Mowing nx4510 rotary cutter question

[Nmw1]

yeah the ts12 is not on my list but it's pretty cool though

 

[NC419N]

I am running the BB72X with the same Tractor as yours and having zero problems with running over most anything (even things that I should not) go for it

 

[DieselBound]

I'm a bit confused on how people are judging what is "heavy duty," "medium duty" and "light duty.

There's mention of the Brush Hog BH26 as being "heavy duty." Per Brush Hog (Bush Hog(R) Perfomance You Can Count On

Bush Hogｮ BH 20 Single-Spindle Rotary Cutters
BH20 Series (BH25, BH26, & BH27 Models)
Bush Hog痴 Famous Reliability In A Medium-Duty Cutter

And for Landpride's 2672 and 2672 they're also "medium duty."

By comparison, Woods' BB72x is "light duty," in that they list it as cutting only up to 1 1/2" (their documentation seems a bit messed up as I have also seen them write it as up to 2").

Woods' "BB720X" it's listed as cutting up to 3", and based on that metric it would compare to the Landpride's and Brush Hog's "medium duty" cutters.

From my research it seems that "heavy duty" is pretty much reserved for commercial-level products. Not sure if it's really realistic for CUT folks to be looking to chop down 4" dia material!

 

[Nmw1]

for me it wouldn't be so i can mow down 4" but just incase i hit something that big or i encounter it every now and then i would know I didn't just destroy my cutter

 

[DieselBound]

Doing a bit more research it seems that, other than gearbox rating (which most would be fine with 90hp ones), deck thickness is the big separator of duty. Here's a discussion:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/188036-difference-between-heavy-duty-medium.html

As I'd noted, most of the stuff that's commercial is truly "heavy duty," 7ga decks (and 90+hp gearboxes) seem to be the general rule. These are MASSIVE units, closing in on 2k lbs for 7'.

My 5' "light duty" Rankin has been through war, hitting tire rims (slicing them), axles, logs, stumps and just about everything else (though in general I am not mowing big rocks). Based on this I'd have to say that "medium duty" is going to be able to tolerate cutting up stuff that most of us would rather not have to be around! (the noise has got to be insane!)

There's a pretty good comparison guide between several manufacturers' models (this is from Bush Whacker's site):

Bush-Whacker 5, 6, & 7 foot Heavy Duty Rotary Cutters

That's HEAVY DUTY stuff!

A couple of other possibilities would be Hardee (HARDEE: Agricultural Equipment) and Kodiak (Paladin Attachments - Heavy-Duty-(HD)-Cutters. The Kodiak cutter looks like a pretty decent value.

 

[Nmw1]

thanks for the info dieselbound, thats some nice comparisons, man that rhino 472 looks tough 4 1/2 material 1560lbs what a chunk of metal if i had at least a 60 hp tractor and some serious brush that would seem to be the one to have

 

[countrybumpkin]

I have a hardee 8' twin spindle with the 7 gauge deck only weighs in at 1600 lbs. been a very good mower.

 

[DieselBound]

NMw1, just shows that for most we're in the "medium duty" category.

country, those Hardees look like nice mowers!

I just got done poking around some more and it looks like Mahindra is rebranding the Kodiaks. The 7' Super Duty Roundback is right up there with the top-of-the-line [Super?] Heavy Duty units. E-mailed my dealer (also sell Mahindras) asking whether they can get one of these (and how much).

 

[JimR]

The NX4510 HST is quite capable of using a 6 foot brush hog mower. Weight of one of these with the FEL is 5000 pounds according to my dealer. I have a JD MX6 on mine and it works just fine. I did however snap the gearbox shaft on it and am being much more careful now with it since replacing it. I also have a 7 foot LandPride finish mower that I use on this machine. I used to use the LP mower on my old Cub cadet 7275 without any issues and that was only 27HP.