Discbine, 2pt or hitch. pros and cons

[bsrfarms97]

Hey guys just wanting to get some pros and cons about both types of hook-ups on discbines. Most of my ground is uneven with hills. They vary in size about 50/50 on being wide vs narrower turns. I know most of the other farmers around here have the regular hitch type hook-up style. Most everyone mows with a Kuhn or JD moco as well. What is your opinions on the 2pt style vs the hitch?

 

[cowski]

i would just get the drawbar hitch.

 

[aczlan]

2 point is more of a pain to hookup, but from what I see of the neighbor who has one, it turns tighter and eliminates driveline chatter on tight turns.

Aaron Z

 

[RickB]

If the drawbar styles you are looking at require a CV style PTO shaft, I'd strongly consider a two point hookup. Some drawbar styles incorporate a swivel hitch and use a standard cardan style PTO. This type may be preferable to the two point type if you are hooking and unhooking a lot. CV style PTO's serve a definite purpose, but if they can be avoided, so much the better.

 

[bsrfarms97]

What about the draw bar hitches like the Kuhn fc type that has the gyrodyne system? Will those still take some pretty tight turns without much driveline chatter?

 

[aczlan]

What about the draw bar hitches like the Kuhn fc type that has the gyrodyne system? Will those still take some pretty tight turns without much driveline chatter?

The 2 point hitch mowers I have seen all have wither a hydraulic or gyrodyne system, so a drawbar type mower with the same system shouldn't have any problems with tight turns.

Aaron Z

 

[RickB]

The 2 point hitch mowers I have seen all have wither a hydraulic or gyrodyne system, so a drawbar type mower with the same system shouldn't have any problems with tight turns.

Aaron Z

Exactly. You can turn until the tractor's rear wheel rubs the mower hitch beam and the driveline angles don't change appreciably, or chatter at all.

 

[corey9212]

Exactly. You can turn until the tractor's rear wheel rubs the mower hitch beam and the driveline angles don't change appreciably, or chatter at all.

Not mine, mine chatters like a nudist outside in a cold winters day.

 

[RickB]

Not mine, mine chatters like a nudist outside in a cold winters day.

What model and hitch type?

 

[kwswan]

Not mine, mine chatters like a nudist outside in a cold winters day.

Your's doesn't have the gyrodine hitch. With a gyrodine hitch the pto shaft stays straight all the time. W e bought a Kuhn 3150 last year with the drawbar hookup & the gyrodine hitch & when turning there is no noise at all from the shaft when turning.