Smooth top mowers, better?

[BGigHarbor]

7 ft rotary seems huge to me. I don't think my dealer stocks a 7 ft either.

But with a bigger tractor like yours, esp if flattish, I guess bigger is faster.

 

[jeff9366]

So, Gig, what width are you considering?

Narrower than tires for maneuverability? (Especially in reverse.)

Same width as tires, general purpose.

Twelve inches wider than tires for mowing edges?

 

[BGigHarbor]

So, Gig, what width are you considering?

Narrower than tires for maneuverability? (Especially in reverse.)

Same width as tires, general purpose.

Twelve inches wider than tires for mowing edges?

I am leaning towards 6 ft, same width as tires. Like the med duty LP which I think is around 1000lbs.

I like the idea of wider so easier to mow to edges, but 7 ft seems too big for my tractor. And most of what I will need to mow is not flat.

But that is a good question, one I am still wondering about.

 

[jeff9366]

Six foot Rotatry Cutter behind L5460 would be a good match in power and width. That is width I would choose, had I a L5460. You can cut a lot of area quickly with this matched pair.

Bear in mind Rotary Cutters are used in reverse some. When maneuvering in reverse, looking over one shoulder, the R/C will seem like a ponderous beast back there.

 

[BGigHarbor]

And I plan to back into stands of vegetation occasionally to mow down blackberries and small brush on the edge of places I can't drive through (side of road, etc) or because it's on the edge of a slope (down not up).

So a 7 footer seems kind of scary in those circumstances.

I am new to the game so want to stay reasonably conservative, but I know myself well enough to know I'll push things abit after awhile.

Luckily I can get by without a mower until spring now that I hired some bigger machines to do the first knockdowns.

 

[xring100]

I think your idea of a 6 footer is sound as it is about the same width as the tractor.

The 7 foot overall is about 4" wider on each side than my rear tires this is nice because i can actually mow up next to trees. My buddies 5 footer cuts 6 -9" narrower than his jd 2040 i used to use this to mow my field with this. I would never want another mower that much narrower than the tractor.

I believe TripleR uses a landpride 2672 on his L5*40 and considers this size a perfect match.

I would not consider a 7' medium duty on your tractor unless your all field with few objects to mow around. I barely have enough front weight without my loader.

 

[94BULLITT]

My neighbor has a 7' Woods. He keeps telling my that the 4240 won't turn it. We are going to find out someday.

 

[ishiboo]

This thread makes me wonder... I was looking at a 6' for my L3650 (~33 pto HP) for light cutting, I thought for mowing it would be plenty but maybe not? I just have some ditches/etc., no major brush.