BX23 Rotary mower match?
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milkman
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I use a 5' IMC on my BX 2200, I have mostly level ground where I use it, it does fine unless it's tractor high fescue, then I just slow down. On the BX, I didn't know that it has a PTO brake, when I take the PTO out of gear, it just coasts to a stop, haven't seen a PTO brake in the parts manual either, maybe I missed it. I know the ORC was almost a necessity with the old trans powered PTO, a Bush Hog would sure push you through a fence.
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The manual says 42" max. for a rough cutter on all the 22 hp BXs. The manuals also say 42" on all 18 and 15 hp models as well. On my BX2200 I use a 40" heavy duty Gearmore rotary cutter. I am able to cut thick stands of 2" sapplings with no loss of rpm. The only thing that slows it is some type of grass that has many hundreds of round straw shaped blades. The plant looks like an upside down head of a huge round broom.
It seems that if 42" is recommended for BX 1800, 1830, and even 1500, that the 22 hp models should be able to handle larger than 42". I have heard of others who run a 48" heavy duty rough cutter on a BX 2200, 2230, 22, or 23 and cut sapplings just fine. I have never seen it, nor heard others say they have successfully done it, however it would not at all surprise me to learn that the larger BXs could successfully drive a light duty 60" brush hog in vegitation that was all grass and no rough material or sapplings.
It seems that if 42" is recommended for BX 1800, 1830, and even 1500, that the 22 hp models should be able to handle larger than 42". I have heard of others who run a 48" heavy duty rough cutter on a BX 2200, 2230, 22, or 23 and cut sapplings just fine. I have never seen it, nor heard others say they have successfully done it, however it would not at all surprise me to learn that the larger BXs could successfully drive a light duty 60" brush hog in vegitation that was all grass and no rough material or sapplings.
Thanks to everyone for the advise. I have attached some pictures of her and some of the recent work I did with it.
I am very glad I went with the Woods unit. This thing is built like a tank. I did not see it when I bought it I just called up my dealer and had him deliver it. Was I ever surprised when it came and it was Orange, it had the better trailing wheel than showed in the literature and on their web site not to mention the qulaity of this unit. They set it all up for me. I loaded it that night and off to work with it the next morning. Oh did I mention it was orange?
After using it I can say I am very happy to have gone with the 48". It is just the right size for the BX23.
1st Pic. Loaded and ready to go. Yes, I know I have to figure out a better way to transport it as my trailer is just long anough but puts to much load on the tongue.
I am very glad I went with the Woods unit. This thing is built like a tank. I did not see it when I bought it I just called up my dealer and had him deliver it. Was I ever surprised when it came and it was Orange, it had the better trailing wheel than showed in the literature and on their web site not to mention the qulaity of this unit. They set it all up for me. I loaded it that night and off to work with it the next morning. Oh did I mention it was orange?
After using it I can say I am very happy to have gone with the 48". It is just the right size for the BX23.
1st Pic. Loaded and ready to go. Yes, I know I have to figure out a better way to transport it as my trailer is just long anough but puts to much load on the tongue.
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One of the finished job. It didn't look that high in the previous photos but I was cutting down weeds and grass over my head while sitting on the tractor.
That is three building lots of 1/2 acre each. It took me 5 hours. Not sure if that is good or not but I made $ 300 to do it. They are part of my partnerships inventory but we pay each other for extra work we do. I thought it to be a fair price as that is what we always got charged to do it.
That is three building lots of 1/2 acre each. It took me 5 hours. Not sure if that is good or not but I made $ 300 to do it. They are part of my partnerships inventory but we pay each other for extra work we do. I thought it to be a fair price as that is what we always got charged to do it.
