84" Brush hog on a L3560, Ok or too big

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I need a bigger brush hog, my 48" is a joke on this L3560 i have, looking at a 72" or 84" But looking for advice on which one to get, the tractor seems to have a crap ton of power

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   / 84" Brush hog on a L3560, Ok or too big #2  
Depending on if you buy light or medium duty will depend on how large of one you can run. Medium duty will weigh more and require more PTO horsepower to run, that's what you need to match up. I am sure you may be able to run a 6' light duty hog.
 
   / 84" Brush hog on a L3560, Ok or too big #3  
You can run a 6 footer all day... in certain conditions, you'll handle a 7 footer. But I'd recommend a 6
 
   / 84" Brush hog on a L3560, Ok or too big #4  
Your tractor weighs between 3400 and 3800 pounds less ballast. With 28 PTO HP I would recommend a 6' light to medium duty hog. That's gonna give you around 4.5 HP per foot of cut. If you get a heavy unit in the 1000# range you're gonna need to leave the FEL on and it will still be a load. I'm running a 472 Brown that weighs 1100# and without front weights on a Ford 4610 SU the front end got awfully light. The 4610 weighs close to 6K with ballast.
 
   / 84" Brush hog on a L3560, Ok or too big #5  
My 286 is almost 1000lbs, 6' wide, considered medium duty, and requires at least 40 PTO horsepower. That should give you an idea.
 
   / 84" Brush hog on a L3560, Ok or too big #8  
Cutting width is important - but weight and bulk back there matters a lot too. A 7' rotary will constantly remind you the L3560 is a bit undersized for it. A 6' light or medium duty is a good call.
 
   / 84" Brush hog on a L3560, Ok or too big
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is there a mower thats in between a hog and a finish mower?

something that can handle tall **** but makes it look kind of nice after words?
 
   / 84" Brush hog on a L3560, Ok or too big #10  
It also depends what you are cutting.For field grasses and light brush you should be able to run a medium six ft.but for heavy brush a five ft.would be a better fit.I have bogged a six foot in very heavy(7ft.)canary grass with my L4240.
 
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