Posted by Eldon (WA) on August 05, 2016 at 19:30:57 from (67.185.46.116):
Mowed my first big job with the Deere 5525 today. I've mowed this field for close to ten years and have always done it in 4 hours with the AC 175D. The Deere is 4x4, so figured I could go a little faster with the bigger tires...not. I guess 7" shorter wheelbase makes a bigger difference. Anyway, mowed it at 3 mph just to stay in the seat. It took 1 1/4 hours longer and used 3 times the fuel, even though I used the Epto. The back window of the cab was so full of dirt I couldn't see out of it in the end, good news is my neck and nose was as clean when I finished as when I started LOL! This was a field I always dreaded mowing late in the season because of the dust...cost me about $20 more in fuel and some time, but I was ready to do another when I got done. Sometimes you have to make a trade-off!
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