After putting the 60" MMM on my B7500 today (it was easier than I thought it would be for the first time thanks to all of your threads) I can't remember what tractor RPM I should be mowing at. I can't find anything in the manual. I started at 2000 rpm but that seemed slow. I then remebered that last year I mowed with an RPM of about 2500. It shows the PTO 540 at this mark. Is this the correct engine RPM to run while mowing? TIA.
Mowing Mower RPM Question
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sandyc
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I just hooked my mmm up to my 2200 today just to make sure everything worked ok....the rpm I found best was 2600. Granted I have but a 22hp but it seemed to do the trick.
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Yes.
Yes.
frank_f15
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set your throttle at the 540 pto speed, that should be around 2500 or 2600 rpm.
sandyc
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Hi Rogue:
The BX2200 doesn't come with a factory Tach so I got one called Tiny Tach from a company in Illinois. It is DC powered and has a small transponder that reads the fuel pulse in an injector line. A bit of velcro holds it to my dash. The tach on a diesel is not something you really need to look at like a sports car. I use the tach to set the rpm for the job I am doing and don't look at it until I need to change the speed.
The BX2200 doesn't come with a factory Tach so I got one called Tiny Tach from a company in Illinois. It is DC powered and has a small transponder that reads the fuel pulse in an injector line. A bit of velcro holds it to my dash. The tach on a diesel is not something you really need to look at like a sports car. I use the tach to set the rpm for the job I am doing and don't look at it until I need to change the speed.