Rotary Cutter 12’ batwing rotary cutter

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Where you will get in a bind is when you turn down hill. IT MIGHT push the tractor and slide, as long as you don't have any objects down hill from you, you will be able to steer to keep the bush hog off the tractor but you will be along for the ride..

This happened to me once when I didn't have the 4WD on when I turned down hill. And I have duels on the back.the key is not panicking let the tractor go and just steer, don't touch brakes much, never use clutch,, EVER!! Let the engine handle it,, but throttle it back some before turning down hill!! I slid a good 40 feet and was able to get the tractor turned back across the slope,, haha!

But I just need to advise,, I was on some very extreme slope when I went into my slide turning around with only a concrete V ditch as an obstacle, that I was able to stay out of.


You can always just go forward and backwards across the slope to be safer,,

 

[Loadstar]

Where you will get in a bind is when you turn down hill. IT MIGHT push the tractor and slide, as long as you don't have any objects down hill from you, you will be able to steer to keep the bush hog off the tractor but you will be along for the ride..

This happened to me once when I didn't have the 4WD on when I turned down hill. And I have duels on the back.the key is not panicking let the tractor go and just steer, don't touch brakes much, never use clutch,, EVER!! Let the engine handle it,, but throttle it back some before turning down hill!! I slid a good 40 feet and was able to get the tractor turned back across the slope,, haha!

But I just need to advise,, I was on some very extreme slope when I went into my slide turning around with only a concrete V ditch as an obstacle, that I was able to stay out of.


You can always just go forward and backwards across the slope to be safer,,

I can’t hit the brakes on my big hill or it’s gone. It’s a clean hill with no obstacles and a flat pasture at the bottom though.

 

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[Loadstar]

I run a BW12 on my JD 4720 (56hp PTO). The tractor is ballasted so it would be similar weight as yours with ballast. Mostly use the BW12 to maintain firebreaks and field perimeters but occasionally mow CRP and pasture.

I have one area I do not mow sideways due to the slope. Mow it up and down. I have R4s and depending on the conditions I do engage the front wheel assist at times to minimize disturbing the ground.

Everybody's situation is different. The BW12 is a good fit for me and reduces my mowing time. Tractor has plenty of hp for the mower but it does grunt for a second or two until the mower is spun up. Mine is HST. I drop it in low range when mowing sloped areas but still have a good range of speeds. If it was geared I would select one to cover the worst condition and stick with it.

Good feedback, thanks

 

[leonz]

Re: 12 batwing rotary cutter

Today I saw a woods BW12 and it really caught my eye. I cut at our house and neighbors, but most os all my family has a lake house on 15 acres. That ground is hilly with flat pastures also. I知 spending a lot of time on the tractor with a 6 rotary. My tractor is a Massey Ferguson 263 (53hp pto) 2 wheel drive, front has suitcase weights, rears are filled, and I have dual outputs. My big hill is pretty steep. Steep enough you better know what your doing and forget about brakes It also grows the toughest to cut. I mow about 4 times a year. Does this tractor have what it takes. It has never thought about bogging with 6 pulling hills and weeds at canopy height.
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Your better off buying a used JD 25A,290 or 390 flail mower for that place as it will not be hard to handle or be too much mower for the tractor.