12' Bat Wing With L6060

[countrybumpkin]

A rhino TS12 would be a good one to look at also. As for a 15 footer you need to look at the tongue weight they can be pretty heavy for a smaller tractor.

 

[Old Red]

My M7040 is slightly (very slightly) more HP and the previous owner had a Rhino 15 foot BW that he said he pulled with it. I am not sure that he did, because the hydraulics on the M7040 were not set up to run the BW.
David from jax

What do you mean the hydraulics were not set up to run the batwing mower?

 

[SDT]

A rhino TS12 would be a good one to look at also. As for a 15 footer you need to look at the tongue weight they can be pretty heavy for a smaller tractor.

Only considering a 15' BW for use with my M9960.

SDT

 

[SDT]

I wasn't familiar with a "self leveling hitch" (Land pride call's it a "performance hitch") so I just had to look it up. https://www.landpride.com/ari/attach/lp/public/manuals/330-725m.pdf

The bottom diagram show's it requires 8" to the c/l of the PTO shaft to the top of the drawbar. There is also a 14" dimension from the end of the PTO to the c/l of the drawbar hole.

Good information.

There is only 7" vertical spacing between the PTO shaft and the top of the drawbar on the L6060. I'll no longer consider it.

SDT

 

[SDT]

I am thinking that your L6060 would pull a 15 foot batwing, but doing so would be all that it could handle, not something that I would do to a good tractor. My M7040 is slightly (very slightly) more HP and the previous owner had a Rhino 15 foot BW that he said he pulled with it. I am not sure that he did, because the hydraulics on the M7040 were not set up to run the BW. I put it behind my JD2555 which is 2wd, and a couple more HP, and it handles it, but knows it is back there. The JD would probably handle it better if it didn't have so many rough hours on it. (70 Hp). Point of all this, stick with the 12 foot if you are going to pull it with the L6060.
David from jax

The L6060 is not nearly enough tractor for a 15' BW and I would consider such only with my M9960.

I would consider only the light weight 12" BW with the L6060.

SDT

 

[Old Red]

I considered keeping my 15 foot landpride batwing for the 5740....but that batwing is really really heavy. I know the PTO would spin the blades....I mean shoot, I could spin the blades with my hand turning the PTO shaft.....however for traditional use I "THINK" too much....kind of wish I would have kept it to try it first before trading it in.

 

[sandman2234]

Quote Originally Posted by sandman2234 View Post
My M7040 is slightly (very slightly) more HP and the previous owner had a Rhino 15 foot BW that he said he pulled with it. I am not sure that he did, because the hydraulics on the M7040 were not set up to run the BW.
David from jax

What do you mean the hydraulics were not set up to run the batwing mower?

The M7040 does not have enough rear remotes. My JD2555 only has two, so I made a "T" to run the two outer wings at the same time and the center on the other one. I inquired as to what it would cost to install more on the Kubota and it appears about $1800 is what it will cost. I may do it at some point, but for now it keeps the JD2555 busy. The only reason for me to own a batwing is to mow closer to the pond bank up at the Church. Most everything else I do is too tight for a batwing. If my trailer would haul both the tractor and the batwing at the same time, I might haul it to Georgia and mow the property up there but for now a traditional mower works fine.
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

The L6060 is not nearly enough tractor for a 15' BW and I would consider such only with my M9960.

I would consider only the light weight 12" BW with the L6060.

SDT

Understood, and a very good decision in my opinion.
David from jax

 

[Old Red]

Quote Originally Posted by sandman2234 View Post
My M7040 is slightly (very slightly) more HP and the previous owner had a Rhino 15 foot BW that he said he pulled with it. I am not sure that he did, because the hydraulics on the M7040 were not set up to run the BW.
David from jax



The M7040 does not have enough rear remotes. My JD2555 only has two, so I made a "T" to run the two outer wings at the same time and the center on the other one. I inquired as to what it would cost to install more on the Kubota and it appears about $1800 is what it will cost. I may do it at some point, but for now it keeps the JD2555 busy. The only reason for me to own a batwing is to mow closer to the pond bank up at the Church. Most everything else I do is too tight for a batwing. If my trailer would haul both the tractor and the batwing at the same time, I might haul it to Georgia and mow the property up there but for now a traditional mower works fine.
David from jax

My 5740 only has 1 set of remotes and the batwing is plummed to run that way. After it lifts the unit off the ground then the hydraulic fluid is diverted to the wings to fold up. That is why I was asking. You only have to have 1 set of remotes to operate a batwing if it is plumed corectly for it..

 

[rustyshakelford]

My 5740 only has 1 set of remotes and the batwing is plummed to run that way. After it lifts the unit off the ground then the hydraulic fluid is diverted to the wings to fold up. That is why I was asking. You only have to have 1 set of remotes to operate a batwing if it is plumed corectly for it..

How do the wings float? Seems if you put it in float everything would come down. I guess if you have your height cylinder adjusted correctly with shims it would be ok though

Brett