cowski
Platinum Member
i would like to know what pto horsepower you consider ideal for a 15 ft cutter? in years past,i have pulled them with 125 hp and up.we always seemed to have a lot of breakage.i got a 75 pto tractor years ago and just got a 540 pto 15ft cutter .after running it this summer i have found i need more power.i have used it on a 60 and 75 pto hp tractor.the 60 horse tractor will cut light pastures anything heavier chokes it down.the 75 does a lot better job but it still runs out of power in the heavy brush.the 2 tractors i am using are jd 5510 and mccormick cx70.the jd is a little light on the hills but with mfd it is okay.the cx70 much better on the hills but just not enough hp. what pto hp and tractor weight would you consider ideal on your farm to pull a 15 ft cutter?thanks for all opinions