Should mower width match wheel width?

[MF283]

BushHog, Woods, JD make offset cutters, i'm sure there are other's.

 

[ericm979]

That would be cool. Never saw one that swings across the rear of the tractor for use on either side. Would definitely be hydraulic driven. Would require one remote to run the cutter, one remote to swing the main boom, one remote to change the angle of the wrist. Doable, but complex. I'm sure someone will chime in with a pic of such an animal.

Here's one, a verge mower: MAJOR Verge Mower - YouTube
Only two remotes as the cutter is driven off the pto. It won't offset to both sides of the tractor though, just one. But you can trim trees with it!

There are also flail mowers that fit in the more traditional position right behind the tractor but can be shifted side to side with hydraulics.

 

[jimmysisson]

Somewhere on tbn I saw a China brand maybe three-blade rough mower maybe 5' wide with a swinging extra mower on the right side. For fences, looked like, fairly new product. Jim