Rotary cutter suggestions?

[docsfarm]

Hi Everyone. I'm searching for a rotary cutter. My tractor is a Mahindra 5035. It came with a Phoenix 7' finish mower. I have about 30 acres of CREP grasses that need mowed periodically. I have farm roads that go around the fields that need maintained (I think if I stay ahead of them, these could be done with the finish mower). There are 140 acres of woods that I'd like to cut and clear trails on. And there is brush along the edges of a lot of the woods that is creeping into the fields that I need to deal with.
Part of me thinks I should go as big as possible with a 9-10' rotary mower to make my field mowing go quickly.
Part of me thinks I should really be looking for a very heavy duty 6 or 7' model that I can bash through the woods and deal with the fields with the finish mower.
3pt versus Towable? I borrowed a friend's very old towable rotary cutter. The large wheels on each side were somewhat annoying. Had to crank it up and down to change height and backing up to tackle the brush encroaching the fields was annoying... Thus I think I'm leaning towards 3pt mount. If towable, definitely hydraulic height adjustment.
Any other info you need?
What are your thoughts on what I should be looking at?
Thanks!

 

[docsfarm]

FWIW, locally, craigslist has the following for sale: (not that I'm limiting myself to used mowers on craigslist- I'm more than happy to consider new units)
Howse 6' 601S for 600$
JD 307 pull type for 775$
JD MX10 for 6500$!!!!

 

[mddorange]

If you are planning on using the cutter to cut brush and maintain the trails, etc., then you must go with the more robust and smaller cutter. If ALL you are going to use it for is cutting grass, then sure, go with the larger, lighter cutter.

I would only consider a 3pt cutter for the smaller more robust cutter.

 

[MF283]

I'd go with a 10' pull type on the fields & a 6' pick up on the trails & encroaching areas. You'd be surprised how much you can cover going in at an angle with the PU mower on edges.
If you've never been on a tractor with a 10' PU that has hit some uneven terrain, i'd wear a seatbelt, feels like it's going to take the rear end out of the tractor

 

[CADplans]

Have you considered a flail mower?
I have a JD 390 offset flail mower,,, it sticks out several feet to the right,,,
perfect for controlling field encroachment,, without doing a lot of "ducking"!! :laughing:

I switched from a rotary mower to the flail because I hated the rotary's wind-rowing of the cut material.

 

[sweettractors]

Hi Everyone. I'm searching for a rotary cutter. My tractor is a Mahindra 5035. It came with a Phoenix 7' finish mower. I have about 30 acres of CREP grasses that need mowed periodically. I have farm roads that go around the fields that need maintained (I think if I stay ahead of them, these could be done with the finish mower). There are 140 acres of woods that I'd like to cut and clear trails on. And there is brush along the edges of a lot of the woods that is creeping into the fields that I need to deal with.
Part of me thinks I should go as big as possible with a 9-10' rotary mower to make my field mowing go quickly.
Part of me thinks I should really be looking for a very heavy duty 6 or 7' model that I can bash through the woods and deal with the fields with the finish mower.
3pt versus Towable? I borrowed a friend's very old towable rotary cutter. The large wheels on each side were somewhat annoying. Had to crank it up and down to change height and backing up to tackle the brush encroaching the fields was annoying... Thus I think I'm leaning towards 3pt mount. If towable, definitely hydraulic height adjustment.
Any other info you need?
What are your thoughts on what I should be looking at?
Thanks!

We can deliver this cutter to the Williamsport truck terminal for $2095. Ken Sweet

 

[sweettractors]

Your link shows up as pages, and pages of used machines,,,
it starts out with hay balers,,,

I just edited it to show the pic only. How does that look? Ken Sweet

 

[TripleR]

For what you describe, unless you have more money to spend than most of us, I'd buy a good quality 6' mower. We have a couple of 10' mowers and prices are pretty darned high.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

My next rotary cutter WILL BE a 6' "Woods" medium duty "Brush Bull"!

Why? Because I have full confidence that it's built as good or better than anything in it's class, and it will last a long LONG time.

Yes, it cost more than the cheapo units, but it's going to LAST and Woods has the best blade removal system in the business.

Make mine a Brush Bull pleaseeee...

SR

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I just edited it to show the pic only. How does that look? Ken Sweet

Well, no offence, but it looks like one of those cutters that traps a LOT of dirt and on water on top of it...

Personally, that's something I don't like having to keep up with...

Do you have to have a big azzed socket to get the blades off it??

SR