- New perimeter style wire/ Vine protection
- Solid 3/4″ thick blade carrier
- rear of deck is tapered out to help with discharge and ease of clearing stumps
- Grease filled drive instead of oil
- Forged drive spindle
- thicker deck (1/4″)
- 9″ deck clearance resists bunching and plugging up
- heavy wear bars added to the bottoms of each side for longer life
- easier to clean debris off deck