5ft brush hog on a 25hp compact

[caleb90]

So long story short, i decided to keep it and fix it up. Machine seems to handle it ok and the sturdyness of the deck made it seem worth while.. ordered a new blade pan,bolts and blades. Took a blade to tsc to try and match one up the best i can. I dont even know if they were the correct blades to begine with. Ended up ordering king cutter 24x3x1/2 blades with a 2in offset. While i had it apart i spun the gear box, and it had some roughness. So i tore that down, had one bad input bearing and was full of sludge. So i knocked the bearings out to get part numbers and soaked every thing in gas to clean the cases. Gearbox is an old ag312 input seal is size 1.375 X 3.350 X .468. And the bearings are nachi #6208 .. whats the best place to try and find that stuff?

 

[California]

Ask a transmission rebuilder where they get bearings and seals. Or better, a truck repair shop if there is one nearby.

Those are very likely universal parts, not something unique. Maybe even listed on Amazon. Here's the bearing:

Amazon.com

Looking a little farther - you may need to search using the metric dimensions of that seal.

 

[caleb90]

Bearings was an easy find. 40x80x18 mm .. 4 pack on amazon for 22bucks... seal is proving to be difficult.. found one on howes equipment.. 54 bucks... ya right

 

[2manyrocks]

Input seal on Amazon out of stock, but perhaps your local auto parts place has it. https://www.amazon.com/TCM-13334SA-...341&sprefix=1.375+x+3.350+seal,aps,324&sr=8-3

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

For my area, there's still a couple old guys working at the local Napa store that know how to look up generic parts out of books (not just a computer with "make, model, year").

That's probably where I would start if it was me, the local Napa store.

 

[caleb90]

Timken

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[Fields_mj]

I have an OLD Ford 1710 and I pull a very heavy 5' bushhog with it. Technically, its somewhere in the 27hp to 29hp range. I don't deal with a lot of slopes, and my tires are loaded. I've never had to go to the slowest gear with it. The 1710 is nice because it has 4 ranges. I normally bushog in the 2nd range. Whether I'm in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gear depends on what I'm mowing over. I've been down into the 1st range with it (normally 3rd gear), but its rare. I'm mowing CRP ground. Some of it got out of hand before I started mowing it (contracted farmer was SUPPOSED to be maintaining it). It had a lot of saplings in it. If I could bend it over with the bucket, I the tractor and bush hog had no problems with it. That's when I would slow down to the first range, just to give the machine time to hack everything up. For thick briars and weeds, 2nd range, 2nd gear is the sweet spot for me, which is actually moving along and a pretty reasonable pace for a bush hog. I know people who mow their yards at about the same speed.

 

[JT White]

I have a Yanmar 2310 compact tractor that I pull and lift my 5ft bush hog. I do however have wights on the front which I'm sure help with lift. I run it at 2300 rpm's with it's pto in gear two, so it don't spin it to fast and run the tractor in second gear as well. I mow 4-5 acres with no problems. So it works well for me. So keep your 5ft bush hog, it will work for you I would think.

 

[350c]

i have a tym t25 and i just picked up an old 5ft brush hog tonight. Thing is heavy built, deck is way thicker than the new entry units at tsc and rural king. That being said first i need to make sure the 3pt will lift it and the tractor handles it well. Second is if i have enough motor and if the tractors gear box will handle it. One would think it should as the old ford 8n's and farmal's had less hp and would run them fine. But those old tractors were built heavyer and bigger than these new compacts. Thoughts?

There are a lot of farmers on here with much more experience than I have, but a couple of comments:
1) rotary mower can easily “push” a light tractor down too-steep slopes, making it uncontrollable at times (from experience!);
2) personal preference would be a pull or trail type mower—regardless of size, a rotary mower shakes the dickens out of a tractor if connected with 3-pt (even top link loose), a lot less if simply connected by drawbar. Not as convenient to use, but easier on your tractor. Problem: trying to find an affordable trail type less than 7’; not sure why. I’d expect a lot of “farmers” (not sure I qualify with my current 6+ acres ) with smaller tractors would prefer. You can find “finish” mowers, but with warning of “lawn grass only”.

 

[MidwestMike]

I was aware of the HP to mower size ratio, but dealer told me to go with 5' on my little 24 HP B2650.
5 years, plenty of slopes and I never wished I was went smaller.