7 ft wide land pride bush hog?

[JWR]

WAY to much! Way, way, way to much. You need a 5' cutter.

Initially, your tractor will not lift it.

Secondarily, you need twice or three times the power of your 3901 to do anything other than play mowing with a 7' rotary cutter.

I've been using rotary cutters of various size with various tractors for nearly 50 years. Currently, (among others) I use a Woods BB840X (7') HD cutter with a Kubota M9960HDC12. The 9960 is rated 89 PTO HP, yet, I cannot not pull it as fast (about 5/5.5 MPH) as the mower will cleanly cut that which I was cutting in low range, sixth gear.

FWIW: Grass cuts MUCH harder than does weeds, regardless of weed height.

SDT

I'm not quite as hard-over as SDT but I agree; the 7ft hog is just not going to be comfortable with your 35-37hp tractor. Lifting it will be marginal at best. Tom Seller is quite right that it makes a big difference what you are cutting but overall -- just the wrong tool. I'm confident you can handle a 6ft hog, not a 7 footer. There is a lot more difference in both weight and required power than people realize. I don't agree that you need to back off to a 5ft cutter. I run a 5ft cutter on my B2150 Kubota -- with very reasonable ease -- that is only rated at 24hp. You can handle a 6ft very well.

 

[LD1]

WAY to much! Way, way, way to much. You need a 5' cutter.

Initially, your tractor will not lift it.

Secondarily, you need twice or three times the power of your 3901 to do anything other than play mowing with a 7' rotary cutter.

I've been using rotary cutters of various size with various tractors for nearly 50 years. Currently, (among others) I use a Woods BB840X (7') HD cutter with a Kubota M9960HDC12. The 9960 is rated 89 PTO HP, yet, I cannot not pull it as fast (about 5/5.5 MPH) as the mower will cleanly cut that which I was cutting in low range, sixth gear.

FWIW: Grass cuts MUCH harder than does weeds, regardless of weed height.

SDT

Hogwash.

While I agree, the 7' cutter he initially thought it was was too much for the machine to handle, saying that its WAY WAY too much and that he needs a 5' cutter.....BS

Have mowed 1000+ acres with a 6' mower and an L3400. (same frame size machine but 5HP less). And was even looking for a 7' twin.

I now have a MX5100. with only 42.5PTO HP. Currently looking for a 7' cutter or preferably an 8' twin. Just depends on which shows up first with the right deal. (I dont plan on buying new, so am at the mercy of the used market and am a patient person)

 

[EddieWalker]

I have the opportunity to borrow my cousins 7 ft wide land pride hog. I just purchased a L3901. Is this too much hog for my tractor to pull. If I used it I will be mowing on mostly flat ground. Thanks for any guidance.

Chris

For those who are saying this is too big of a mower, are you aware that he is just borrowing it and not buying one that big?

I wound' t advice him buying one that big either, but there isn't any problem borrowing it for a short time. His tractor will run it, and he will be able to get some cutting done with it. The negative is that it's too big and heavy for him to run it effectively and he will spend more time going slow then he would with a six foot cutter.