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<blockquote data-quote="chevytaHOE5674" data-source="post: 1766503" data-attributes="member: 19817"><p>Hesston 1340 12' disc machine gear driven cutter bed with steel rolls. With my 7710 in a good hay crop I was really limited to 4th gear and then use the dual power to drop to turtle in the thick spots. I used to burn right at 5.5 gallons of fuel per hour and mow about 5-6 acres per hour.</p><p></p><p>I now pull the mower with a TW15 or 8830 and the only speed limitation is field smoothness. I burn about 7 gallons per hour in either of those tractors and mow anywhere from 9-13 acres an hours depending on smoothness. </p><p>I ended up selling the 7710 because it became underpowered for everything but the hay rake. A lot of smaller operations love that size tractor so I got good money for it and went all 6cyl Ford after that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chevytaHOE5674, post: 1766503, member: 19817"] Hesston 1340 12' disc machine gear driven cutter bed with steel rolls. With my 7710 in a good hay crop I was really limited to 4th gear and then use the dual power to drop to turtle in the thick spots. I used to burn right at 5.5 gallons of fuel per hour and mow about 5-6 acres per hour. I now pull the mower with a TW15 or 8830 and the only speed limitation is field smoothness. I burn about 7 gallons per hour in either of those tractors and mow anywhere from 9-13 acres an hours depending on smoothness. I ended up selling the 7710 because it became underpowered for everything but the hay rake. A lot of smaller operations love that size tractor so I got good money for it and went all 6cyl Ford after that. [/QUOTE]
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