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nuferg

09-08-2004 06:01:29




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I've been mowing with a 5 ft. finish deck on my TO30 for a few years. A new neighbor asked if I could cut his fields (approx. 50 acres) twice a year. My question, will my '30' handle a 5 ft. brushhog, or should I look for a 4 ft.? I have neither now. Thanks.




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bobby16781

09-13-2004 13:38:06




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 Re: hog size in reply to nuferg, 09-08-2004 06:01:29  
just remember,due to the lack of "live" power. a finish mower doesnt have run-on time that a single blade cutter will. do to the flywheel effect, the blade will have , unless you use an over-running clutch. as for the tractor handling the blade, you should not have too much problem. but it will take a while. my grandfather used to mow his fields before he would plow. and he had 90 tillable



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Fred OH

09-13-2004 13:08:14




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 Re: hog size in reply to nuferg, 09-08-2004 06:01:29  
I have never ever used a 4" or 5" rotary cutter on the back of old Fords or Fergusons. If my engine was in good tune and I wasn"t to tired to sharpen the blades...the only problem I might have would be the first round which I would just raise the cutter up, mow around the field, then come back in the same place and mow to the heigth I wanted. Then after that if it got too tough, I just moved out a little and didn"t take such a wide swath. I suspicioned that I was getting the rig pretty efficient when an old fellow that I met there (transplanted Kentuckian from across the river) said that he believed he could get out there in that field and rip and tear with his Ford diesel and five foot bush hog...but believed I would take more money to the bank come the end of the day than him. Made me feel pretty good about that old 9N Ford and how I operated. I run the same setup on the TO-20 and the MF-35 and never have any trouble with the equipment or the tractor engines and just wouldn"t run it any other way. You just don"t want a heavy 6" mower, a Howse or King Kutter will do it. Fred OH

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Nickk

09-08-2004 20:54:27




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 Re: hog size in reply to nuferg, 09-08-2004 06:01:29  
Like another poster told me....Get the 5 footer because a 4 footer isn't as wide as your tractor. The 4 footer makes it impossile to cut close to fences and even trees.



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Oliver farmer

09-08-2004 08:38:12




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 Re: hog size in reply to nuferg, 09-08-2004 06:01:29  
Your tractor will handle a 5' mower, but before you commit you might want to think about how long it is going to take to mow 50 acres with a small tractor and mower. It certainly can be done, but if you have other things to do, it might be better to find someone with a bigger tractor and mower. I have gotten in over my head before.



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Jeff-oh

09-08-2004 08:19:54




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 Re: hog size in reply to nuferg, 09-08-2004 06:01:29  
This past weekend I started the fall cut (1 a year) and have no problems with a 5' rotory cutter. All summer I was cleaning the field of tulip trees and regularly ran over 1" to 2" with the 5 footer.

Check with your Extension agent to get a Farm Custom Rate price data sheet for your state. These sheets list a slew of jobs and the prices people paid for them from the previous year and are specific for your area.

It should make sure you are charging a fair price and neither charging too much nore too little

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gshadel

09-08-2004 07:33:10




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 Re: hog size in reply to nuferg, 09-08-2004 06:01:29  
should have no problem at all with a 5' brush hog.



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Volfandt

09-08-2004 06:43:38




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 Re: hog size in reply to nuferg, 09-08-2004 06:01:29  
I've been slinging a 5' Howse bush hog on my TE20 for years so you shouldn't have any trouble at all on a TO30.

Volfandt



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