Looking for advice

[KU Gator]

I have a B2920 which we bought to maintain the 12 acres we purchased about 1.5 years ago. I mow about 6 or 7 acres now. It takes me about 4 hours to do it. I initially bought it with the FEL & MMM. Some of it had not been mowed in at least a year, so we added the rough cut mower. The manual suggested 48", but the dealer said he was confident the 60" would do fine. He had a light duty and medium duty Bush Hog brand mower in stock. I tried both of them on my tractor in his lot and ended up buying the medium duty. It seems to do fine. Now that I am keeping it mowed on a regular basis, typically every other week and have gotten the rocks picked up, I mow it with the MMM. As we continue to eliminate brush, I will use the rotary mower for that though, so for my situation, still worth having around for me. If yours is mostly grass and weeds that get out of control, you could look at renting a rough cut mower or having it cut by someone with one, and then after that mowing it with the MMM. I find it a lot easier to use and keep at the height I want and easier to get around trees.

As far as size goes, if I was only maintaining the 3 acres we live on, the B2920 would be a bit of overkill. I most of the time use the JD garden tractor I have for mowing it. But with the MMM, the B does a reasonable job on the yard if I want to use it. You just have to be careful on the tight turns with the industrial tires and they tend to tear up the grass if the ground is very moist. My wife drives it fine and likes to operate it (which will leave me doing the crap work).

As I mentioned in a previous post, if you try out the B3200, I would make sure you get the engine up to near the PTO speed to check out the vibration. That was not the only reason we did not choose the B7800 with I think the same engine, but it was a factor in our decision.

 

[kcook]

I have a B2920 which we bought to maintain the 12 acres we purchased about 1.5 years ago. I mow about 6 or 7 acres now. It takes me about 4 hours to do it. I initially bought it with the FEL & MMM. Some of it had not been mowed in at least a year, so we added the rough cut mower. The manual suggested 48", but the dealer said he was confident the 60" would do fine. He had a light duty and medium duty Bush Hog brand mower in stock. I tried both of them on my tractor in his lot and ended up buying the medium duty. It seems to do fine. Now that I am keeping it mowed on a regular basis, typically every other week and have gotten the rocks picked up, I mow it with the MMM. As we continue to eliminate brush, I will use the rotary mower for that though, so for my situation, still worth having around for me. If yours is mostly grass and weeds that get out of control, you could look at renting a rough cut mower or having it cut by someone with one, and then after that mowing it with the MMM. I find it a lot easier to use and keep at the height I want and easier to get around trees.

As far as size goes, if I was only maintaining the 3 acres we live on, the B2920 would be a bit of overkill. I most of the time use the JD garden tractor I have for mowing it. But with the MMM, the B does a reasonable job on the yard if I want to use it. You just have to be careful on the tight turns with the industrial tires and they tend to tear up the grass if the ground is very moist. My wife drives it fine and likes to operate it (which will leave me doing the crap work).

As I mentioned in a previous post, if you try out the B3200, I would make sure you get the engine up to near the PTO speed to check out the vibration. That was not the only reason we did not choose the B7800 with I think the same engine, but it was a factor in our decision.

Im sorry I have not been clear. At this point there is no plan on getting a MMM or RMM just a brush hog. Both my local dealer have said Brush hog size based on what the manufacture recommends. I will now with my lawn tractor which might be around a acker or so.

I will check the B3200 for the noise, thanks!!!

 

[KU Gator]

Actually you were clear, and it is obviously your decision. My point was only, the MMM is pretty good and if you are not literally cutting brush, it can cut some pretty high grass without missing a beat and is a lot easier to use.

The issue with the B3200 is not noise, it is vibration. You may find it to be acceptable and of no concern, but better to know before the purchase, than not know and be upset later. If I didn't get this attached correctly, go to the Kubota operating section and look at the B3200 HST pedal vibration thread.

B3200 HST Pedal Vibration? - Page 2 - TractorByNet.com

When I initially tried out the Kubotas, I found the reversing pedal that you operate with your heel weird, but you adjust to that pretty quick. Now when I get back on the JD garden tractor I don't like the side by side pedals.

Good luck on your decision.

 

[kcook]

Actually you were clear, and it is obviously your decision. My point was only, the MMM is pretty good and if you are not literally cutting brush, it can cut some pretty high grass without missing a beat and is a lot easier to use.

The issue with the B3200 is not noise, it is vibration. You may find it to be acceptable and of no concern, but better to know before the purchase, than not know and be upset later. If I didn't get this attached correctly, go to the Kubota operating section and look at the B3200 HST pedal vibration thread.

B3200 HST Pedal Vibration? - Page 2 - TractorByNet.com

When I initially tried out the Kubotas, I found the reversing pedal that you operate with your heel weird, but you adjust to that pretty quick. Now when I get back on the JD garden tractor I don't like the side by side pedals.

Good luck on your decision.

Cool, would I be wrong in saying a RC/brush hog is cheaper then MMM?

KC

 

[kcook]

Rear tires would not have gone over a section of grass/bruch with a MMM as compaired to a Brush Hog.

I have said brush hog due to that is what we have done to this point and it did a great job with no damage to that unit.

KC

 

[KU Gator]

With regard to cost, yes, the rough cut mower would be some cheaper. I don't remember what I paid for mine, but with the slip clutch, it was still cheaper. Also, there is more choice in rough cut mowers. You can get TSC level for quite a bit less than Woods, Land Pride or Bush Hog. I went with Bush Hog, because I wanted to get something I had more confidence in it holding up than some of the lighter duty, but others have said they had good results with King Kutter. Similarly with RFM you can get different brands and levels, but I don't know much about them. I like the MMM because I can go around trees and all like it is a garden tractor and easier to get in and out of areas. Plus, set it at the height you want and go.

I don't understand your other post and questions about the tires and driving over it.

 

[kcook]

With a MMM only one set of tire would drive over the grass before the Deck cuts it. Anything on the rear would have both front and back tires drive over that same area before the deck cuts it unless I was going backwards.

 

[MossRoad]

I don't want to use a MMM for most of my cutting, around the house I will use a lawn tractor that does a good job and its paid for.

Loader work, all gravel, stone, and dirt work. No mulch but snow to move in the winter.

KC

I understand about the lawn around the house. You mentioned brush hogging some fields, though, and that is what I was referring to. Brush hogging is a crummy job. It is slow and tedious and when you are done there are usually some windrows left and it looks like, well, a field! You indicated you want to brush hog more often than most of us would do it and that indicates you want more of a finished look. As someone else mentioned, once a field is cleared of brush and debris, a finish mower can be used on it without damaging it. That's why I threw out the suggestion.

 

[MossRoad]

With a MMM only one set of tire would drive over the grass before the Deck cuts it. Anything on the rear would have both front and back tires drive over that same area before the deck cuts it unless I was going backwards.

Ha! You need a Power Trac. The mower is out front. It cuts everything before you drive any of the tractor tires over it.

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[kcook]

I understand about the lawn around the house. You mentioned brush hogging some fields, though, and that is what I was referring to. Brush hogging is a crummy job. It is slow and tedious and when you are done there are usually some windrows left and it looks like, well, a field! You indicated you want to brush hog more often than most of us would do it and that indicates you want more of a finished look. As someone else mentioned, once a field is cleared of brush and debris, a finish mower can be used on it without damaging it. That's why I threw out the suggestion.

Im not doing a good job of asking and tell what I was going to do I don't care about the finished look. My wife want to be able to have our small dogs to go around large section of our land with out a collar. I didn't want to spend all day on a tractor with a finished mower. I used to spend hours with my dads Garden tractor cutting our 3.5 acker lawn. She doesn't think it needs to be finished cut, but cut down enough for our small dogs to walk/run around with her keeping an eye on them.