. If it’s wet I don’t trim mow either when lawn is wet. Like wise I don’t run the tiller in the garden if the garden is wet. For me it’s relative. If the ballast box cause a mark in the yard it’s too wet. My tractor makes less impact on the yard than the moles do.
I mow with a B2601 equipped with a MMM and loaded turf tires. I take the loader off usually when mowing. It has been very wet here in S.W . Pennsylvania this spring and my lot has numerous wet spots. I try to wait for the ground to dry out before mowing and have experienced few problems. Taking the loader off and putting it back on can be accomplished in a few minutes once you get used to it. I mowed my yard twice within the last 5 days . A first for me. Takes a little over an hour each time to mow the yard in midrange.I would have had to have payed a grass crew nearly $400 for those two cuts. I took advantage of the dry weather we were briefly having and moved some wood around as well. Built a fire.... There is a lot to like about the B2601. Go for it.
I know, my grass has grown 8 inches since last weeks mowing. Just got dumped on last 2 days. Yard will be too wet to mow till end of week. Please stop sending the rain to Eastern PA lol.
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I did not know we were ending it out your way...happy to to stop ending it though...maybe that will shift more of it your way!
I thought it was my imagination telling me the grass here was growing a warp speed! Shifting some of the rain your way might be helpful slowing things down here...
Lol, fixed it.I did not know we were ending it out your way...happy to to stop ending it though...maybe that will shift more of it your way!
I thought it was my imagination telling me the grass here was growing a warp speed! Shifting some of the rain your way might be helpful slowing things down here...