MX5800 rotary cutter opinions

[big bubba]

Maybe consider a dual-spindle 8-foot-wide unit. Takes less PTO power with a wider cut.

`my 8'twin (rhino) is right at 2k #. far too much machine for the MX. i'd stick w/6' for that model. once had a MX5000 w/6' BH, a good match. loading rear tires would help & be a safer ride. think 7' single spindle would be too much as well, esp HD one. the tail would wag the dog

 

[jyoutz]

`my 8'twin (rhino) is right at 2k #. far too much machine for the MX. i'd stick w/6' for that model. once had a MX5000 w/6' BH, a good match. loading rear tires would help & be a safer ride. think 7' single spindle would be too much as well, esp HD one. the tail would wag the dog

I disagree. I run a 7’ single spindle rotary cutter with my MX6000. It easily handles this cutter.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I'm fairly certain that there are people on the tractor forums who regularly use 8' rough-cut mowers behind their MX series tractors. Thus my recommendation.
I do not have any personal knowledge if they are an issue or not.
I do not have or have ever used that size of tractor.

It sure seems as though one of these would not be any issue for an MX tractor.

Maybe Bush Hog is wrong?

 

[2manyrocks]

I'm fairly certain that there are people on the tractor forums who regularly use 8' rough-cut mowers behind their MX series tractors. Thus my recommendation.
I do not have any personal knowledge if they are an issue or not.
I do not have or have ever used that size of tractor.

It sure seems as though one of these would not be any issue for an MX tractor.

Maybe Bush Hog is wrong?

Curious about this myself because I am considering buying a wider cutter for my mx5200. That link seems to say one can use a 8 foot pull behind cutter with only a 35hp tractor or do they mean 35 pto hp?

 

[big bubba]

I disagree. I run a 7’ single spindle rotary cutter with my MX6000. It easily handles this cutter.

actually that could well be. at the time i considered a 7', then upgraded to M series & went w/8'twin 3ph, glad i did rather than 7'. as noted above, the twin provides smooth even cut.
it's possible the OP could get a drag type twin for the MX, but for me 3ph is essential.

 

[JWR]

I disagree. I run a 7’ single spindle rotary cutter with my MX6000. It easily handles this cutter.

`my 8'twin (rhino) is right at 2k #. far too much machine for the MX. i'd stick w/6' for that model. once had a MX5000 w/6' BH, a good match. loading rear tires would help & be a safer ride. think 7' single spindle would be too much as well, esp HD one. the tail would wag the dog

Well OK but this whole thread is about the advisability of the OP buying and using a 6ft heavy duty Bush Hog weighing 1300 lbs that he is considering, not a 7 foot model weighing 2000 lbs. I agree with big bubba -- the 6 ft will be just fine, no reason to go larger, good reasons NOT to go larger. Well said Bubba.

 

[big bubba]

you are correct going back to the original thread. i was responding to the twin spindle reply earlier on. best regards

 

[MtnViewRanch]

you are correct going back to the original thread. i was responding to the twin spindle reply earlier on. best regards

And then the very next post (#5) the OP said that an 8' would be great if he could find one that was reasonable.
I believe that the OP was confused about the 60 PTO hp recommended for a 6' cutter that he was looking at, not even thinking that the recommendation is for cutting 4" brush with that particular BH.
Yes maybe I was off topic with the 8' recommendation. But I think that most people prefer to cut as wide as they can simply to cut down on time spent.

Everyone's circumstances are different, and I don't believe that the OP's cutting conditions have ever been mentioned, have they?

 

[big bubba]

so given "wider is better" what are the pto/tractor hp requirements of an 8'twin drag type cutter? & of course, many overlook, as you mention, height of grass & condition of cutter knives. @ this point, think the thread has become speculation & rhetorical, & yes, we need more info.

 

[2manyrocks]

I think the OP has been told that an 8' cutter will run on a MX5200 or MX5400, I forget which, in another thread. The MX5200 manual says a 7' cutter can be run. Why would someone run a 6' cutter on a MX if the manual says a 7' can be run? Looks like you'd want as much cutting width as you can get to reduce the time spent mowing so long as the mower doesn't weigh more than what would be safe?