Richard
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- Joined
- Apr 6, 2000
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- Location
- Knoxville, TN
- Tractor
- International 1066 Full sized JCB Loader/Backhoe and a John Deere 430 to mow with
In the string trimmer post I saw a Rhino bat wing mower that as I recall, has roughly 10 foot cut.
Are these typically finish mowers or rotary mowers?
(seems a finish mower is also a rotary mower isn't it??) /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
None the less, Marion's uncle cuts the farm, typically takes him a week to do so. He uses I/H 444 (roughly 35 hp at the motor???) coupled with an old 5' rotary cutter, brand unknown.
I have cut some of the fields and became immediately aware that though I didn't "mind" doing it, I don't relish the idea of (when he is no longer able to) cutting 5' at a whack if I can double the cut and in theory, halve the time.
Since we are on hills, stability is foremost to me. Would the 444 deal with one of those? Any merit in looking at an older tractor that has double rear tires? (again, stability is foremost to me). I've done the slide sideways down the hill in Brutus because of rain/mud and now have a much clearer understanding of the definition of "Pucker Factor". I don't want to look at a field mowing machine and fear it sliding.
Would an M series pull a bat wing and would that setup be significantly more stable than an L series? (presuming that an L could also pull a bat wing)
Richard
Are these typically finish mowers or rotary mowers?
(seems a finish mower is also a rotary mower isn't it??) /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
None the less, Marion's uncle cuts the farm, typically takes him a week to do so. He uses I/H 444 (roughly 35 hp at the motor???) coupled with an old 5' rotary cutter, brand unknown.
I have cut some of the fields and became immediately aware that though I didn't "mind" doing it, I don't relish the idea of (when he is no longer able to) cutting 5' at a whack if I can double the cut and in theory, halve the time.
Since we are on hills, stability is foremost to me. Would the 444 deal with one of those? Any merit in looking at an older tractor that has double rear tires? (again, stability is foremost to me). I've done the slide sideways down the hill in Brutus because of rain/mud and now have a much clearer understanding of the definition of "Pucker Factor". I don't want to look at a field mowing machine and fear it sliding.
Would an M series pull a bat wing and would that setup be significantly more stable than an L series? (presuming that an L could also pull a bat wing)
Richard