Ford 1720 with 6' Bush Hog RDTH72 finish mower?

trmechapt · Jul 22, 2014

Keep your blades sharp and it will handle it. I have a 5' Land Pride on My 1720 and have been through a lot of tough grass. Bahia grass is really thick and I have to slow down a little but it handles it.
GAry

tcreeley · Jul 22, 2014

I was thinking Bush hog - rough thick stuff like 1" saplings.

I found what you were referring too I think, and that looks a lot better than what I was thinking. Price looks ok too. Like others say, 6' should work.
http://www.tractorhouse.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=8724073

This is my 5' set up, and 6' on this would be too big.View attachment 383793

titus211 · Jul 23, 2014

trmechapt said:
Keep your blades sharp and it will handle it. I have a 5' Land Pride on My 1720 and have been through a lot of tough grass. Bahia grass is really thick and I have to slow down a little but it handles it.
GAry

We have plenty of Bahia and Bermuda, so I'll have to keep the blades sharp. Now it's just a matter of finding a used mower at a reasonable price locally. That bush hog I mentioned earlier was pretty beat up.

Thanks for all the advice!

SDT · Jul 25, 2014

A 6' rough cut mower is too heavy and too wide for your 1720 except in IDEAL conditions. Get a 5' cutter.

SDT

titus211 · Jul 25, 2014

SDT said:
A 6' rough cut mower is too heavy and too wide for your 1720 except in IDEAL conditions. Get a 5' cutter.

I'm not following on the too heavy part. TractorData.com shows 1742# lift capacity on the rear for that tractor; a 6' mower weights 600-700#. What am I missing?

Edit: I see you say "rough cut" - I'm not looking at a rotary cutter/shredder, but a finishing mower. Maybe that's the difference?

titus211 · Jul 28, 2014

Over the weekend I found and bought a used 6' Land Pride FDR1672 finishing mower for $1125. Hooked it up after checking the oil and grease fittings and mowed my 3 acres on Saturday. It handles fine - I mowed in 3rd/2nd on the shuttle (would that be 8th gear?) for the open areas that weren't too tall, and shifted down to around 2nd/1st on shuttle (4th) gear for a few places where it was really thick and taller (8"+).
Thanks for all the advice!

tcreeley · Jul 28, 2014

Nice mower - looks good, useful! Enjoy it!

stevem5215 · Jul 28, 2014

Watch the temperature gauge. A bigger deck will work but may overheat it when pushed hard.

Steve with a 72" finish deck on a 1900 (and it will overheat in tall grass pushed hard)