John_PA said: (quoted from post at 18:38:43 03/02/14) most transmissions top gear is a 1:1 ratio.
If your tractor has a 1000 PTO also, you can change the mower driveline to 1000, then run the tractor at approx. half rated speed.
One of the best things to do is to increase mower width, to increase productivity and fuel savings. Shulte now makes a 40 foot batwing mower. Although, for the price of it, you could hire someone to mow your ground for life.
I see a lot of cheaper 15 footers coming on the market lately. Relatively speaking, of course... any money you spend on a bigger tool takes a long time to make up in fuel savings. Labor is the real big cost.
All hogs don't turn same speed for a 540 PTO speed. Google Bush Hog brand & find heavy duty, standard, and light, gear box ratios from around 1.2 to 1.8 step up. Even the light & finish mower keep the blade tip speed below 200MPH, which is in line with regulations for homeowner lawn equipment. Probably fed reg. HP required will increase with blade speed, given same material being cut.
This post was edited by JMOR at 14:55:05 03/02/14.
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