Posted by Longmeadow Farm on March 02, 2014 at 13:57:59 from (67.252.60.236):
I do quite a bit of pasture clipping/mulching throughout the growing season and run my 7' Bush Hog 287 at the rated 540 PTO rpm. As I rotational graze about 150 acres, clipping the left over grass, etc... can get a bit time consuming and at 540 PTO rpm it sure eats up the diesel. I was thinking of getting a tractor with an economy PTO, but perhaps there is a cheaper alternative. What about installing an old car three speed transmission just in front of the Bush Hog gear box. It'll take some fabrication work..but does anyone have any experience doing something like this. I suspect I could even increase my ground speed by running the "Hog" a bit faster than 540 rpm. Thanks
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