What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....???

   / What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....??? #1  

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I have a 3038e John Deere .... 37hp....with FEL......what can i use to mow pasture with....i have a 5ft bushhog that works great...for big thick stuff....but i have 40ac of pasture to mow.....not all at once but...several acres at a time.... any suggestions...???
Oh,,, i do not need to mow low....just down to about 10inches....thanks for ideas.:thumbsup:
 
   / What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....??? #2  
What about a cycle bar mower?
 
   / What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....??? #3  
I second the sickle bar mower idea. Hopefully you can find a 9 foot model to speed up your work. I have a 7 foot sickle mower and it seems to use 50% of the gasoline as my 6 foot bush hog acre for acre.
 
   / What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....??? #4  
I suggest you attach a cup holder and a large cooler. My estimate is about 15 hours of cutting with your 60" cutter. (About 60 linear miles of driving) BTW, I have done this a few times myself.
 
   / What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....??? #5  
so you want to keep weeds down while the animals graze the good stuff down?

if so go out and get a tow behind 8 or 10' brush hog. if your not cutting thick stuff and you keep it high (6-8") then you should be able to power it fine.
 
   / What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....???
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I second the sickle bar mower idea. Hopefully you can find a 9 foot model to speed up your work. I have a 7 foot sickle mower and it seems to use 50% of the gasoline as my 6 foot bush hog acre for acre.

Will my tractor handle this...???
 
   / What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....???
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so you want to keep weeds down while the animals graze the good stuff down?

if so go out and get a tow behind 8 or 10' brush hog. if your not cutting thick stuff and you keep it high (6-8") then you should be able to power it fine.

Had not considered this,,,.....thanks
 
   / What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....??? #8  
Why not have someone come in and bale it?
 
   / What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....??? #9  
so you want to keep weeds down while the animals graze the good stuff down?

if so go out and get a tow behind 8 or 10' brush hog. if your not cutting thick stuff and you keep it high (6-8") then you should be able to power it fine.

With 37HP?
 
   / What to attach to a CUT to mow a pasture with....??? #10  
You can make skids for a cycle mower to hold it off the ground just for mowing pasture. Are you just mowing the stems of grass or mostly weeds?
 
 
 
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