GM2084r Grooming Mower Setup on John Deere 4044m [Way Harder than Expected]

This is a real-time, first-attempt hookup of a new Frontier GM2084 grooming mower to a 4044M, including price paid ($3,550), unloading it off a trailer with pallet forks and a chain, fumbling through the wrong hitch adapter, then getting the PTO connected correctly. It ends with a brief, admittedly-too-wet test pass in a ditch, not an actual pasture-mowing demo. Best for buyers curious about hookup quirks and honest trial-and-error, not performance results.

An owner documenting his own first-time experience setting up new equipment on his property, with no polish or prior expertise implied.