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Hello. I have had no major issues with my 2120. The brake catch (brake hold) was unreliable but my dealer made some adjustments that helped. it is a fine cog that did not want to hold. I have the 56in deck. I have a little bit of larger property of grass. If you have hills or uneven lawn. And cut at a setting any less than 3.5. Can scalp. I learned my spots and lift it momentarily. I envy the drive over mounting of the Deere mowers. I live in North east so take it off each season. Its a little bit of a wrestling match. It is really heavy. I put it thru a lot early in my ownership but have been more general use the last 5 years. It has always been reliable. Take it to your dealer for service. They know the little things to watch for.

As for the cut. It does a nice job. I have mulching kit. My lawn is not Sod. It is not a perfect lawn. Thick lush spots and some less so. Not a show lawn by any measure.

Thankyou for your insight!! Have a great night!!!

I have a GR2120 and was told not to use ground engaging implements because it hurts the transmission. I wrecked my little craftsman ys4500 pulling a plow and cultivator so I’m leery to try it with the GR2120. Any issues using ground engaging implements on yours?

Where do I order this front loader bucket? I'm located in Ontario Canada. Please advise. Many thanks 🙏

I am so glad you found this and it brings you some connection to his life. He was my Best Friend. We did so much together.

As far as the slush. I have only had a couple instances over 7 years of some buildup and a clog in extremely bad circumstances. And one time it was me not realizing i had a shear pin break and one auger was not going. As far as the really dense plow packed snow, It will cut right thru it allowing appropriate time for it to clear and throw with out jamming it forward too fast. It does a great gob.

So, at first i started having the blade on for the first part of the winter, and using it for the first few lighter snowfalls. It will handle a moderate snowfall. It will not however push the snow far enough off the driveway that when you have a couple of deep snowfalls close together that there is room for more snow. As I had purchased the plow, i felt obligated to use it. As the years have gone on. I mount the snowblower and it stays on. The front frame attachment is six bolts to get to and take off to remove the bucket/plow mount. It is not as quick a process as i would like. I now do not use the plow. As nice of an implement as it is the transition back and forth is not optimal. Even in the garage. And i would certainly not want to do it outside when cold. Getting the snowblower hooked onto the frame sometimes is as much as I want to do once in November or so. So if you live close to NY i have a discounted plow I would sell.

Paved driveway.

7 years in now and all is well. A few shear pins here and there. But the snowblower implement has been a beast. My neighbor who I share a private road with got the Kubota side by side UTV with plow. We had a couple 2 ft snowfalls. That was about his limit of ability to push. I ran the edges of anything he plowed to clear more room to push snow off to the side. I could throw it all 30 -50 ft away.

@@AlMenard Thanks for your reply Al, I live in northern New Hampshire and will keep the plow in mind. My drive is gravel and I live on a state road which they plow the crap out of and it leaves me with large rocks and pieces of roadway at the end of my driveway. This doesn't bode well for a snowblower but the large storms almost require one so that's my dilemma. Both a plow and a snowblower seems like a perfect match but Kubota wants 5K for both with the fun connect hitch and that's not installation costs included.

I do not have the Fun connect. Not sure if it is an option for my set up. Need to ask my dealer. I see the conundrum with the gravel and pavement bits from plow. The back and forth with the Johnny Bucket frame adapter may be a pain for you still. The rear smaller bolts and nuts are awkward to get at.

All of the components I purchased have held up well. I have not utilized the rear scraper as I had originally thought so mostly it is used for moving my garbage cans around using a device called the Cansporter, as seen part way thu the video. As for longevity all the actuators have held up and the parts are all in good working order.

thank you for the reply. How about the bucket? Does it work well and the tractor can handle it? thanks very much!

Michael Mengel sorry about not getting back. I did not see a notification. The bucket is great. I have probably over stressed it a bit on a few occasions. First year i put a paver walkway in and used it to scrape and dig the path. Probably should have used a heavier duty piece of equipment. I stressed the tractor transmission as much as the actuators. But that was dirt and rock. It is great for mulch and does well even with small stone loads. It is what i use the most. Especially for bulk mulch deliveries.

Where do I buy this front loader bucket?

Michael , The sleeve hitch install only presented difficulty in the upper attachment area. The tractor frame is wider than the hitch, I used initially two metal bars and spanned the difference with wood block and a long bolt, I then had the idea to run a threaded rod the full length across. All of the Johny products have been great, I have the front bucket and it served me really well. I probably pushed the tractor a little tougher than I should have digging around my property but for hauling mulch etc it was perfect. I use the actuated rear hitch to haul my garbage cans with device called the cansporter. Another note on the sleeve hitch, i tried using a ground scraper but could not get enough down pressure as the weight of the tractor and the downforce could not penetrate my hard ground, if it were a soft garden it might be better for that. Hope all that helps. I will try and get some pics posted someplace and get a link up.

Thank you so much for getting back to me. I just bought a used GR2120 with 41 hours on it. I already have the Johhny Plow for a sears suburban tractor. I believe I would need the bracket to fit the GR2120 as well as the front bucket only since I have 2 acutators that came with the plow. I am highly considering the sleeve hitch and am very thankful for your feedback. I like the idea of the down pressure. I have other tractors that I added a liquid to the tires called "rim guard". It doesn't freeze and is 30% heavier than water. This would add a decent amount of weight to the rear. Thanks for telling me about installation of the universal hitch. I don't know if I could do it myself. If I get one I may get it professionally installed. I wasn't sure if the tractor frame was "strong enough" to support the hitch with attachments. I really appreciate your writing and would love some close up pics of the sleeve hitch mounted and how you did it if possible. I searched all over the Internet and your one of only 2 people who I could find with the hitch on a 2120 and the other gentleman hasn't responded. btw, I'm in PA.

Michael I just posted a short slide show of the attachments. You will see at first I bridged the gap with a block. And am now using a threaded rod for the upper attachment.

Michael Mengel The down pressure is only the weight of the blower, only one hydraulic. I have this setup.

I used them the first year. Not since. That first year however when we had 2 1/2 foot. Snowfall I cut a path off of the drive way across the lawn to my back deck to provide emergency access to the rear of the house if needed. I could not have done that without because I lifted the snowblower a bit as not to cut into the ground. Otherwise it has been fine.

Not one use this year in Upstate NY. NO SNOW!

I wish I could give you an educated comparison of my GR2120 to any of the John Deere tractors/ mowers. I felt that they were out of the price range I was able to afford at the time. I have looked over their specs and sure do think they look like great machines. But having my GR with the diesel and adding the after market Johnny Bucket with the plow and having the OEM snowblower. There is nothing I can't do around my yard. I would have liked to have the drive over mower deck thAt Deere offers. Sometimes getting the deck on and off is a bit of a pain. I know that does not give you much to go on. But that is all I can offer. Good luck with picking an new machine.

Glad it helps. I have a lot more experience with it now. It has been a great machine for all the snow this year and last. Upstate NY has had our fair share. It makes cleanup so easy. It measures 8'10" in length and is 46" wide. the 46in is the width of the snowblower itself and is just a couple inches or so wider than the tractor. With the all wheel drive I did not even put the chains on this year, and it does not feel front heavy even without the wheel weights. I got lazy and did not put them on and clears a foot and a half like it was butter. The impeller spins so fast it throws the snow 20-30 ft. I also have the 54in Mower deck and with the side discharge that makes things a little wider.

+rg01740 Nine feet long with the blower attached.

That hitch is from www. johnnyproducts.com. It is their Universal sleeve hitch. it is an electric actuator. I also have their Johnny bucket Jr and plow attachment. Use the plow for the lighter snow . all great products. very well made.