Will a 1010 JD handle a 6' finishing mower??

I sold my finishing mower and bought a five foot J-D rotary mower. I was mowing pasture with it yesterday and today and will be using it again tomorrow. Some of the grasses are easily chest high on me. I am pulling the mower in third gear, but when I get to the really heavy and tall stuff, I have to go down to second. So my answer to your question would be, the 1010 will absolutely handle a six foot finishing mower used in a finishing environment.

If you buy the tractor (sounds like a good price to me, since I paid $2250) you might want to know that you can get points, condensor and rotor for it from your local NAPA store.

Forgive me for getting on the soap box but I don't think that tractors belong on my lawn - and my lot is 5+ acres. I know that there are a lot of people that own small JD's that don't make tracks on the lawn (he he), but my tractors always have and therefore, I have refused to let the 420 play on the lawn, even though it would have been cheaper than purchasing the Z turn lawn mower that I have. You will need another mower anyway, which you probably already have for the finish work. Just my two centagos and preferences - give it some thought. PS if that 1010 starts and runs in all gears and is not all beat up, I would buy it just to let it rest im my barn for that price. Have fun!