Brush Hog & BX2670

[TripleR]

I have a 2-acre field to keep cut-down. I presently mow it and it is just too time consuming to mow it with deck used to mow my lawn. I was going to let it grow and hit it a couple of times in the summer rather than the weekly-10 day rotation...

I do have a slight hill, probably 40 feet long, and although not real steep, I still have concern about the brush hog being so heavy that it might lift the front end of the tractor...

If climb the hill with the brush hog completely down, as if mowing with it, will that eliminate the front end coming off the ground...

Also, what about going back down the hill? I am a bit scared of sliding even in 4wd with the differential locked...

My basic concern is the fact that the brush hog is heavy and it might be a struggle for the 2670 to handle it safely...

Thanks...BCB

Really all any of us can do is speculate. Since I have a BX2200 and BX2660, I just leave the cutter on the BX2200 most of the time as we use it on two or three different farms sometimes even in the winter, so there is always a FEL on. The FEL on a 2200 is a bit of an aggravation to remove/install. We've got some pretty steep hills and never had any issues going up/down hills as to traction. I doubt you will have issues on flat ground and yes, keeping the cutter down will help keep the front down. I have a long clearing to mow with my L5740HSTC up a STEEP hill, it won't carry the cutter up raised, so I lower it and have no issues.

I would just buy the cutter, try it out and add weight as needed, there are a couple of threads on making a weight holder for the BX.

These little tractors are handy as heck and capable of doing more work than most people realize. We have bigger tractors with 5', 6', and 10' cutters, but still find a use for our BXs.

 

[david kean]

Is the bx series tractor a good chice for mowing about2.5acres, Im a tractor and looking to upgrade my equipment

 

[BCBSLICK]

Is the bx series tractor a good chice for mowing about2.5acres, Im a tractor and looking to upgrade my equipment

I mow a total of about 8 acres with mine. The brush hog thing is for about 2.5 acres of the 8 as I want to let it grow up and just hit it a couple of times per year...

Some of the areas I mow are quite steep and I need the 4wd. It hangs right on the side of the hill with no problem at all...

I have a loader on my 2670 and I use it much more than I ever thought I would...

I started out with an 18 hp BX years ago and just kept upgrading hp until I am at 26 now...

Any of the BX models would chew-up 2.5 acres with ease...

Good-luck...BCB

 

[lostcreekranch]

I mow a total of about 8 acres with mine. The brush hog thing is for about 2.5 acres of the 8 as I want to let it grow up and just hit it a couple of times per year...

Some of the areas I mow are quite steep and I need the 4wd. It hangs right on the side of the hill with no problem at all...

I have a loader on my 2670 and I use it much more than I ever thought I would...

I started out with an 18 hp BX years ago and just kept upgrading hp until I am at 26 now...

Any of the BX models would chew-up 2.5 acres with ease...

Good-luck...BCB

I had a B-2710 which was 27 HP with 20 HP at PTO. I had Bush Hog SQ-60 cutter that was a 5' width. The Kubota ran it just fine. Will 48" cutter cover the width of your rear tires?

 

[BCBSLICK]

I had a B-2710 which was 27 HP with 20 HP at PTO. I had Bush Hog SQ-60 cutter that was a 5' width. The Kubota ran it just fine. Will 48" cutter cover the width of your rear tires?

Nope, the 48" won't be wider than the tractor. I was wondering about that also, but I don't know how much that will effect the way it would cut. I might get "windrows" where the rear tires pack the grass down...

I am pretty sure I don't want to deal with a 5-footer though!!!...

Maybe as time goes by, I can see one working and then get some idea. My Kubota dealer might have a used one to try...

Thanks...BCB