MY Kind of Bushhogging !!!

[Coyote machine]

What's the (electric)? fence for?

 

[xring100]

Sounds like easy money. I rarely run over ground smooth enough to go 8 or 9 mph. Without trying to take flight from my seat and testing out the seatbelt

 

[creekbend]

Good deal. I love to Bush Hog.

 

[farmgirl19]

I'd love to bushhog that place for the money! Of course, I look for things to do with the tractor, and if it was that close, and that smooth, I'd be in heaven! Great job!

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon LD1,
Be careful there, if the guy buys the other 4 acres, he might want his own tractor.....

 

[LD1]

What's the (electric)? fence for?

ITs not electric. This buy bought the place about 6 months ago and the fence was already there. He uses it for his dogs when he leaves. They must be in heaven with 3 acres:thumbsup:

Sounds like easy money. I rarely run over ground smooth enough to go 8 or 9 mph. Without trying to take flight from my seat and testing out the seatbelt

Yea, it was smooth. But 8mph is too much for the bushhog. I did the figuring once, lets see if I can remember...

Each blade has 6" of "cutting surface. With 2 blades, each RPM can only effectively cut 1 foot of grass. So at 540 RPM, and a 1:1 gearbox, thats 540 fpm I can mow. Which is 6.13 MPH before I out run the bushhog.

I checked my manual, and my 2H is 5.3 MPH. And 3H jumps to 7 something. But if I had a mower with a faster blade speed.........this one is kinda slow compared to some, but it is a HD cutter made for dense stuff. Its only running a little over 10,000fpm blade speed. I have seen some 16,000+.

@ 5.3MPH, that makes my max 3.85 acres /hr. Looks like I was about 78% efficient.

 

[fieldman12]

Good deal! What brand of rotary cutter you got? My Bush Hog brand tends to not cut great at faster speeds and its been that way since new. Low 2 or Low three is what I run in 90% of the time.

 

[LD1]

Its a bushhog brand. Model 306. A heavy duty piece. 6' cutters dont get much heavier. 1100# and a 90hp gearbox. Rated to cut 3 or 4" stuff