Tractors with 84" MMM on a compact?

[Martian]

But it sure makes fast work of a 15 acre lawn :laughing:

Maybe, but not as bad as my 90" rear finish mower I'm using now. 72" MM mowers are very common. 84" is only 6" bigger on each side.

Why would a mid PTO have any less power for an 84" mower than a rear PTO for an 84" mower?

The MMM has a smaller gearbox. You couldn't run as big of a snowblower off a mid PTO vs rear for a reason. I think you would be better suited with something like this.

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That way you have plenty of mower. A MMM is not well suited for 15 acres.

 

[Builder]

I already have large mowers like that for cutting some of my 25+ acre customers
Problem is I have 2 customers with 12-15 acres of grass, not fields. They want it cut like a lawn, so my bush hog wouldn't work.
I would like to pick up a smaller compact in the 40-50HP range. I already have a 90" rear finish mower, but don't like cutting next to the curvy steams that go thru the properties. I tend to watch the mower to get a close cut and not watch the tires enough. The MMM is safer because I can watch the edge of the stream and get a very close cut.

My municipality has a NH with an 84" MMM and the guys that run it like it.
I will probably end up in a used L-3940 w/ 72" MMM if I can't find one.

 

[RoyJackson]

Mid-Mount-Mower

The mower underneath the tractor is a mid mount mower and the one behind is a rear/3ph (3 point hitch) mower.

Minor correction...the implement on the back is a Rotary Cutter (used for rough cutting and field mowing)...frequently called a Bush (or Brush) Hog.

84" is a big mower...had one (a Rear Finishing Mower (RFM)).
Few things I did not like about it:
1) They do scalp easily unless your lawn is pretty flat.
2) They can span minor dips and depressions, leaving a ragged looking cut.
3) Due the size, I actually had to do more trim work...that size is a bit unwieldy.

 

[Martian]

I already have large mowers like that for cutting some of my 25+ acre customers
Problem is I have 2 customers with 12-15 acres of grass, not fields. They want it cut like a lawn, so my bush hog wouldn't work.
I would like to pick up a smaller compact in the 40-50HP range. I already have a 90" rear finish mower, but don't like cutting next to the curvy steams that go thru the properties. I tend to watch the mower to get a close cut and not watch the tires enough. The MMM is safer because I can watch the edge of the stream and get a very close cut.

My municipality has a NH with an 84" MMM and the guys that run it like it.
I will probably end up in a used L-3940 w/ 72" MMM if I can't find one.

I would get a ZTR. No sense in getting another compact with only one purpose. You'll mow at twice the speed with half the deck size as a compact as well.

 

[Builder]

I would get a ZTR. No sense in getting another compact with only one purpose. You'll mow at twice the speed with half the deck size as a compact as well.

Agree on the speed, but the compact will have a dozen different duties...mowing, snow, spreading wood chipper, york rake, back blade....you name it.

Totally agree on the Zero turn being faster-hence the 84" deck. Just can't do much else with a ZTR other than mow. The compact will get used year round. Plus I will mow in comfort in the cab with AC & radio in the compact.

 

[Martian]

Agree on the speed, but the compact will have a dozen different duties...mowing, snow, spreading wood chipper, york rake, back blade....you name it.

Totally agree on the Zero turn being faster-hence the 84" deck. Just can't do much else with a ZTR other than mow. The compact will get used year round. Plus I will mow in comfort in the cab with AC & radio in the compact.

Can't disagree with that. Especially being inside through the heat. I would stick to 72" mower though. 84" would be too big for me.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

But it sure makes fast work of a 15 acre lawn :laughing:

15 acres is a big lawn. :confused2:

 

[Builder]

15 acres is a big lawn. :confused2:

What's your point?

 

[RoyJackson]

Is it essential it be a mid-mount mower?

Woods and a few other implement companies market gang mowers such as that shown in this link:
http://www.woodsequipment.com/uploadedFiles/Products/literature/TBW%20Full%20Line.pdf

That would make short work of those 12-15 acres.
My question for you is; is the money you make off those contracts enough to justify the cost new or even used equipment?

 

[Builder]

Is it essential it be a mid-mount mower?

No, just preferred. I have been doing it with a smaller MMM and I like the way I can mow along steep hillsides and streams and being able to watch the deck for a close cut and the tires so I don't go *** over teacups into a death roll.

Woods and a few other implement companies market gang mowers such as that shown in this link:
http://www.woodsequipment.com/uploadedFiles/Products/literature/TBW Full Line.pdf

That would make short work of those 12-15 acres.
My question for you is; is the money you make off those contracts enough to justify the cost new or even used equipment?

I have a 90" rear finish mower but I can't keep an eye on the tires enough for my satisfaction.
The money I make off of the mowing alone? No, but the other jobs it will do for customers, yes.