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Read articles →This is an official John Deere how-to segment demonstrating the Frontier GM 1190 grooming mower paired with a 4066R compact utility tractor. It covers hooking up the iMatch quick hitch, connecting the PTO, adjusting cutting height via caster wheel spacers, and setting mower pitch with the top link, plus a brief explainer on grooming versus rotary cutting. It's a short instructional walkthrough, not a review, best for owners learning setup basics.
Posted by the John Deere channel as a branded instructional piece promoting Frontier implements.
Use the iMatch quick hitch, focusing on the top hook, then shut down the tractor, lock the levers, connect the PTO input shaft to the output shaft, and attach the PTO safety chain.
Add or remove spacers on the caster wheel shafts, for example setting a two inch height before aerating, fertilizing, and overseeding.
A grooming mower is the implement to use if you are maintaining turf grass you want to look neat, unlike a rotary cutter.
Use the top link adjustment so the front of the mower sits slightly lower than the rear, which keeps grass cuttings from bunching under the deck.
