Posted by Weed Whacker on January 01, 2008 at 10:37:55 from (64.68.167.165):
In Reply to: Re: Pros and cons posted by KEH on January 01, 2008 at 09:57:27:
Not a good idea. A chain for a 3rd link leaves you vulnerable for the mower to tip forward on you. Yes it can happen. I was mowing a road ditch and the front of the mower caught a high spot (a mound where a badger or skunk had been digging), and the front of the deck plowed into it and caught. Usually it will level them off. I had the mower straight up in the air in an instant before I got stopped. Never would have happened had I been using my 3rd link. It was only by shear luck the mower didn't come over center right on top of my head and this is a heavy 7 foot wide job. Not one of those little cheap things some people buy at Tractor Supply. My mower (and any good quality mower) has built into it a way for the tail wheel to flex up and down without losing control of it as I did. The only reason I used a chain was because I have to share a third link with another tractor and I was in too much a hurry to go get it. Never again! As far as pros and cons of 3pt vs pull-type, I've used both and 3pt wins hands down. The only place a pull-type works well is in large open fields or pastures and even then you waste a lot of time turning them around. If you plan to mow in yards around building, machinery, fences, bins or any road ditch mowing, then you want a 3pt mower for sure.
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