Rabbit
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Hello all! New here and have spend the last few days popping in and out reading what I could find in old threads. Lots of learning - thansk!
I bought a New Holland TC30 diesel with 3x3 transmission, FWD, and front end loader last September. I've been enjoying pushing down South Carolina scrub oaks and disking up the cleared acrea of pasture. So far so good and the TC is barely broken in at this point. It never works hard at the light work to be done here. Even the scrub oaks give up easily as the sandy soil provides them with not much of a root base. The only complaint I might have is the slippage of the Industrial tires on the oak leaf/pine straw covered sandy soil. I'll get some more weight soon I promise.
Okay, here's the question and I hope I provide all the information needed for your replies. I've cleaned up quite a few of the small trees and brush on the 20 acres we own using the front end loader equiped with a tooth bar. Now I'd like to go in with a 60 inch rotary cutter to clean up the remnants of severed trees, saplings, etc. Most of these are in the 1 to 2 inch range but some may be slightly larger. I can always come back to the larger ones with the front end loader. The density has been greatly reduced already and I dare say there won't be greater than a few going under the cutter at any one time. The land is level.
The problem is I really want to get as much rotary cutter as the tractor can handle. I have looked at Woods, Rhino, and BushHog. All of the models I have looked at show a minimum 30 HP Tractor rating (as opposed to PTO HP).
The TC30 has a 3-point lift capacity of 1635 at 24" behind the tractor.
The BushHog Model 12 is ~ 850 lb and rated min. HP25 This rotary cutter is rated at 3"
The Woods BB600 is ~1030 lbs. and rated min HP 30 This rotary cutter is rated at 2"
The Rhino model is ~1300 Lbs and rated min 30 HP. This is an awsum rotary cutter and has a 4" rating.
All of the above are 60 in cutters.
The Woods dealer steered me clear of their heaviest cutter at 1250 lb. but recommended the 1030 lb BB600 as a good choice. The BushHog dealer says that even 1030 lbs may be too much even with a 1630 lb 3 point lift rating and recommeds the BushHog Model 12 or the other Medium Duty cutter both of which weigh about 850 lbs.
I need some guidance from New Holland owners as to what I can expect out of my TC30. So far I've never been disappointed in what it can do on my particular soil type and the applications I have tried.
Thanks for any input!
Larry
I bought a New Holland TC30 diesel with 3x3 transmission, FWD, and front end loader last September. I've been enjoying pushing down South Carolina scrub oaks and disking up the cleared acrea of pasture. So far so good and the TC is barely broken in at this point. It never works hard at the light work to be done here. Even the scrub oaks give up easily as the sandy soil provides them with not much of a root base. The only complaint I might have is the slippage of the Industrial tires on the oak leaf/pine straw covered sandy soil. I'll get some more weight soon I promise.
Okay, here's the question and I hope I provide all the information needed for your replies. I've cleaned up quite a few of the small trees and brush on the 20 acres we own using the front end loader equiped with a tooth bar. Now I'd like to go in with a 60 inch rotary cutter to clean up the remnants of severed trees, saplings, etc. Most of these are in the 1 to 2 inch range but some may be slightly larger. I can always come back to the larger ones with the front end loader. The density has been greatly reduced already and I dare say there won't be greater than a few going under the cutter at any one time. The land is level.
The problem is I really want to get as much rotary cutter as the tractor can handle. I have looked at Woods, Rhino, and BushHog. All of the models I have looked at show a minimum 30 HP Tractor rating (as opposed to PTO HP).
The TC30 has a 3-point lift capacity of 1635 at 24" behind the tractor.
The BushHog Model 12 is ~ 850 lb and rated min. HP25 This rotary cutter is rated at 3"
The Woods BB600 is ~1030 lbs. and rated min HP 30 This rotary cutter is rated at 2"
The Rhino model is ~1300 Lbs and rated min 30 HP. This is an awsum rotary cutter and has a 4" rating.
All of the above are 60 in cutters.
The Woods dealer steered me clear of their heaviest cutter at 1250 lb. but recommended the 1030 lb BB600 as a good choice. The BushHog dealer says that even 1030 lbs may be too much even with a 1630 lb 3 point lift rating and recommeds the BushHog Model 12 or the other Medium Duty cutter both of which weigh about 850 lbs.
I need some guidance from New Holland owners as to what I can expect out of my TC30. So far I've never been disappointed in what it can do on my particular soil type and the applications I have tried.
Thanks for any input!
Larry
