flusher
Super Member
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2005
- Messages
- 7,538
- Location
- Sacramento
- Tractor
- Getting old. Sold the ranch. Sold the tractors. Moved back to the city.
This is probably a dumb question, but I've never used a disc mower before. MF recommends a tractor w/ cab when using a disc mower. Why is this? And is it really neccesary?
Not dumb, smart.
I've been considering buying a disc mower. I have a few patches of gravely soil in my hayfield with some stones the size of walnuts. If I ever get a disc mower, I'd build a safety shield out of several layers of expanded metal and place it between me and the mower. I already have a safety shield attached to the ROPS on my Mahindra 5525 to protect my backside when using the brush hog.
I'd anchor the disc mower safety shield to the right fender and to the ROPS.
Safety first, last and always.
Don't trust the windows in tractor cabs. A few months ago I visited my local welding shop for supplies and saw a tractor for repairs to a cab window that was smashed by debris tossed up by the disc mower.