7 ft wide land pride bush hog?

[Fallon]

If you can lift it, you can spin it. You may have to go really slow to not bog it down, & go easy on the clutch to engage it, but it will spin & mow if it can lift it.

 

[big bubba]

I will be mowing on mostly flat ground.
to me that's the catch. you might be able to power it through going slow in the flat, but that's a heavy piece of equipment for your size/wt. tractor. slopes would be suspect on safety. is this a one occasion usage? your owners manual will tell you the max specs for implements on your tractor in terms of wt & pto hp.... good luck

 

[totouchantler]

I confirmed this evening that its a RCR1872. That means its a 6ft cut not a 7ft as I originally thought. So as long as I go slow... I should be good. According to LP website recommended HP is 20-65...

Chris

 

[jeff9366]

RCR1872 = 737 pounds.

No strain for an L3901.

Do you know how to adjust an R/C for cutting? Adjustment is not intuitive.

Get the RCR1872 Operator's Manual if you can, or download from LP's web site.

 

[LD1]

Yep, that cutter is gonna be no problems at all. almost 15k blade tip speed and high lift blades....it will cut pasture/grasses real well. You might not have to go as slow as you think. But thats the beauty of HST. You can vary your speed as the conditions of the field change.

Its easiest to set it up on a concrete floor first. Make sure you get things level side to side. Then figure the cutting height you want. 4" is about where I set the front of the cutter at, measure from floor to a blade.

Then you want the rear set about 2" higher. Dont ahve to be exact in that, you are at the mercy of the tailwheel adjustment.

 

[Fallon]

My RCR1860 is no problem for my L3200 at all, except needing to slow down in heavy stuff. I'd expect a 6' would be just fine. You'll have to slow down more often, balancing out the gains from a wider mower, but it will lift & spin fine.

 

[big bubba]

RCR1872 = 737 pounds.

that's a lightweight cutter, weighs much less than any robust 7' hog. that changes things, yeah, should be just fine w/your tractor. as always, watch the slopes.

 

[JWR]

LD1 is right. I think the 7ft hog is too much for your L3901 to handle comfortably. You can run it power-wise but it is just a mismatch in my opinion. I operated a 6ft JD hog for about 10 years using a 48 gross hp tractor and that was just right. I now run a 7ft BushHog brand hog that weighs around 1400lbs using an 81 gross hp tractor. I sure would not want to run my 7ft hog with a 35-37hp tractor weighing only 2800lbs or so. A 6ft hog is about right for what you describe as the utilization and for the weight and power of the L3901.

 

[TomSeller]

What are you cutting? Hogging saplings and heavy brush are a lot different than trimming pastures after the livestock move off.

 

[SDT]

I have the opportunity to borrow my cousins 7 ft wide land pride hog. I just purchased a L3901. Is this too much hog for my tractor to pull. If I used it I will be mowing on mostly flat ground. Thanks for any guidance.

Chris

WAY to much! Way, way, way to much. You need a 5' cutter.

Initially, your tractor will not lift it.

Secondarily, you need twice or three times the power of your 3901 to do anything other than play mowing with a 7' rotary cutter.

I've been using rotary cutters of various size with various tractors for nearly 50 years. Currently, (among others) I use a Woods BB840X (7') HD cutter with a Kubota M9960HDC12. The 9960 is rated 89 PTO HP, yet, I cannot not pull it as fast (about 5/5.5 MPH) as the mower will cleanly cut that which I was cutting in low range, sixth gear.

FWIW: Grass cuts MUCH harder than does weeds, regardless of weed height.

SDT