Eric mowers are designed to run a minumum blade tips speed to get a proper cut. Running at half throttle isn't giving you the tip speed you need. That deck and any of the 3 point 540 rpm decks are desighed to run at 540 PTO speed. That means very close to max engine speed. Also make sure the deck is slightly nose down. If it's nose up you are cutting twice at both the highest blade in the front and again at the back end that is lower.
I run a Woods RM59 on my 8N. I can mow about 4 acres an hour in first and can mow in 2nd too. But the Ford is fast in first and with trees and shrubs 2nd is just too fast to be safe. As long as the bades are reasonably sharp I get a really nice cut too.
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