CodeMonkey
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I just bought a 107 D with BCS sickle bar (36"?) and Berta 26" flail mower.
I like it better than my BCS 730
I am mostly using this for mowing brush (saplings, small woody plants, brambles, etc.) and grass/etc. - much of which is currently up to my waist. I will mostly be using the flail mower.
Question #1
I want to get larger wheels/tires for it and axle extensions. I have very uneven ground in my forest and I also have about a quarter mile of ditches along a private road I want to mow. The tractor currently has 5x10.00 wheels now. Even though this is much better than the 4x8.00 wheels on the BCS, I can still get the tractor stuck in various holes and ruts, and it also moves around a lot, causing the mowing to be uneven (really only matters along the road where I want it to look nice) and to sometimes miss vegetation I want to mow.
I am thinking 6.5x12" wheels with 23" tires (with foam and I have wheel weights from my BCS). I will mostly be mowing in first gear as I find 2nd too fast for the brush, but I wouldn't mind going a little faster in first.
I am also thinking about dual wheels - but I am not sure if they are needed for mowing or if they are only better for soil working? I have a deep gully (a usually dry creek bed) in my woods that I would like cross with the tractor. There is a path leading down to it and path up the other side that I can use, but I want to mow around this path. I am not sure if dual wheels would help here or not?
Will the current 10" wheels from the Grillo fit on my BCS 730?
I like it better than my BCS 730
I am mostly using this for mowing brush (saplings, small woody plants, brambles, etc.) and grass/etc. - much of which is currently up to my waist. I will mostly be using the flail mower.
Question #1
I want to get larger wheels/tires for it and axle extensions. I have very uneven ground in my forest and I also have about a quarter mile of ditches along a private road I want to mow. The tractor currently has 5x10.00 wheels now. Even though this is much better than the 4x8.00 wheels on the BCS, I can still get the tractor stuck in various holes and ruts, and it also moves around a lot, causing the mowing to be uneven (really only matters along the road where I want it to look nice) and to sometimes miss vegetation I want to mow.
I am thinking 6.5x12" wheels with 23" tires (with foam and I have wheel weights from my BCS). I will mostly be mowing in first gear as I find 2nd too fast for the brush, but I wouldn't mind going a little faster in first.
I am also thinking about dual wheels - but I am not sure if they are needed for mowing or if they are only better for soil working? I have a deep gully (a usually dry creek bed) in my woods that I would like cross with the tractor. There is a path leading down to it and path up the other side that I can use, but I want to mow around this path. I am not sure if dual wheels would help here or not?
Will the current 10" wheels from the Grillo fit on my BCS 730?
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