Re: Tractor Size

Posted by Ultradog MN on December 19, 2004 at 17:59:10 from (146.217.200.214):

In Reply to: Tractor Size posted by Don Costello on December 19, 2004 at 08:53:39:

I don't know a thing about CRP.
But I don't think you need more than about 35 hp to do what you are looking for. It doesn't take a lot of HP to mow. You say it's been mowed every year so you shouldn't have much brush yet.
Any decent rotary or brush mower will do the job easily.
Part of the equasion is how many acres are you actually mowing and how fast are you looking to do get it done. Most of us around here are glad to get a little seat time.
Too, you might be the kind of guy who can afford
an 100 hp tractor that will power a 6' bush hog plus a 6' batwing mower. That kind of a rig would get your work done pretty quickly.
I used to do a few acres of weeds and grasses with a 22 hp 2N Ford and a 5' King Kutter. Now I use a 33 hp Ford with the same mower and it has allowed me to keep it mowed but do a little bit of reclamation each year. It will take down 1 + " saplings all day long. Unless you grew up around tractors and have a real preference for one color over another I would definately get a tractor with 3 pt. hitch. Once you have a tractor to mow with you will find a lot of other uses for it. And the 3 pt. makes it all the handier.
Jerry

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