Yet another brush hog width question

[Glowplug]

I guess it all depends on how you wanted the mowed pasture to look. You can use the more narrow mower and squish down the grass with the tires at the edge or you could mow that same width. Either way, the grass is going to be "level". But my personal opinion would be to get a wider mower, go slower so that the grass has a chance to spring back, and cut it all the same length instead of just mashing it down. But I'm the kinda guy who is picky about things like that and wouldn't feel right unless it was all mowed the same height. A wider mower would then give you a cleaner cut and also allow for the mowing and triming obstacles as already mentioned. But, as stated above, I'd like my pasture to look like a golf course sometimes. It may be perfectly reasonable for you to decrease the grass height, by whatever means, and save the money by using a cheaper more narrow mower. A lot of it has to do with personal preferences.

 

[dknarnd]

BushHog has a light duty 84" cutter that is offset. It will track even with the outside of the left rear and extend about 1 1/2 foot past the right rear tire. This cutter has 2 rear wheels and it should work on a 40HP tractor.

 

[Soundguy]

I always prefer a mower that covers the rears on the tractor.. same with a box blade.

Soundguy

I have a 5' brush hog, and the sides come right about to the middle of the rears on my 2120. If I went to a 6', they'd reach just about the outside edge. Since the grass/brush gets crushed down by the tires, would a wider cutter actually cut more? When you're done mowing, the mowed grass and the crushed grass are about the same height, and grow back pretty evenly.
I'm sure I have power enough. At PTO rpm there's hardly any load on the engine, just a little mowing june grass.
This is what I think about mowing a 10 acre field: how can I do this quicker!
Jim