Mowing L2800 mower

flyingfrancisco · Jul 5, 2009

Hello everyone
I am both new to this forum and also new to the beautiful life of "small farm" living.I recently bought a Kubota L2800 HST and would like to know which mower would be appropriate for this tractor. I have both dealers near by. Kioti selling the Bush Hog and Kubota selling their brand. My Kubota dealer said he didn't have any 5 foot mowers but would let me have a 6 foot at the same price. Is this oversized for the HP on the L2800. Thanks in advance

RBD · Jul 5, 2009

I believe a 6' rotary/flail mower may be too large for a 2800. I bought my 2800 in April and have about 30 hrs on it. When I use my Modern 5' Competitorr (I think that is how they spell it) the mower will fairly easily stall on larger (3') brush. I think a 6' mower might more often overwhelm the tractor. For normal, tall grass and weeds, the 5' works great.

number two · Jul 5, 2009

The larger B series tractors like the B7800 or B3030 handle a 6 foot finish mower,although they'll only run a 5 foot rotary cutter(bush hog).I'd say the L2800 would be similar,plus with HST,you can slow down when needed.

ccsial · Jul 6, 2009

I run a 6 foot woods finish mower on my L3400. I mow fairly high grass (about 8 to 10 inches) and it has no problem. I'm sure the 2800 would be fine there too.

I did make a weight bracket and added 240 lbs on the front. The front was too light and sometimes skidded a bit when turning.

I also have a 5 foot bush hog and that has no problem either. I think the biggest problen with a 6 foot bush hog would be weight. If you get in real heavy stuff then power would also be an issue.

daBear · Jul 6, 2009

I had a 6' bushog on my L2800 without any problem other than weight which has been mentioned. I also have used a 6' finish mower without problem other than the front end being a bit light. A front weight and slower speed will allow you to use the 6' mower if that is what you want.