BX 60 MMM Time per Acre

[Henro]

The brush hog I can borrow is Cat 1 and I have the 3pt kit and take the backhoe off pretty regularly. Will the PTO shaft work and will I be able to lift the mower high enough to get in the trailer are the two biggest issues. Then how well can the BX power a 5 footer....
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Well, I do not know about other BX owners here, but there is no way I would ever consider putting my 5 foot brush hog on my BX. A 5 footer is larger than recommended for my B2910, which is an order of magnitude larger than the BX...but it works fine on the larger tractor.

I do not know, but I imagine if I put the 5 foot cutter on the BX and tried to lift it with the 3PH, the BX front tires would probably rise instead.

Anybody here actually run a 60 inch brush hog on a BX?

 

[4570Man]

Well, I do not know about other BX owners here, but there is no way I would ever consider putting my 5 foot brush hog on my BX. A 5 footer is larger than recommended for my B2910, which is an order of magnitude larger than the BX...but it works fine on the larger tractor.

I do not know, but I imagine if I put the 5 foot cutter on the BX and tried to lift it with the 3PH, the BX front tires would probably rise instead.

Anybody here actually run a 60 inch brush hog on a BX?

I don’t usually use the toplink for bush hogging. It’s only good for pulling the back end off the ground and skipping grass. I wouldn’t care a bit to do that with a 5” bush hog and a BX if I had one. My B7200 would come close to doing it. A BX has 50 percent more HP and a lot more front end weight.

 

[Henro]

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I don稚 usually use the toplink for bush hogging. It痴 only good for pulling the back end off the ground and skipping grass. I wouldn稚 care a bit to do that with a 5 bush hog and a BX if I had one. My B7200 would come close to doing it. A BX has 50 percent more HP and a lot more front end weight.

I am sure you are right that without the top link in the picture the BX front tires would stay on the ground. Still cannot imagine using a 5 foot cutter behind my BX though. Although I have pulled many loads of dirt in my 5x8 dump trailer with my BX, which is a lot more weight than the 5 foot cutter.



Maybe I am more of a pessimist than I realized!

 

[4570Man]

Pulling the weight on level ground won’t be a problem. The HP will be marginal but for fairly thin growth it should be fine. Overall I think it’s a lot better plan than using the MMM

 

[Henro]

One thing I wonder about is the BX hydraulically activated PTO. On mine the mid PTO activates uncomfortably fast. Like if one intentionally pops a foot clutch pedal.

Not sure about the rear PTO but imagine it is the same. The large cutter on the BX might stress things a bit at start.

It is possible to slow the PTO activation speed by VERY SLOWLY moving the lever to the on position, so if one were careful perhaps there would be no worries.

 

[JWR]

Well, I do not know about other BX owners here, but there is no way I would ever consider putting my 5 foot brush hog on my BX. A 5 footer is larger than recommended for my B2910, which is an order of magnitude larger than the BX...but it works fine on the larger tractor.

I do not know, but I imagine if I put the 5 foot cutter on the BX and tried to lift it with the 3PH, the BX front tires would probably rise instead.

Anybody here actually run a 60 inch brush hog on a BX?

Almost: I run a 5ft Bush Hog brand cutter on a Kubota B2150 all the time. The weight of the B2150 is about the same as the BX25D. My front wheels stay down and I do not have a FEL on it. The PTO hp is a little more on my B2150 (20 vs 17.5) and my 4 cyl probably has more robust "real" hp than the newer specs. My std trans does not have the losses of your hydro. But I run the 5ft hog easily in rather heavy grass and (based on that post #26 picture) I say he should have no problem cutting it with the 5 ft hog. I just do not see a problem. Sure,protect the plastic fan underneath. I think you can mow the 10 acres in one good day's work.

And for Pete sake forget the MMM !

 

[Diggin It]

I do not know, but I imagine if I put the 5 foot cutter on the BX and tried to lift it with the 3PH, the BX front tires would probably rise instead.

I hooked up to and lifted two different 6' and one 7' finish mower and moved them from a neighbor's place to mine, about a 1/4 mile, up a fairly steep hill. Front never felt light at all. Hydro system never even grunted, just lifted all three of them easily. I never even really thought too much about the weight, but I noticed yesterday while looking at something else that the 6 footers are listed at about 650 pounds. Not sure about the 7 footer yet. My machine is rated for a little over 900 pound lift. Used the lowers and top link. This was transport only, no PTO shaft connected.

 

[skipperbrown]

I once put a 5' ford brush cutter on the back of my bx2200. I would call it a medium duty cutter. Without the FEL attached and with the brush cutter raised, I could lift the front tires off the ground lifting on the brush guard with one hand, quite easily. Needless to say, turning the tractor with the cutter raised was an issue.

 

[310-510]

Maybe I am not smart enough to know what the BX is not capable of but I ran a 5' rotary cutter behind my BX24 and cut 17 acres of an overgrown field in Iowa. Just took smaller bites in the very thick stuff and had the fan well protected. Then cut it for 2 summers every 2 weeks. You do what you have to with what you have. Mowed at a rate of 1-1.5 acres per hour.

 

[nyone]

Once you get the first pass done you can easily take half cuts if needed. I would make sure your deflector shoot is nice and open so cut grass can get out fast. Try it. If it dosnt work well then go rent/buy something. Trying what you have is free..until you break soething.

Personaly i would try to mow it with my bobcat zero turn..at least once. Open the shoot and raise the deck upto 5in and take a shot at it. After all these belly mowers are not much more than a standard mowing deck.