Mowing

[jshbryan]

I am mowing in renage 2 gear 1 with an RPM of 2500. The cutter has a slip clutch on it. I will check the blades.

 

[JoeL4330]

So is there a rotary cutter in between what I have and a finishing mower? To me it just looks bad. When I drive around and see what other people places look like that are cut with rotary cutters there is no comparison.

Don't know your budget or your tractor capacity, but BEFCO - Products - Finishing Mowers - Cyclone C70 is a HD finishing mower, with Free swinging kick back blades and can pretty much jump stumps like a rotary ...if you get interested in one, make sure it has hard tires

 

[thingy]

Well after actually looking at that picture,,it just looks to me like they wasn't much grass,[very tall],cause I don't see a windrow,,,and if your fronts digging in,you need to raise the front with three point so it don't,,my kk brush hog works very good on grass,,don't cut mine till its 4 ft tall sometimes in spring,have never sharpened the baldes in going on 5 years of use,,using a chain instead of toplink will help keep rear wheel,in your case wheels,on the ground,for a more even cut,,,but looks like it did alright,,just raise the front end up,,,get the deck about level,maybe 5-6 inches off ground,,set your tail wheels as close as they can be set to 5-6 inches with deck about level,than do the rest with three point,,you ain't going to get it exact,,like I said a couple of times a chain works better than a top link,,,I use from 1/2 to about 3/4 throttle,I'm sure half is less than recommened speed,but it still cuts good even at 1/2 in light short grass,,I don't use more than 3/4 for 4 ft thick stuff,,I don't go fast but I don't creep,,maybe a fast walk generally,slower in thick stuff generally,,,thingy

 

[Egon]

Why go shorter than 6 inches as that may be an optimum height for grass.

 

[1bush2hog]

I think Soundguy has it - check the slip clutch - it may be too loose causing it to slip too easily

 

[thingy]

Don't know why you guys think it might be slip clutch? Hes plowing the ground with front end he says,a cutter ain't nothing more than a lawnmower deck,,you don't cut your yard with your deck set so low it plows dirt,,thingy

 

[Glowplug]

Do you mow with the 3ph in float position or using position control? And do you have your toplink in the correct hole? Don't know if that's it but it is something to think about and consider.

 

[thingy]

Good point Chuck,,started to say float is where,,but of course no,,postion is where,,front stays same,,rear floats,[or is supposed to anyways,],chain,,thingy

 

[jshbryan]

Here is a pic of the top link connection to the cutter. It swivels all the way around so it is a "float" system.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b17/OrangeMach/TopLinkConnect001.jpg

 

[thingy]

Yeah,yeah,yeah,[didn't look at picture,so maybe something new but doubt it],,that u shaped piece of metal didn't do it for me,,chain works much better,,,don't know why so many are afraid to try it,,,I heard it one time back when I was first trying and bought it hook line and sinker,,glad I did,has saved me alot,,maybe life,,[when going up a very steep hill,tail wheel stays on ground],,,thingy