My brother loves his 24 converted from FC to PT. It's mowing half an acre of vigorous Kikuyu. It does Ki K back at times but he is used to that and can cope
It's a bit heavy to push up his fairly steep hills
Norm
I wonder if belt tension is an issue. A,very tight belt makes it hard to pullover. I know they can be too loose but I think too tight is just as bad. Jeff