looking to buy my first disk mower... deere kuhn?

[quadmaster50]

Looking for advise on buying my first disk mower, been using bush hog with sides cut out for a long time...
found a deere 260 that leaks oil out cutter seals for 1800.00 and a kuhn 8.5' that is ready to go for 2000.00
Are these decent mowers? I'm sure they are 1980's or early 90s' so they are OLD!
Ill be using a 55HP kioti DK55 4x4

 

[Tx Jim]

Very little difference in older model JD & Kuhn's except the color of the paint as Kuhn built cutter for JD . Parts will interchange. I'd buy the cutter that is field ready if amount of wear(use) is similar.

 

[powerscol]

Have you considered a drum mower. You can get a wider cut with the same HP tractor, and they are generally cheaper. The new Kuhn and also Kubota disk mowers appear to be built a little heavier than other models. One question is what brand of dealers you have near you to get support and parts - also check out parts prices. Hope this helps

 

[Fallon]

Personally I prefer my dick unmowed, but thats just me.

 

[quadmaster50]

Have you considered a drum mower. You can get a wider cut with the same HP tractor, and they are generally cheaper. The new Kuhn and also Kubota disk mowers appear to be built a little heavier than other models. One question is what brand of dealers you have near you to get support and parts - also check out parts prices. Hope this helps

I haven't really heard about a drum mower to be honest, Ill look into them for sure..
And as for dealers jim i have a few deere dealers within 20 miles or so.

 

[quadmaster50]

Cant find any disk mowers around at all, I al worried my 5500 lb tractor will not handle a 8' disk mower.

 

[Tx Jim]

Cant find any disk mowers around at all, I al worried my 5500 lb tractor will not handle a 8' disk mower.

If you're worried about your tractor not handling the cutter weight you could put cutter on a caddy. Caddy is much easier to attach to tractor than just the cutter and IMHO caddy follows contour of ground better

 

[Navasot]

KRONE!111111111111111

 

[MORRISONSTEEL]

Krone makes a good product IF you have dealer support, their dealer presence in some states is not that great but I do see that there is at least 4 of them in IN vs the nearly 60 in TX. Based on the size of the states TX has approx twice as many dealers per/sq mile.

 

[bjr]

Have you considered a drum mower. You can get a wider cut with the same HP tractor, and they are generally cheaper. The new Kuhn and also Kubota disk mowers appear to be built a little heavier than other models. One question is what brand of dealers you have near you to get support and parts - also check out parts prices. Hope this helps

+1 on the Drum Mower. Try SFI in Texas. Lately I've been buying my blades from Webbs Sickle Service. They have some German made blades that last longer.