Comparison Question

[daydk1]

I currently own a 2015 4530 and the dealer sold me on a 6 foot standard duty bush hog. I'm wondering now if I went too small. Would this tractor be able to handle a 7 foot heavy duty hog? Some of the land I bush hog is hilly.

Thanks,
Darrell

 

[clevalley]

I wouldn't. I have a 2555 HST with 42.5 PTO HP and it does fine but when I get in the 24"+ tall, really thick weeds I have to slow down a bit and let it catch up when I am mowing 4"

A 7' finish mower you could possibly handle but not a 7' HD rotary cutter, at least the Mahindra/Kodiak model.

 

[oldpilgrim]

The general rule is 1 foot of mower per 5 pto hp.

 

[aczlan]

You might be better off with a 8' twin spindle mower (possibly a towed or semi mount vs a 3 point one) vs a 7' single spindle mower.
It won't stick out as far and may be easier to spin IP.

Aaron Z

 

[OLV1071571]

I just bought a landpride RCR1872. The main reason is that my max pto is 31HP and the cutter is rated with a range of 20-65 HP. They usually package the 5 footers with same size tractors as mine and pto requirements are the same.

I did a good amount of research and decided to go with this one due to the balance of weight, cutting ability, quality and PTO flexibility. Hope that helps.

 

[daydk1]

You might be better off with a 8' twin spindle mower (possibly a towed or semi mount vs a 3 point one) vs a 7' single spindle mower.
It won't stick out as far and may be easier to spin IP.

Aaron Z

Thanks. The dealer kind of frowned against going with a 7 footer, but it seems that my 6 foot bush hog barely covers the tire tracks. I was hoping for something a little bigger.

 

[Navasot]

It will handle the 7fter

Id go to a 12ft wing

 

[aczlan]

Thanks. The dealer kind of frowned against going with a 7 footer, but it seems that my 6 foot bush hog barely covers the tire tracks. I was hoping for something a little bigger.

I was considering an 8-footer for our Kubota L3830 and it has a fair amount less horsepower than your tractor does.
An 8ft twin spindle bush hog should be about 6 feet long and 8.5 feet wide


Aaron Z