Rotary Cutters: Woods vs Land Pride

[weathda]

Good question on the clevis. Because of the clevis design it supports Cat I, II and III hookups. The center is for Cat III.

Quote from the manual Section I of Assembly and Setup. "The lower lift arms of a Category 2 tractor will be positioned to the outside of the cutters lower hitch lugs on the RCR2596 & RCRM2596 cutters".

 

[weathda]

My bushhog 306 does the same thing with the clumps of grass catching just like that. But only certain types. Every so often I have to raise the cutter to let it clear, as it balls up SO much it actually matts down grass in front and I loose a good foot of efficient cutting.

Interesting. Can't remember if I pointed that out. To be fair, the LP only does it in certain types of grass too. It's just nice that the Woods doesn't do it at all.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Good question on the clevis. Because of the clevis design it supports Cat I, II and III hookups. The center is for Cat III.

Quote from the manual Section I of Assembly and Setup. "The lower lift arms of a Category 2 tractor will be positioned to the outside of the cutters lower hitch lugs on the RCR2596 & RCRM2596 cutters".

That looked kinda odd to me as well. Their literature says the 2596 is for cat 1 or 2. But, if the diameter of the pin in between the clevis is 1 7/16", that's the only way to do it.
Travis

 

[BlacknTan]

Glad to do it. Maybe it might help someone. I saw the thread in your link just before I posted this thread. Maybe it will even things out. Sure pays to do some research before buying any cutter of any brand and not just relying on the name.



Same here. I'd like to see some reviews on Bush Hog and Rhino as well. We seriously looked at a Bush Hog before buying the Woods. Seems the only ones the local dealer had had been sitting out in the weather for months and looked like a 10 year old cutter. Probably wouldn't make any difference, but when paying a new price, I like for it to look new. Definitely no regrets on the Woods.

Yes, I agree on the multi-spindle PTO HP statement. We had a Land Pride RCR1872 6' cutter before trading up to the 8' and it took every bit as much power to pull that 6' as it did the 8'.



We used it on one cutting and it got beat up. Wasn't impressed with it, but the best way out of it without losing a shirt was to trade back into a Land Pride, hence the 8' cutter. The 2596 is a good cutter and will do fine, but just not the best between the two.

Love this photo!

Good lookin' equipment, on beautiful land!

 

[weathda]

Love this photo!

Good lookin' equipment, on beautiful land!

Thanks BlacknTan! I'm blessed to have it.

 

[PoorPlowboy]

I know that Bush Hog, Rhino and others make this same size/type of mower. I'd love for owners of those other brands to post their impressions and experiences with theirs.

One of the great things about these 8-foot multi-spindle mowers is that they don't take anywhere near the PTO HP that a 7-foot or 8-foot single spindle mower takes, which makes them a viable option for those of us who have 35 - 45 PTO HP tractors.

I have a Bushhog 3008 and if I posted pictures of my finished cutting you couldn't tell it apart from the OP's LandPride pictures. It clumps and windrows badly, but it will cut all of the grass and not leave any standing.

 

[htobin]

For 5 years we ran a single blade 5' Landpride mower with no problems. Worked great even in brush. Recently traded up to a 10' dual blade RCR 25. Within a couple of hours it broke down with a broken gear. The dealer replaced the unit and within a few hours, again, one of the gearboxes broke down with a broken gear. The dealer contacted LandPride to advise them that they had a gearbox problem. There was no evidence of abusing the unit. At any rate, the gearbox should be the last thing to fail. The company denied having any problems but they are going to replace the RCR 25 with an RCF 30 which is supposed to be more rugged. We'll see what happens, but I would be cautious in ordering a LandPride RCR 25.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I've had such good luck with Woods cutters, that's what I WILL buy next time.

For me, it's going to be a new Brushbull med. duty...

SR

 

[jd870]

Does any one out there have experience with rhino brand cutters.?

 

[orangeandgreen]

I have a Rhino 172, very pleased with it. It seems to be a good match for my 3240.