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Phil

08-19-2002 19:39:56




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Just puchased a 1940 9n and would like to know what size brush hog it will run.The tractor runs good(smokes a little)and the lift seems ok.Any advice would be much appreciated.




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Rick-Ohio

08-20-2002 17:50:07




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 Re: Brush hog size in reply to Phil, 08-19-2002 19:39:56  
don't under estimate the capabilities of the "N".my 9N has no problems pulling or lifting my six foot ford hog.it depends on what your mowing.the engine starts to labor some when the grass is taller than 3-4 feet.as others stated i just lessen the cutting width some.if i had to choose a new hog i would go with a five footer.a four would seem like a dingie to me.



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Dave 2N

08-20-2002 14:22:27




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 Re: Brush hog size in reply to Phil, 08-19-2002 19:39:56  
I use a 5 foot hog with my 2N. I mow 20 acres of pastures every year and encounter normal grass, some timothy, multiflora rose and some ropey swamp grass. It handles all of this well unless the swamp grass has had a good year and is really thick. I think an N can handle a 5 footer in most conditions except opening (clearing)new land.
My $.02 based on my experiences. Obviously, this all implies a strong, well-tuned engine and sharp blades.

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Fred OH

08-20-2002 11:39:15




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 Re: Brush hog size in reply to Phil, 08-19-2002 19:39:56  
Oh boy...I don't want to sound like a "know it all"...so all I can do is relate to previous experiences. Most farmers around here for years had 5' mowers for the small utility tractors. I want to say that a 4'er would mow with one cylinder missing...but any of the guys that take pride in their "good running Ford" can run a light weight 6'er and do the heavy stuff...if they keep the blades real sharp. I've had people to come out and see a good running 9N pulling a 6'er. The worst scenario is really tall and heavy stuff. You might have to set the mower a little higher for the first cut (you must run chains to hold mower up)...opening up the field and then set it down to the heighth that you want to mow...and then if you get into a place that wants to bog down the engine...you just pull out some...and don't take as wide a swath. This...I would call getting the most out of your tractor...today...we don't use them as hard and take good care of them and get a 4' or 5' mower. Your hot doggin may vary. L8R....Fred OH

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Steve (Magnolia, TX)

08-20-2002 11:02:48




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 Re: Brush hog size in reply to Phil, 08-19-2002 19:39:56  
I've got (and actually prefer) a 4' brush hog. It's no wider than the tractor, which makes it a LOT easier to get around the trees (they don't call this part of Texas the Pineywoods for nothing).



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Jon in Mass

08-20-2002 08:17:29




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 Re: Brush hog size in reply to Phil, 08-19-2002 19:39:56  
I agree with what everyone else has said. I have a 5 foot King Kutter and it is OK except in really heavy stuff (4 ft. tall or more) it can bog down, so I usually take only a half cut at a time if the stuff is heavy. In retrospect a 4 footer might have been better.

Also the hog is a little heavy for the lift and makes it drift down while transporting.

Jon



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Dave OH

08-19-2002 20:41:42




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 Re: Brush hog size in reply to Phil, 08-19-2002 19:39:56  
I am using a 5' with an 8N with NO problems.
Just remember to get the chain kit as the 9N does not have the set position control that the 8N has.
By the way, per many posts on the board, Do Not Use Second gear to brush hog with as it seems it is a weak gear. Also make sure you get an "over ride clutch" so you don't get pushed through something by the Hog pushing the tractor when you want to stop.
Dave OH

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Rick-Ohio

08-20-2002 06:13:44




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 Re: Re: Brush hog size in reply to Dave OH, 08-19-2002 20:41:42  
go with a five footer.i have a six and my 9N labors in really high grass.however for light to medium grass a six works ok.



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Lou[NE]

08-20-2002 01:16:33




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 Re: Re: Brush hog size in reply to Dave OH, 08-19-2002 20:41:42  
I thought that the "Don't hog in 2nd gear" rule applied only to the 8N 4-speed box, not the 9/2N 3-speed. Can someone please clarify? Thanks.

Lou[NE] (2N)



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SteveB(wi)

08-20-2002 05:33:26




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 Re: Re: Re: Brush hog size in reply to Lou[NE], 08-20-2002 01:16:33  
It's an 8N thing



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Don, Luling LA

08-20-2002 04:45:56




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 Re: Re: Re: Brush hog size in reply to Lou[NE], 08-20-2002 01:16:33  
I also hope it applies to the 8N. I hog all the time in 2nd gear with my 9N dragging a 5 foot hog behind it. 1st is too slow and 3rd is way too fast.



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Soundguy

08-20-2002 05:37:54




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Brush hog size in reply to Don, Luling LA, 08-20-2002 04:45:56  
So the consensus is that an 8n will pull a 5' hog?

I've got a 52' 8n, and it also runs good ( smokes a little ).

Thanks,

Soundguy



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TimK

08-20-2002 06:52:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Brush hog size in reply to Soundguy, 08-20-2002 05:37:54  
Respectfully, I don't agree with any of the responses on the size of the bush hog. I have a fresh motor on my 2n and and a new 4' Bush Hog bush hog. I guarantee, it could not handle a 5' hog in the thick grass and weeds I cut. I've killed the engine a number of times in that thick stuff. Even some of the sales people at the local NH dealer don't recommend anything bigger than a 4' hog for the N tractors. I guess I could set the hog higher and cut the field twice, but I really don't have the time for that. My $.02

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Soundguy

08-20-2002 07:15:04




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Brush hog size in reply to TimK, 08-20-2002 06:52:58  
I see that it is a point of debat on this and other forums. Mostly I see 4' hogs, but have seen 5' hogs on them. I guess if you are mowing a lawn 5' is ok.. but 2' of weeds is gonna be 4' and 1'st gear?

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Soundguy



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08-20-2002 08:21:24




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Brush hog size in reply to Soundguy, 08-20-2002 07:15:04  
we just bought an old tired out 2n and it runs a 5 and a half foot no problem through 2 or 3 feet of grass no problem that guy with the fresh 2n has big problems with his tractor and a bad attitude



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Don, Luling LA

08-20-2002 18:03:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Brush hog size in reply to ????, 08-20-2002 08:21:24  
I agree with you, he must have some other tractor problems. I have run my 9N through grass higher than the tractor cutting the full 5 foot width. Now when the grass is that high I do use 1st gear. It may also depend on the type of grass he is cutting with that 2N. I do find grass that really holds alot of water such as clover and that wild wheat type of grass will bog down the tractor a bunch, and even kill it if I take a full 5 foot cut into it.

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Scott(TN)

08-19-2002 19:43:12




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 Re: Brush hog size in reply to Phil, 08-19-2002 19:39:56  
I pull a 5ft bush hog with my 9N. The tractor works hard but it does pull it. Makes the front kinda light also



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