We put a 72" finish mower that requires a 30 HP tractor on a 23.9 HP John Deere 1025R and see how it does. It works great in our opinion. This is going on the 3rd year for using this set up and so far, we haven't found any reason not to use it this way. YMMV and let us know in the comments if we are missing something. Have a great day and be safe.