Heres how I do it (long Post)

Posted by Fred Martin on August 04, 2005 at 12:02:05 from (69.218.163.49):

In Reply to: Bush Hogging posted by Ken-in-K on August 04, 2005 at 08:08:06:

You don"t need to worry about blade suck on a bush-hog...all you need to worry about is getting rid of the stuff that is cut...getting it out from under the deck. Some mowers have what is called a hay side...you unbolt one side and take it completely off and the mower will put the cut out that side...kinda in a windrow. That shoots the suck idea. If you ever mowed acres and acres as efficiently and fast as you can (mowing by the acre) you will probably wind up with the back a little higher than the front...it helps a small HP tractor to keep from pulling the engine down as much. Hanging the front of the mower on chains and the back a bit higher is as good as it gets...then if it starts to pull the engine down your only alternative is to pull out of the cut and don"t take as wide a swath. I always use the term "it turns to wood come August" and it"s tougher to cut. It also has plenty of seeds and chaff to clog up your radiator so check it and clean it off once or twice an hour.
I think if you don"t have experience and follow these guidelines and keep the blades sharp and if you haven"t mowed that acreage before...keep the blades about 5 or 6" off the ground the first time, you"ll get by okay. I generally keep an eye out ahead and also look over the next swath to be cut all I can. Hard to see everything. And if you bought a used mower, check the lube in the mower gearbox till you see if it leaks any out. And when mowing those 6" high weeds, be careful...I"ve just barely got stopped when a big ditch appeared out of nowhere. I don"t know it all, I learned something new everyday or tried to...you do the same. Fred OH

Follow Ups:

• Re: Heres how I do it (long Post) Illinois Boy 08:30:43 08/05/05 (1)
  • Re: Heres how I do it (long Post) Fred Martin 21:37:59 08/05/05 (0)
• Re: Heres how I do it (long Post) BFO 17:11:59 08/04/05 (0)
• Re: Heres how I do it (long Post) big fred 14:48:23 08/04/05 (2)
  • Re: Heres how I do it (long Post) Dixieland 16:55:31 08/04/05 (1)
    • Re: Heres how I do it (long Post) big fred 20:13:07 08/04/05 (0)

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