cuttin grass

[schmism]

a weeks worth of growth and its not even summer yet.

i need nearly full "540" speed (aka 2200 rpm) for avg mowing. Taller grass requires less HST peddel.

thats a full 72" of MMM....

(my aunt mowing)

 

[thatguy]

If this was the first mowing, dont complain too much.. I have mowed four times so far this year and its needs the fifth right now.. I only have time to cut it once a week and by then its well past the point of needed a trim..

Its taking me about 3 to 4 hours to push my yard, but the 2320 is on order and should be here next week (or so the dealer says LOL)..

brian

 

[jbrumberg]

schmism:

Your R-4's do not appear to tear up your lawn. It appears you folded your ROPS because of the tree. Just a reminder to raise your ROPS! Jay

 

[schmism]

oh no, it was the 4th cutting this season.

and i just recently folded it down. ive fought the trees for months now and decided to fold it down recently, to "give it a try". Im sorry i waited so long. no more fighting the clothes line, the fruit trees, etc.

as for tear up the yard..... depends....

ive learned what will tear up the yard and what doesnt. if i even look at the yard when its raining or within 24 hrs of a decent rain im leaving 3" ruts EVERYWERE! 4wd and hard turns = scuffed turf.

other than that, im happy. They arnt turf tires, but they arnt R1's either soooooo

 

[jbrumberg]

You should see what weighted R-1's in 4WD can do

 

[schmism]

You should see what weighted R-1's in 4WD can do

ya every time i start doing heavy FEL work i long for weighted rears... then every time i want to tip toe around the kinda wet yard (even if it isnt to mow the grass) i cringe at the ruts....


sooooooo im sticking with no liquid rears and stick to 3pt ballest i can remove

 

[ovrszd]

My Son uses a 4300 JD with R1s and a RFM. He plows his lawn this time of year. But he mows around five acres of what used to be pasture so he doesn't mind a few ruts.

I don't notice my Bota rutting any worse than my JD even though it is twice the weight. It's on a lot bigger tire. What I do notice is I tend to go into places that I shouldn't with the Bota because I can use 4wd to get out. That's when you leave some serious marks!!! My JD is on R1 rears. My Bota is on R4s.

We are on a six day mowing schedule and will stay that way until it gets hotter and drier. Terry rides the JD and I ride the Bota, we mow around 3 acres, takes us a couple hours, so we have no complaints.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

a weeks worth of growth and its not even summer yet.

i need nearly full "540" speed (aka 2200 rpm) for avg mowing. Taller grass requires less HST peddel.

thats a full 72" of MMM....

(my aunt mowing)

I mowed my lawn 4 times IN MARCH..... We had 3 weeks of 80+ degree weather then. I'm mowing unused pastures for the 2nd time already this year. A hay field next to my place looks almost ready to cut already. (Orchard grass/Alfalfa mix) If the weather holds, we won't be able to GIVE hay away this year.

 

[Soundguy]

Nice looking grass.. I'm envious.

Great looking machine too.

soundguy

 

[3RRL]

Hey schmism,
Great photos of your mower.
I had some fun mowing this weekend too.

 

[Fug1000]

Hey schmism,
Great photos of your mower.
I had some fun mowing this weekend too.

Now that looks like a picture postcard. If I ever saw a picture that said BUY A TRACTOR your's is it! Very nice!

 

[schmism]

Hey schmism,
Great photos of your mower.
I had some fun mowing this weekend too.

DUDE THERES GREEN STUFF in your brown dirt valley!

ppppssssttttt stay tuned for a new thread concerning my garden and plow comming later today

 

[firemanpat2910]

We have scattered the dust a few times but cut grass????
No rain in 2 months,none on the forecast. Load that hay up and bring it south,I would bet you will make a killing.

 

[schmism]

ya ive heard you guys are hurtin down there in FL......

I had 1.5" in the rain gauge at the end of the 3 day long rain event last fri evening.

last night i was out plowing up the garden and all but the lowest spots were drying out enough that it wasnt mud anymore...

farmers seem happy as they got there stuff in a week or so before that and now everything in the feilds is popup in like mad

 

[Z-Michigan]

You should see what weighted R-1's in 4WD can do

No, you should see what weighted R-1's in 2wd can do! Rut city! 4wd helps to avoid slipping and thus avoid ruts. I have lots of recent experience here in soggy Michigan.

On the other hand, the traction I can get with R1s and 4wd is absolutely amazing. I don't think anything but a track machine can compare in mud and bad conditions. (Of course, I now know these are conditions when I should be staying off the soil because I'm probably compacting it like crazy.)

 

[sandman2234]

It just rained here, for about 5 minutes, not enough to wet the dust in the driveway. Sure isn't enough to put out any fires!
David from jax

 

[Glowplug]

No, you should see what weighted R-1's in 2wd can do! Rut city! 4wd helps to avoid slipping and thus avoid ruts. I have lots of recent experience here in soggy Michigan.

On the other hand, the traction I can get with R1s and 4wd is absolutely amazing.

I agree. In 2WD when wet my fronts may slide a little when turning really tearing up the turf. 4WD tends to PULL the front-end along. Thus, no turf damage!

I've mowed my yard at least 4 times and each time the grass is so tall it really clumps. I've mowed my PASTURE 3 times!

 

[jbrumberg]

Glowplug and Z-Michigan:

Now that you mention it I can not remember whether or not I really tore up the "lawn" in 2WD or 4WD with my R-1's. I guess I should go out and take a "spin" and/or at least try some figure 8's on the lawn to see which does the most damage. I will let "She Who Must Be Obeyed " be the judge. Be prepared for some good bargains on a used tractor and attachments in good condition afterwards. Jay

 

[Z-Michigan]

Chuck, you have some really nice lawn toys!

Jay, I will take the bargain on your TC29 full setup. May I suggest you do figure-8s between the front lawn and the garden? I'd like some photos too.

We're getting about our normal rainfall here and all the grass is doing really well. Good thing too since the prior owners (through last October) kept 7 horses on only 2 acres of pasture, err paddocks. They must have planted some really tough grass though because it's starting to come back in those pastures with no horses on them (our 2 horses are on a recently created new pasture that was formerly useless lawn that we didn't want to have to mow).

 

[Glowplug]

Seven horses on 2 acres!! That should be illegal!
Probably nothing left but mud and manure.