RickB
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- Up the road from Dollar General WNC
- Tractor
- Just a Scag
A big factor is how heavy the brush is and how fast you go. You could get a 10 footer if you go slower or have a light load.
another thing to think about is weight. an 8' dual spindle is easier to pull than a 7' single.. which is very heavy and just over 7' long and wide.. whereas a 8' dual spindle is just over 8' wide, but only just over 4' long.
We have something called June grass here that would want 7 hp per foot - wiry, 18" tall, dense - really takes a lot to cut. 5' weeds are dead easy in comparison. So it depends what you're cutting.
Jim
Rules of thumb have varying applicability.