Rhino 4150

[bdog]

That is impressive. That is a beast of a mower on a relatively small and light tractor. The mower might weigh more than the tractor? Any issues with it pushing you around?

Did you need the larger cut capacity? Curious as to why you chose it over the 2000 or 3000 series. The 4000 series is definitely a better mower but I am sure cost significantly more and with your tractor I might have been inclined to get a lighter unit.

My tractor is almost identical to yours in terms of PTO HP and I am in the market for a 15’ batwing. I was looking at the 2150. We are right at the minimum HP for the 4150 but the 2150 only calls for 50HP.

Anyway nice mower and it makes feel better getting a 15’ unit after your report.

 

[Bearsixty7]

I just took delivery of a new Rhino 4150...

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What length trailer is that?

 

[gatorguy7]

The mower comes in around 5,400 lbs. The 7040 weighs about 5,600 lbs naked, the fluid filled rear tires add ~1,200 lbs, and the loader is ~1,500 lbs for a total of ~8,300 lbs. I think the old metric is 1.5 times the weight of the tractor is its recommended max towing weight. That would say the 7040 could pull ~12,000 lbs.

That is our smallest tractor on the ranch. We also have a John Deere 7320 (130hp) and 7810 (150hp). I used the Kubota as it is smaller, lighter and easier to haul. Plus, I’m only cutting well maintained pastures.

The mower definitely does not push the tractor around. Would this be a good setup in hilly ground? I don’t know as I’m in Florida where the only topography I have are drainage ditches. The tractor grunts quite a bit when you turn on the pto but it runs the mower quite well once it’s up and running.

I plan on having this mower for a LONG time. Buy once cry once right? I like that is heavier built as it will hold up better than the 2150 or 3150. Also, I had a JD square baler that I got on a steal of a deal in a hay package. I traded in the baler on this mower and it covered half the cost of the new mower. Wells Fargo offered 0% financing for the remainder.

 

[gatorguy7]

What length trailer is that?

It is a 25+5 and it is a perfect fit. The mower is about 15'4" and the tractor is a little less than 10' to the front of the tires. I have to put the mower at its highest position and backed up all the way to the front of the trailer so I can drop the ramps.

 

[Bearsixty7]

It is a 25+5 and it is a perfect fit. The mower is about 15'4" and the tractor is a little less than 10' to the front of the tires. I have to put the mower at its highest position and backed up all the way to the front of the trailer so I can drop the ramps.

Awesome! I've been thinking I want/need a 30' GN flatbed to haul the tractor and current or possible future attachments and have been watching for a decent used one (Bad time marketwise right now). So this tells me I'm probably correct.

 

[gatorguy7]

I've been very pleased with my 30 footer. It's small enough that its still easy to get in and out of most parking lots but it is big enough to haul quite a bit. Here's a few examples of how much you can fit on a 30' deck.

Box blade, landscape rake, 7040 and 90" finish mower

Round baler, 8 wheel rake, 5' drum mower

 

[Bearsixty7]

I've been very pleased with my 30 footer. It's small enough that its still easy to get in and out of most parking lots but it is big enough to haul quite a bit. Here's a few examples of how much you can fit on a 30' deck.

Box blade, landscape rake, 7040 and 90" finish mower

Round baler, 8 wheel rake, 5' drum mower

Perfect! Just what I was wanting to see, I like how it has the bars to hold the ramps up if needed.
Looks like I should be able to get the tractor and any combination of implements I need on one.
I have a 30' BP Toyhauler so I'm used to the length, would just have to get used to the tracking being a little different.

 

[Bearsixty7]

Which model is that trailer?

20K Tandem Axle Elite Series or​

Workhorse Tandem Axle or other?​

 

[gatorguy7]

It is the 20k tandem axle 25+5 with 8k axles. Its not technically elite because it didn't come with the led light bar. I'm not sure if Gatormade is still making an elite vs. workhorse, they seemeed to be the same when I got mine. I've logged quite a few thousand miles in the two years I've owned it. Its a great trailer.

That load with the green dodge and squeeze chute was about 16,400 on the trailer axles. The trailer handled it great all the way home, about 8 hours and 500 miles on the interstate. The trailer came with Sailun G637 tires in 215/75/17.5. I've had really good luck with those on our horse and stock trailers.

 

[gatorguy7]

I spent most of the weekend mowing pastures with the new mower and I'm very pleased. The first pasture I mowed hasn't been mowed in a few years and was ate up with Broomsedge, a perennial bunch grass that grows a 3-4' tall inflorescence every fall. I had to slow down and take a 2/3 swath mowing some of these thick areas but that's because it was solid 4' grass. When I say slow down, I mean I was mowing in 4th instead of 5th in my 8 speed transmission. Travel speed is about 4.8mph in 4th and 5.5 in 5th. When I mow around the house with my finish mower 5th is as fast as I can go as 6th takes me up to 7 mph which causes the tractor to bounce too much even on smooth ground.

I am very pleased with the quality of cut. This mower really chops up the debris and it did not windrow at all, even cutting this super thick material. Our old Bush Hog 2615 windrowed so bad it looked like the grass was raked to bale hay. If you went over the material a second time it would only get worse. There was a little bit of striping in the tractor ruts which is to be expected since some of this grass was over 3' tall. The only time the mower missed was in the thickest parts of the pasture.

Here's the finished product.

The next pasture I moved on to had a lot of woody brush and weeds. Mowing thick grass bogged the tractor some but mowing this thicker stemmed material was no problem. This was a big reason why I went with such a heavy duty mower. I don't ever plan on cutting 4" thick material with this mower even though its rated to do it. Its nice to know I can mow down 1/2" to 2" weeds and it doesn't even blink. There were a few random 3-4' tall pine saplings coming up that were ~2" thick and the mower chopped them up no problem.