Rotary Cutter Which 5' cutter to get

[RoyJackson]

I don't know why this always seems to bring out such strong emotions and sometimes personal attacks.

Some folks are just so opinionated, they'll use any means to justify their post.
I've seen this from some of our armchair engineers on varous threads...which is why I use my current signature line, BTW.

The lack of civility does, IMHO, reflect the overall reduction of civility in the U.S. It just took a while to reach TBN.

Not a happy turn of events for TBN, unfortunately...

 

[BlacknTan]

Well, this thread taught me one thing...

I'm gonna' stay the he** away from plastic dinnerware from now on!!

 

[Soundguy]

I don't know why this always seems to bring out such strong emotions and sometimes personal attacks.

Rotary cutters and flail mowers work well for some or they would quit making them.

I have never owned or even used a flail, but people I know and trust have and like them.

leonz provides his opinion and others provide theirs, we can take it or leave it, I just don't understand the hostility.

I have gotten a lot of good advice and information from many TBN members including leonz and don't know why we can't remain civil.

I think it's the fact that someone says flails are better because they are safer, and rotary mowers are dangerous and kill or maim millions every day.

the statistics just don't bare that out....

any pice of machinery is inherently dangerous. As I stated before... plastic forks kill ALOT of people.. QUITE often.

that's a PROVEN statistic...

whatever mower an individual decides to use is their own personal choice. but to persuade someone to use one, implying if you don't that small countries worth of people will be killed?? well.. that's a lil mor ethan false advertising

no personal attacks there... just looking at reality.

PS.. death statistics are public knowledge... and pretty easy to lookup...


soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

Well, this thread taught me one thing...

I'm gonna' stay the he** away from plastic dinnerware from now on!!

for sure... pretty scarry deal there.

heck.. the 1:3200 chance of being hit by falling debri from space kinda makes ya think too. Once again.. the gig i'm working at today. there should be about 1.5 people hit with orbital debri.. so I'm on the lookout!



soundguy

 

[canoetrpr]

I have a 5' Woods bush hog - BB60 on my Kubota L3400 HST which is about the same size as the TC30 you are looking at.

I regret not getting the 6 footer as Soundguy was suggesting to you. I only mow 10 acres of pasture and do it regularly - every 5-6 days I move my cows from one paddock to the other and I go and mow up the stuff they didn't eat so as to keep the weeds down. My biggest complaint with the 5 footer is 6" overhang would be nice to get close to fence lines.

I think the TC30 will handle a 6 footer light/medium duty just fine wrt. weight and particularly if you keep it mowed. You can cut a smaller swath if you get into heavy stuff as well.

Also, any time I've purchased equipment, tools etc. of cheap quality I have regretted it. I have a 7' Kodiak rake which is a real piece of do do. The welds on the bracket that held the guage wheel assembly to the rake ripped out quickly. I've broken several 'tines'. I don't even use it that much and don't do very rough stuff with it. Get a Woods, LandPride or Bushhog 6' light / medium duty like the Woods BB72 and it will last you a lifetime.

 

[TripleR]

Some folks are just so opinionated, they'll use any means to justify their post.
I've seen this from some of our armchair engineers on various threads...which is why I use my current signature line, BTW.

The lack of civility does, IMHO, reflect the overall reduction of civility in the U.S. It just took a while to reach TBN.

Not a happy turn of events for TBN, unfortunately...

Yeah, I think I have been involved in a couple of those treads and agree completely on the general decline in civility. I have gotten to the point I don't go out any more than I have to and restrict interaction only to the point needed to conduct business.

I think it's the fact that someone says flails are better because they are safer, and rotary mowers are dangerous and kill or maim millions every day.

the statistics just don't bare that out....

any pice of machinery is inherently dangerous. As I stated before... plastic forks kill ALOT of people.. QUITE often.

that's a PROVEN statistic...

whatever mower an individual decides to use is their own personal choice. but to persuade someone to use one, implying if you don't that small countries worth of people will be killed?? well.. that's a lil more than false advertising

no personal attacks there... just looking at reality.

PS.. death statistics are public knowledge... and pretty easy to lookup...

soundguy

Having used rotary cutters for over 50 years, I don't view them as death traps either, but I have been smacked in the back a few times and seen stuff come out from under there that could have hurt someone. I now run chains on those used around roadways and am fairly comfortable though I shut down when a car comes along.

I really don't know enough about them to mount an intelligent or semi intelligent debate as I have never used a flail in my life.

I just hate to see discord among individuals with common interests though differing opinions.

 

[Soundguy]

I'm not sure it is discord.

saying you like a flail and leaving it at that is one thing. saying you should use a flail because rotary cutters kill alot of people. well.. as far as I've been able to research.. and apparrently others here.. the facts don't seem to back that statement up even to a small degree.

all machines are dangerous. some more than others.

the onloy mower death I even remotely remember hearing about involved someone RUN OVER and then mowed.

I guarantee you a flail mower will ruin your day if you get run over by a tractor and it has an operating flail mower on it. same as if it has a rotary.

I think it's a bit of splitting hairs as to which is more dangerous at that point since both could be 100% lethal.

does it matter if you are found dead chopped up in 1' long pieces? or found dead shaved into a pile? bad retirement plan for either of those mowing jobs.. get my drift...

Saying you reccomend a flail because you like it, it cuts better for it's intended purpose, perhaps cuts closer.. can be offset.. etc..etc.. ,. any of those tangible reasons.. cool.. even if I don't like a flail.. those aren't really arguable.. if it cuts better.. it does. can't argue.

throwing in a scare tactic about another option though? seems like a red herring to me. apparrently to others as well.

soundguy

 

[Pete Judd]

I find it interesting that my county has gone from fail to rotary mowers on the arms of their mowers for mowing the side of the rual roads. They lift them up high, and knock branches off trees, large open entry at the front, chained on the back side.

I am not mowing for a living, only for keeping the place up, and a couple of friends as well as a disabled woman at the bottom of the road. My mowers are 5 ft, and my 18 hp tractor seems to have enough power to run them. I did a 1/2 acre of black berry and scotch broom. all over my head when sitting on the tractor in about an hour. Most of the lost time was having to back into it to push the scotch broom over to push down the blackberry's to keep my blood in my body.

 

[Thick82558]

What was the question again
Oh ya you will never be sorry to buy quality. I have a 5' rotary cutter made buy new modern manufacturing. Galvanized deck 3/16 deck steel I think that it is 7gage
Built strong American made in Texas.
I am very pleased.
I also have a nh tc29da
It pulls the 5'er just fine through our thick grass we are on flat ground though. Give this brand a look. But just like anything you get what u pay for.

 

[MrWinkey]

If the guy who asked the question is still around......

My tractor is a 28hp Mahindra with 22 pto HP. It runs my light duty 5' king kutter just fine in grass taller than me. Someone posted the weights and I think it was around 530 and that's pretty hefty for a light duty mower. Best part was that it was in a flower bed behind an apartment complex!!!! Little wench time and 400 bucks I have a brand new cutter. Well it has sat outside for a few years but i don't even think it was used once! People think mowers are gold around here.

If I had a bigger tractor the 6' deck would have been my preference as it's wider and easier to get the fenceline. I'm limited on size because of access behind my shop.


Myself, I would get the tractor and the shop on craigslist for any attachments. Perhaps a neighbor will let you try one of the mowers they run?

Good Luck!