left wing on 1517 batwing won't drop?!?

Soundguy · Apr 19, 2006

left wing on 1517 batwing won\'t drop?!?

Was trying to get some time to play with my 1517 batwing I just got yesterday.. ( ran into some problems with 1 of my 2 remotes on my tractor.. but that is inthe ford forum.. ).. anyway.. I can get the right wing to lift or drop nicely.. but the left seems stuck up. I undid the manual safety latch so that isn't it. Any ideas???

Soundguy

Soundguy · Apr 20, 2006

Re: left wing on 1517 batwing won\'t drop?!?

Got the wing down. 1st 4" of it were rusted. Took greasing the mid driveline zerk, loading it up with pb blaster... putting a little tension on it, and then tapping with a hammer... popped loose real easy..

Soundguy

sandman2234 · Apr 20, 2006

Re: left wing on 1517 batwing won\'t drop?!?

Does that mean you have the lights running and your out mowing now?
David from jax

Soundguy · Apr 20, 2006

Re: left wing on 1517 batwing won\'t drop?!?

Not yet... still gotta get 1 of the 2 remotes on my tractor fixed first.

Soundguy

MidGALandscaper · Apr 20, 2006

Re: left wing on 1517 batwing won\'t drop?!?

What size tractor are you pulling that with? I am looking at trying a light duty batwing to mow around this airport. Don't know if a 4720 can handle over 10 ft. The grass will only be cut 2 or 3 inches at the most.

Soundguy · Apr 21, 2006

Re: left wing on 1517 batwing won\'t drop?!?

I'm using a NH 7610s. Havn't cut with the 15' mower yet.. but everyone i talk to says the 7610s will pull it. It's about 90-95 eng hp.. so guess 88 pto hp..

I've been using a 3pt 10' mower and the tractor doesn't even know it is spinning the blades...

Soundguy

sweettractors · Apr 21, 2006

Re: left wing on 1517 batwing won\'t drop?!?

Soundguy, You have plenty of tractor to pull it. We have a 15 ft M&W batwing running behind a 93 HP MF and sometime a 85 HP JD. For us the thing to watch for is the cutter is so heavy, it will push the tractor on downgrades and it can get hairy when the field is a little wet--Ken Sweet

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ddivinia · Apr 21, 2006

Re: left wing on 1517 batwing won\'t drop?!?

I would have to look it up, but I believe a 4720 is rated for 8' shredder. According to the JD website it says a MX-8 is the largest mower. I wanted ot run a batwing on my 4720 also and found out that the mower weighs more than the tractor! The HP is not the factor, it is a weight thing. I bought a JD HX-15 along with a JD 5525 to satisfy my need for a batwing.

D.

QRTRHRS · Apr 22, 2006

Re: left wing on 1517 batwing won\'t drop?!?

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Soundguy, You have plenty of tractor to pull it. We have a 15 ft M&W batwing running behind a 93 HP MF and sometime a 85 HP JD. For us the thing to watch for is the cutter is so heavy, it will push the tractor on downgrades and it can get hairy when the field is a little wet--Ken Sweet)</font>I stay off the wet fields with my Case 2096 108hp that I pull my batwing with. Weighing in at about 8 tons, it will do a lot of damage. As long as I remember to have the front end engaged, the mower does not much push the tractor around.

Getting back to the original hp question, you should have plenty for most situations. If you get into any conditions that seem to load the engine then don't take such a big bite and/or reduce your ground speed which you usually want to do anyway. You may also want to have your radiator and air intake service up to date to keep the temps normal.