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We had one for a couple years. I believe it was a ZTR 165, it was the smaller model. we ran it with a zetor 4341 4wd tractor (55hp). In the field it did a great job we would cut 40-50 acres with it twice a year. you could run 15mph in hay taller than your waist and it would cut every piece( not recomended to mow that fast though, I just wanted to see if it would do it)
very nice mower just make sure you keep the belts tight( check them every time you go to start mowing)
Now going down the road with this mower can be a little fun is your tractor is light in the front. we took the loader off for most of our hay work and it did ok going down the just remember it is heavy.
1 of our field has some pretty steep section and has a few rock outcropings and it held up well. the nly reason we got rid of it was we needed a bigger mower.
we traded it for a Krone AM 243 3pt. disc mower (no conditioner) i think its the 7 foot model. running it with the same tractor it does a great job too. I have run both of these mower on our 2030 JD and ran both of them fine it just got a little light in the front while transporting the ZTR in transport mode but as long as you pay attension you should be fine.
My neighbor has a JD 2040 running an older model Krone 3PT disc mower and it does a good job with it. he does have a loader on it that he doesn't take off so the weight is there to help him out but it runs it fine.
Now that my book is done i hope this helps.
What tractor are you going to be using?