What mower for YM 1510d?

bmaverick · Jul 15, 2020

tractorErnie said:
We farm fruit groves.

Best fruit down there would be citrus. :tractor: :licking:

bmaverick · Jul 15, 2020

CoyPatton said:
Well you got me on that one. I know next to nothing or perhaps less about fruit grove farming.
I have been involved with row crop farming and with a couple of different types of livestock farming.
At times in some of this while working a full time job in addition to farming. And a bit of haying also.
Between the various things needing to be done, I frequently worked as many or more hours farming as I did the other job. And always more hours at harvest time on crops. Even in off seasons there was plenty to keep one busy.

Coy, we must live similar lives then. Doing the same here. :thumbsup:

bmaverick · Jul 15, 2020

winston1 said:
This is the swivel stump jumper blades on what I am calling a rotary mower. Tough as nails. RCR12 Series Rotary Cutters | Land Pride

Winston, I've looked at the Land Pride and then went with the King Kutter. Not only 10 gauge thick steel, but wider blades too. The stump hopper on the KK is by far superior than the Land Pride. The 3PT connection has jounce pivots to allow the entire deck to self raise when hitting a stump or log or huge boulder. After passing, the deck returns back to the original level the 3PT is set to. The LP only has the top-link swivel and not the lower arm jounces like the KK has. KK calls this the FLEX HITCH system.

California,
For a smaller YM-Series machine, the L-48-40-P-FH would do the job just fine. And it does have the chains to keep the flying stuff from shooting out so hard.
King Kutter 4 Foot Flex Hitch Rotary Kutter L 48 4 P FH

Now, other than the functionality of the KK vs. LP, the KK really LACKS in primer and paint quality. No matter where you shop to pick up a KK, it's already with a few surface rust marks. I have 3 KK attachment/implements. Cost & function won for the purchase more so than the paint and primer.

AND YES ... an OVERRUN CLUTCH is required. Mine came from Fredricks. Hoye sells the same one. It's the one with the grease zerk fitting. A must have.

California · Jul 15, 2020

bmaverick said:
California,
For a smaller YM-Series machine, the L-48-40-P-FH would do the job just fine. And it does have the chains to keep the flying stuff from shooting out so hard.
King Kutter 4 Foot Flex Hitch Rotary Kutter L 48 4 P FH

Now, other than the functionality of the KK vs. LP, the KK really LACKS in primer and paint quality. No matter where you shop to pick up a KK, it's already with a few surface rust marks. I have 3 KK attachment/implements. Cost & function won for the purchase more so than the paint and primer.

AND YES ... an OVERRUN CLUTCH is required.

I've run a Howse 4 ft rotary mower since 2004. Its still in good condition. I've changed the fluid (90 wt) a couple of times, and found it was contaminated with water. I'm 10 miles inland from the ocean so rust from salt air is common here. But without going out to look at the mower, I don't recall rust or at least any more than everything else here. There wasn't any when it was new.

It's PTO coupling is a PIA. Twist an outer collar to depress the concealed button. That got stiffer and stiffer regardless of pouring silicon lube into the collar before storage every year. About year 10, I took off the collar. It takes WD40 to free up the button each year but its not too bad, its better than before.

Overall for a medium price non-pro implement, I think this Howse 4 ft was fair value for the money.

I think I already mentioned this but I use a chain between the top of the qhitch and the mower's mast. This lets it float over substantial elevation changes without binding, but remains capable of lifting the mower when needed.

winston1 · Jul 15, 2020

bmaverick said:
Winston, I've looked at the Land Pride and then went with the King Kutter. Not only 10 gauge thick steel, but wider blades too. The stump hopper on the KK is by far superior than the Land Pride. The 3PT connection has jounce pivots to allow the entire deck to self raise when hitting a stump or log or huge boulder. After passing, the deck returns back to the original level the 3PT is set to. The LP only has the top-link swivel and not the lower arm jounces like the KK has. KK calls this the FLEX HITCH system.

California,
For a smaller YM-Series machine, the L-48-40-P-FH would do the job just fine. And it does have the chains to keep the flying stuff from shooting out so hard.
King Kutter 4 Foot Flex Hitch Rotary Kutter L 48 4 P FH

Now, other than the functionality of the KK vs. LP, the KK really LACKS in primer and paint quality. No matter where you shop to pick up a KK, it's already with a few surface rust marks. I have 3 KK attachment/implements. Cost & function won for the purchase more so than the paint and primer.

AND YES ... an OVERRUN CLUTCH is required. Mine came from Fredricks. Hoye sells the same one. It's the one with the grease zerk fitting. A must have.

Many of the major manufacturers of rotary mowers have different series starting with lightest and going to heavy duty. Deck gauge, stump jumpers, slip clutches all change as you go up. Rotary Cutters | Land Pride