B1700 to pull 4ft bush hog on hills?
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I have a scut with about 26hp at the PTO and mow about 5 acres with a 4 foot cutter. I REALLY wish I had gone for a tractor with more horsepower.....especially now that the neighbor across the road is having his 60 acres of fields that haven't been cut in over twenty years cleaned up by a mid size Deere with probably 50+ hp and a six foot cutter.
The difference between how clean cut his fields are versus mine is amazing.
The difference between how clean cut his fields are versus mine is amazing.
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The size of the equipment shouldn't make much difference as far as the quality of the cut.
Lower HP just means the operator will probably have to run a bit slower, that's all.
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I guess seeing is believing. I can look at the field across the road and see the materials shredded to almost non existent pulp ....... and then look east at mine and note the leftover windrows of grass etc. that is not chopped up ........ even though I have gone over it multiple times.
From my limited experience I would say that the hp at the pto has everything to do with the quality of the cut.
From my limited experience I would say that the hp at the pto has everything to do with the quality of the cut.
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Tractor should handle the 4 ft bush hog fine, power-wise. Just slow up a bit in the heavy stuff. I have a 4 ft with a B7510 & 7 sloping acres. Takes about 5-8 hours to do depending on growth. Little guy does fine with it. Including heavy growth about 3-4 ft high. The lift weight should not be a problem. I find it is better balanced if the front end loader is kept in place though. And 4wd is a must, especally on slopes.
I have come close to rolling it though on a not very steep side slope when dropping a down slope wheel into a ground squirrel hole. Be careful. Keep that ROPS in place and just go straight up and down the slopes.
Quality of cut, including ability to mulch up whatever you are cutting, depends on ground speed, blade tip speed and on sharpness of blades. Physical size of tractor or mower does not relate.
I hope this is of some help
I have come close to rolling it though on a not very steep side slope when dropping a down slope wheel into a ground squirrel hole. Be careful. Keep that ROPS in place and just go straight up and down the slopes.
Quality of cut, including ability to mulch up whatever you are cutting, depends on ground speed, blade tip speed and on sharpness of blades. Physical size of tractor or mower does not relate.
I hope this is of some help
