48 inch brush hog blades on 60 inch brush hog

[bamboozled]

Has anybody ever run smaller blades on a larger bush hog? Specifically say 48 inch blades on a 60 inch bush hog.

I was looking for a 48 inch to run behind my Max28 but have come across a lot of 60's on craigslist. I figured I could try a 60, but if it bogged down put smaller blades on it.

Thoughts?

 

[HCJtractor]

I would think the weight of the cutter is more important than the blade size. I'm not familiar with your tractor but I would match its 3 point hitch capacity to the implement weight. Don't see why blade size really matters.

 

[LazyHRanch]

My opinion.
If you get the bigger cutter you can always control how high you cut. You can also control how much grass you drive over and put under the mower deck. If I get into some really tall Johnson grass I will slow down and let the mower really cut it up good whereas if I run over it fast it will still cut it just bogs down some and does not cut as smooth.
I would say you could run 5 feet just as well as 4 depending on height you cut and ground speed.
My opinion.