Turbys_1700
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Like LD said go with a 15 footer with that tractor. I pull a nice Brown 6 footer and plan on getting a 10 footer this season. It takes me close to 8 hours cutting the area and it's tiring.
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Z-Michigan
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Yes on wider, yes on heavier duty, yes on batwing if it's an option. And if it were my $$ I'd be looking more to Woods than LP.
Mowing 40 acres will get really old, really fast. You want the fastest mowing setup you can reasonably get.
Mowing 40 acres will get really old, really fast. You want the fastest mowing setup you can reasonably get.
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BufordBoone
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David,
I began to go down the M5111 and 15' batwing road but am thinking I'll go with a M7060 and 12' batwing instead.
I have 3 large fields to cut but two of them are in CRP and I typically only cut them two times per year. The way I figure it, going with a 12' instead of a 15' will probably cost me less than 5 hours/year of time. Since I'll be in a cab, that is not a big deal. I do admit that I'll probably miss the open station tractor one or two days of the year. The other days I'll be happy to have the cab.
Edited to add that my Wife's L5740 is capable of running the 12' batwing but not the 10' Bush Hog offset we currently have. The 7060 will run the Bush Hog. Therefore, when we need to cut the big fields, we will be cutting (combined) a little less than 22' per pass. Since it is cut every year, it has no substantial brush.
The M7060 saves me about $18K over the M5111. The 12' batwing saves me about $5k. I plan to use the savings to add top and tilt to the M7060.
You could easily use the savings to purchase a heavy duty brush cutter. The thing about heavy brush is that you usually only cut it once. Or, you only cut it once every 5 or more years. I'd much prefer having a 12' batwing and 6' cutter capable of cutting 3" material than a 15' batwing.
That M5111 is a sweet tractor. The 7060 is just a better fit for me.
Lots of options.
Good luck.
I began to go down the M5111 and 15' batwing road but am thinking I'll go with a M7060 and 12' batwing instead.
I have 3 large fields to cut but two of them are in CRP and I typically only cut them two times per year. The way I figure it, going with a 12' instead of a 15' will probably cost me less than 5 hours/year of time. Since I'll be in a cab, that is not a big deal. I do admit that I'll probably miss the open station tractor one or two days of the year. The other days I'll be happy to have the cab.
Edited to add that my Wife's L5740 is capable of running the 12' batwing but not the 10' Bush Hog offset we currently have. The 7060 will run the Bush Hog. Therefore, when we need to cut the big fields, we will be cutting (combined) a little less than 22' per pass. Since it is cut every year, it has no substantial brush.
The M7060 saves me about $18K over the M5111. The 12' batwing saves me about $5k. I plan to use the savings to add top and tilt to the M7060.
You could easily use the savings to purchase a heavy duty brush cutter. The thing about heavy brush is that you usually only cut it once. Or, you only cut it once every 5 or more years. I'd much prefer having a 12' batwing and 6' cutter capable of cutting 3" material than a 15' batwing.
That M5111 is a sweet tractor. The 7060 is just a better fit for me.
Lots of options.
Good luck.
TripleR
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Look closely at your land before springing for a bat-wing. We have a Woods 15ft at our disposal our renter uses. We bought the farm from him and there are several areas he simply can't get to and he can really drive a tractor. Tried an 8' then bought the 10' as it turned out to be the best compromise for speed, cost, maintenance and storage.
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davidcbaker
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Good stuff, sir. I just completed the paperwork this morning. I went with the Land Price 3615 15' batwing. With foam-filled airplane tires, it came to $14,000. I have a full time job, so I think I'll be glad for the time savings.
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davidcbaker
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By "can't get to" do you mean the rig is too wide? There might be a few places where that's the case. With the purchase of the place, I negotiated the inclusion (no extra cost--and almost an afterthought for them) a Kubota L3130 and an off-brand brush hog. I can probably handle those few places with that...or buy a cheap, used one to pull behind the M5.
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I think RCM is a 1000 PTO. The RC is 540.
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Congrats and welcome to TBN. The M5111 will run circles around my M9540. I think my M9540 would handle a 15' batwing. You'll have no problems at all.
Please post pictures when you get everything. I'm kinda in heat over an M5. Just trying to control myself. You may push me over the edge. But I won't hold that against you.
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Too wide in some, can't make some of the turns-too long. A real bear to back on some of our levies. On one of our farms, the 10' is borderline, so I just do it with my L5740HSTC and RCR2672, also have a 5' cutter on an old Ford and 4' LP on my BX2660.
