He has used his Clic dual-equipped Kubota ZD221 zero turn mower on all but one of his commercial jobs, and says the wheels are “the best piece of equipment I have bought to complement my Kubota”.
“At the end of each run when I turn back and commence the return cut, overlapping the previous one, the mower turns as easily as when it had only single wheels on the rear.
“I cut a ‘motorway bun’ (a huge mound built by the motorways systems to deflect vehicle noise) and the finished [job] usually mimics the side of a weatherboard house. With the dual wheels I now get an even smooth cut, although the machine is on a 30 degree angle while doing sideways cuts.
“I cut an effluent paddock and there were soft spots all over the place. I had originally bought an electric winch that clips over a tow ball on the mower and this was used on a regular basis to retrieve the mower from bog spots. I then permanently mounted a 3500 lb winch to the mower, mainly for this job.
“[But recently] I’ve not had to winch, because of the Clic duals…. I’ve also noticed a more even and uniform cut because of the wider footprint of the dual wheel system.
“I can now do vertical down cuts whereas before I regularly experienced rear tyre break-out and away I’d go on a wild out-of-control downward slide.”
Smith says he has checked and re-torqued all the wheel mount hubs; no adjustment needed. He runs the outside Clic wheels at 5psi and the original rears at 20psi.
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