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The rotary cutter is the way to go. The 860 will handle a 6' cutter just fine and it is large enough to cover some ground....amazing the difference between cutting time on a 5 vs 6 foot. Sicklebar Facts: The bar sticks out to the side and is hard to control and easily snagged....usually breaks something even if equipped (as mine) with a breakaway device. The cutter bars are a constant nuisance as they rust, blades get loose and fall out, get dull etc. They tend to not cut the "wirey" grasses and surely don't cut brush and small saplings. They are much slower and the cutting job on rough terrain, looks rough. Some tips. Move tires out to edge of cutting platform. Get some kind of protection for you...front chains. If it is a dealer assembled unit, make sure that whomever assembled it did it correctly and installed all required hardware. If you go over uneven ground make sure your top link (3rd member) can pivot (shackle or chain connection) to allow for the rear of the mower to elevate above it's normal position to the tractor. Watch for old fence wire along fence rows....a length of barbed wire lying along an old fence cal be lethal when sucked into the rotating blade of a mower. I use my rotary mower sometimes to cut pasture that I subsequently bale with my green 24T square baler. The only difference is that when you examine the bales, you can see that the stems are not long.....so what? Wish you luck. Mark
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