Mowing MOWING IN HIGH GEAR RANGE

[chrisjbell]

Hi Steve,

I have a Rhino SE5 (http://www.servis-rhino.com/html/se5.html), which is a 60" cutter. The 7300 handles it quite well. I was just noticing that it is rated to cut material "up to 1 inch" - uh, it'll cut considerably thicker than that. (Don't ask me how I know...)

It works great. I've got some pretty good rocks (most of them are gone now, but I still hit 'em) and it has whacked enough of them that the sides of the deck are bulging out where rocks have pounded them, but it has handled everything I've thrown at it. No repairs (although I should probably get new blades in it), just changed the gear oil a couple of times.

Anyway, I'd recommend a 60" hog. Any bigger and you'll probably have HP issues (and it would be a real pain to get it in to smaller areas), but you might be able to do a 72". It would depend on what you're mowing - if it is flat and you didn't let stuff get too long it would probably be OK (your actual mileage may vary, etc.).

And it is *so* much fun to drop that thing on top of a blackberry bush and watch it go bye-bye!

...Chris

 

[BILLMAN]

Thanks for the input guys. I think I understand now. Today , I was mowing again (ain't life grand) and payed a little closer attention. When ,I go up the hill (approx. 20%) I let of the hydro-pedal and maintain my PTO speed but, lose ground speed. As soon as I crest the hill I'm able to depress the hydro pedal further and pick up ground speed. The comment of "Don't think of the hydro pedal as a gas pedal " kinda made it clear. Thanks again...