This QL1000 was purchased with no attachments because I had a Cub Cadet 42" blade. I was never happy with the blade for several reasons;
*Only 42"
*Lack of steering when pushing hard
*Corner droop
Well, I have several (6+) hours of serious pushing on the rear mount 48" blade now.
I ended up using the mower lift brackets for the blade lift.
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The mounting turned out to be ridiculously strong!!
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I love it. Since I had a 42" Cub Cadet blade on this tractor just before the rear axle mount, I was able to have a close comparison.
The biggest advantage of the rear mount is the capability to steer with the blade down.
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The Cub Cadet blade either lifted the front wheels, or lifted the blade.
The rear axle mount seems to just push through tough situations.
The lift height remained the same at 6". The major difference is the blade corner does not "droop" when angled like the Cub Cadet blade does.
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Saturday I finished reinstalling the blade angle control. No pics yet.
All in all, I consider this a most successful upgrade. I have moved a lot of dirt, compost, mulch, leaves and brush so far. Sorry, no snow yet!!
This combo really fits my needs where my 584 IH would do as much damage as work because of its large size. The QL1000 with its rear mount blade will see a lot of work in the future.
I think it will do a great job with snow, especially since I do not have to deal with the blade corner droop, which was always a problem area of the previous blade.
Oh yea, check out the QL1000's new WIRE GRATE Grill!!
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It is made out of a piece of shelving.
Man I hope to paint this thing soon!!
