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Old 07-03-2009, 12:40 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: Buying my First Tractor

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Originally Posted by scsims View Post
If I was to buy a new Mahindra which model would be the best for bush hogging and light discing?
Hard to answer your question without more info on your situation

How may acres to mow and disc?
How much time do you want to spend mowing? Discing?
What type of tranny do you want (HST, basic gear type, synchro shift)?

For example, my first tractor was a 21 hp (engine, 17 hp pto) Kubota B7510HST. I would mow my 10 acre place with a 4-ft brush hog in 7-11 hours depending on the height of the weeds.
A few years later I decided to plant a hayfield. So I traded the 7510 for a new Mahindra 5525 (54 hp engine, 45 hp pto). Now I mow with a 6-ft brush hog in 4-5 hours. And the 5525 has enough hp to pull a 7-ft offset disc and a 10-ft tandem wheel disc.
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