5 foot cutter on 2410

TresCrows · Jan 27, 2002

Ok, here is a question, has anyone used or use regularly a 5 foot (King Cutter for example) rotary cutter (brush hog). I have been looking to buy one and the thing is that I am not sure that a 5 foot is too big for the 2410. Since I now have both a BX and a 2410 a 4 footer makes some since since it could be used on either tractor but with 4 acres of field to cut maybe the 5 footer on the 2410 for the field and the BX to mow the 2 acre lawn area. (ever consider that I now have a 46 horsepower 120 inch mowing deck!!!!! and that my tractors have a near 100 inch bucket and I can pull a 8 foot boxblade and have 8WD and weigh stripped 2800 lbs--how many tractors is it reasonable to own? /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif )
Sooooo, has anyone actually used their 2410 for hogging with a 5 foot rotary cutter or do you just ride around look'n purty worry'n about what kinda oil to use and if boxblades are satanic devices /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif ?
Weight of the King Cutter 5 foot is 521 lbs and the 4 foot is 420 lbs. More than weight I also wonder if there is enough power to operate the 5 foot. Also, slip clutch or shear pin??
J

JoeR · Jan 27, 2002

I have a 2710 and use a 5' Woods cutting deck, with 75 pounds of weight on the front. I personally think a 2410 could handle it; although, I do not know how much HP the 2410 has at the PTO.

Good luck,

Joe

Charliebrn · Jan 27, 2002

I'm gonna take a wild guess, Tres, and say that the 5 foot would work just fine on that 2410, and I'd almost always go for the slip clutch, too (I'd always loose those dang shear pins). the little BX handles the 4 so well, I just can't imagine that the 2410 couldn't handle a 5....

JohnMiller3 · Jan 27, 2002

<font color=blue>...not sure that a 5 foot is too big for the 2410...</font color=blue>

J,

I think the 5' would be "pushing it" with 18 PTO hp for real "brush hogging"... maybe mowing grass it would be ok...

I'd look for a minimum of 25 PTO hp for a 5' hog... My Satoh is 22 PTO hp and I borrowed a friend's 5' Howse, for grass ok, but for brush... tractor would bog down... even going about 1 mph it's a challenge... I bought a 4' Howse {few years ago} and it was a day and night difference...

See if you can borrow a 5' and test it on some nasty stuff... you'll find out in 30 seconds or less... /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Bird · Jan 27, 2002

Sorta like John said; just depends on what you intend to cut. I used a 4' Bush Hog on my B7100; worked just fine, but it would sometimes bog the engine down a bit in heavier stuff. Now I'm using a 5' Howse on my B2710 (sure wouldn't want anything personally that wasn't at least as wide as the outside of my rear tires). Nearly all my mowing is grass and weeds, very little woody type stuff, so the 5' is the minimum I'd want, but if you're really going to be into brush cutting, that 2410 and a 5' cutter will have to go really slow.

frank_f15 · Jan 27, 2002

TresCrows: own as many as u like!!!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif i run a 5 ft. beffco finish mower on the back of my b2400, never a problem. guess it comes down to what u are going to cut? if it is woddystuf, u might be pushing it a bit, but if it is just grass and weeds i don't think u will have any problem.

TresCrows · Jan 28, 2002

Actually Frank I was mostly going to use it for grass mowing in my back 4 which is more like a rough lawn than a typical pasture.
I was also wondering if anyone knows of a 4.5 foot (54 inch) hog. I have seen 40's and 42's and a 66 inch so why not a 54? That would seem to be the best size for tractors like the B7500, TC21, JD4100, B2410 and so on.
I really do not think my guage wheeled 2410 MMM is up to the task of mowing the 4 acres like the BX can. The BX has a suspended deck which does not clunk along on the ground like the 2410's MMM does. Of course for now I have the BX still but my sisters husband is sure eyeing it closely. I fear he has designs on my little BX that are not entirely innocent /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif . It could be the foaming at the mouth and the drooling down his shirt that gives his intentions away. This could be a shotgun wedding!
Oh well, if a 48 is what I should get I figure I can haul ***[censored by me] with it in tow making up for the more narrow width. I figure pedal to the metal with a 48 inch rotary cutter may come out even with the BX and 60 inch MMM at half speed. Even with the BX top speed was rough but I have noticed that the 2410 does seem to be able to travel faster than the BX over similar ground and has a higher top speed. Neither have exactly a smooth ride though.
What to do, what to do? In need of 54 inch cutter!
J

Anonymous Poster · Jan 28, 2002

<font color=blue>...What to do, what to do? In need of 54 inch cutter!...</font color=blue>

J...

I'm sure somebody... somewhere out there makes one... but you know yourself... as soon as you get off the beaten path of "standard" and then it becomes a "specialty item"... the price is "whatever the market will bear..."

What hurts is the 4' unit is only about $10. less than a 5' rotary cutter... so you'll pay around $500...

jasonf · Jan 28, 2002

John:
What brand have you had in the past and what brand were you impressed with. I think I'm between a Bush Hog and the Kingkutter. I know you have been impressed with the Kingkutter in the past. Is it really any better than any other brand ? Thanks, I have not had one yet and when the Tax refund comess back I think that it is time.........

ddl · Jan 28, 2002

I have a B2400 and use a 5 foot brush hog and have no problem. A 2410 should be able to handle a 5 foot brush hog but of course common sense is needed at all times.

Dan L