Re: Farmall H with belly mower

Posted by Hugh MacKay on February 08, 2006 at 04:17:41 from (216.208.58.129):

In Reply to: Farmall H with belly mower posted by John in Ne. on February 07, 2006 at 18:59:57:

John: I have a Super A with a 59 Woods mower. Now I realize you folks in NE probably don't have the grass growth we do here in the east with our 36" annual rainfall. I see guys talking about mowing in 3rd gear with SA, 100, 130, etc. You try that here with the lush growth of grass and your going to see a lot of smoke from the belt. I can't imagine a Cub handling 60" of mower. Unless my mower is razor sharp the belts and pullies of my mower are quite warm by the time I finish my acre. I can mow in second if we're in the middle of a dry spell and the grass is not doing so well. Bear in mind, I do like the Woods mower, I don't think anyone can match them for quality moing.

The second factor I encounter with the Super A is height of tractor as well as operator, around ornamental trees. Depending on direction of travel I scratch either tractor or me, and I break limbs from the trees, a factor I don't like. That will only be worse on an H.

As much as I really don't care for an 8N, I am giving serious consideration into buying one to mount my woods mower on. I grew up never liking an 8N as they had very poor traction and pulling ability. However I believe they probably have a little more pto power than the SA, plus they should be very good around the ornimentals.

There is another factor for me, I don't like my 130 and 140 as well for gardening and would love to put my cultivators back on the SA.

Here is another suggestion, here in Canada we have a Newfy commedy group of folk singers. They have a song out about installing a Chevy 454 in a lawn mower. I loaned the CD to a guy in Detroit, of the 10 or 12 selections, the one that caught his attention was the powerful lawn mower. Since I've got an 86 Buick LeSabre here in the yard, excellent power train, but rusted to crap. Now there is an idea, build a zero turn using a woods mower and V6 power.

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