Tennessee Cattleman
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Been looking at some Bush Hog (model 327) & Rhino (models 284 & 484) 7 foot pull rotary mowers. Anybody got opinions on these?
skyhightree1":25rxwfyc said:My pull is a 15' batwing and gives up a lot for manueverability around tight objects or backing up.
ive only has a batwing for about 4 years, but those dam things will spoil you.. a couple rounds with it , and i feel like ive done a half a days work already[/quote]ALACOWMAN":1ekd76ur said:skyhightree1":1ekd76ur said:My pull is a 15' batwing and gives up a lot for manueverability around tight objects or backing up.
same here... but its a beast in open areas though :lol:
bigbull338":3qslycqd said:you cant beat bushhog mowers.they are twice the mower that rhino is.i would get the 8ft pull type mower.i would never get the 8ft 3pt mower no matter the hp.because of the weight thatll always be on the 3pt lift.if you have small tight places then get a 6ft 3pt shredder as well.
ive only has a batwing for about 4 years, but those dam things will spoil you.. a couple rounds with it , and i feel like ive done a half a days work already[/quote]ALACOWMAN":3qslycqd said:skyhightree1":3qslycqd said:My pull is a 15' batwing and gives up a lot for manueverability around tight objects or backing up.
same here... but its a beast in open areas though :lol:
You must not have trees to avoid or strange shaped fields to mow. Lately Idun":3cxcnx1b said:ive only has a batwing for about 4 years, but those dam things will spoil you.. a couple rounds with it , and i feel like ive done a half a days work alreadyALACOWMAN":3cxcnx1b said:skyhightree1":3cxcnx1b said:My pull is a 15' batwing and gives up a lot for manueverability around tight objects or backing up.
same here... but its a beast in open areas though :lol:
You must not have trees to avoid or strange shaped fields to mow. Lately Idun":1p9loq0q said:ive only has a batwing for about 4 years, but those dam things will spoil you.. a couple rounds with it , and i feel like ive done a half a days work alreadyALACOWMAN":1p9loq0q said:skyhightree1":1p9loq0q said:My pull is a 15' batwing and gives up a lot for manueverability around tight objects or backing up.
same here... but its a beast in open areas though :lol:
That's how I do it too. I prefer the 8' though since it has 2 tail wheels and the 6' only has one.ALACOWMAN":81kdx2d2 said:ive got a six ft thats on my smaller tractor for those areas..
and the big thing with the smaller cutters is you actually loose another ft by having to mow out your tracks . with my six footer im acutally making about a five ft swathskyhightree1":3abw1e7h said:I have a friend that bought a farm 2 years ago that had grass and weeds tall as the hood on his 8n tractor.. the 8n tractor was his first tractor and i taught him how to drive it and use it. He had a field that was almost 20 acres to cut I asked him did he want me to come help him he said no this will be a good start for me to learn to brushhog.. I laughed said ok go for it buddy let me know how it works out for you. I left one morning came back after lunch time he hadnt probably got 3-5 acres done. He said this is rough but I will get it done. I laughed said ok came back by an hour later he hadnt got much further so I laughed and turned around went home told my wife and we both laughed then I went out and hooked up to the batwing went over there and told him to jump in the cab with me while I cut it for him. He did cut it the 2nd time that year with the 8n but the following year... I was planting beans on it LOL I forgot to mention the brushhog he has is a 4' brushhog.
bigbull338":1dmii4uo said:i would never get the 8ft 3pt mower no matter the hp.because of the weight thatll always be on the 3pt lift.
skyhightree1":23unrdp7 said:my 4055 with the mx10 10' 3 point cutter I don't know its back there however I do not have many hills to climb or anything that it would make a difference. My ford 4610 is what I use on tight spots has a 6 foot and yes i hate it not covering the tire tracks as well.