Brushhog / Mower What size can i use

[TheGreyRider]

I have a few questions about brush hog mowers, or rough cut mowers hopefully someone out there can answer me some questions....

First is a brush hog the same as a rough cut, or rotary mower?
I have a kubota 2620 what size could i get?
What do i need to cut high fields and bushes and so on?
Where is a good place to purchase one? Are the TSC ones OK?

 

[beppington]

I have a few questions about brush hog mowers, or rough cut mowers hopefully someone out there can answer me some questions....

1) First is a brush hog the same as a rough cut, or rotary mower?
2) I have a kubota 2620 what size could i get?
3) What do i need to cut high fields and bushes and so on?
4) Where is a good place to purchase one? Are the TSC ones OK?

1) Yes
2) The standard answer is generally 5 PTO HP per foot of cutter width; so a 5' rotary cutter would require 25 PTO HP (I don't know what yours has)
3) A rotary cutter should do the trick
4) There are many good places. TSC's are OK, but not generally the toughest. The toughest ones are generally Land Pride, Woods, Bush Hog, & a few others. It seems pretty much that you get what you pay for. You can get a cheaper cutter at TSC, but it will be a lesser cutter; And you will pay more, sometimes a lot more, for one of those brands I mentioned.

Good luck.

 

[TripleR]

Pretty much what beppington said, we only buy Land Pride and Woods after having used the cheaper brands. I also prefer slip clutch over shear pin.

Some people swear by flail mowers, but I have no personal experience; lots of threads on them and worth consideration.

 

[jakell2010]

you should be able to run a 5' er,,,,but would do better with a 4',,,,,,,weight will be an issue, the 5' er will make steering more difficult without a front counter balance,,,,,,,Hogs are heavy and long so the weight is pushed back

 

[jakell2010]

I have the 2920 and run a 5' sorry,,,,yours is 19 or 20 HP in the back,,,mine is 21-22,,,,,if your an occasional user TSC will work,,,,I got mine for $450 off craigslist,,,,,,actually I've bought almost all my implements used

 

[bullbreaker]

Besides brands previously mentioned by Beppington and Triple R,I would also look at Hawkline(previously the International not IH ).I'd get a 5'-er,and run from Queen Krutter(just there standard b-hogs).

Boone

 

[DAY]

Don't forget to factor in the "kind" of mowing you will be doing, and how often.
By "kind" I mean the surface- rocks, anthills, gopher holes, bogs- and the green stuff -(what bullbreaker in FL mows vs TripleR, in MO) growing on it.

Are you maintaining 20 acres of pasture, cutting it every 6 weeks, or is it 3 acres you cut twice a year, "just fer purty"?

A pickup truck can haul a ton of driveway gravel 10 miles, once year, but don't go into the paving business with it!

 

[smstonypoint]

Here's a chart that may be useful in deciding on the appropriate cutter width:TractorData.com - Mowing with tractors

Note that the "5HP/foot of cutter width" rule-of-thumb works for "medium cutting."

Steve

 

[Will_C]

I use a Woods 54" cutter behind my B2620. I have turf tires and am just a little too wide to cover my tracks with a 48" cutter. My use is maintaining several acres of grasses-a 60" would probably do for me.

Will

 

[TripleR]

Don't forget to factor in the "kind" of mowing you will be doing, and how often.
By "kind" I mean the surface- rocks, anthills, gopher holes, bogs- and the green stuff -(what bullbreaker in FL mows vs TripleR, in MO) growing on it.

Are you maintaining 20 acres of pasture, cutting it every 6 weeks, or is it 3 acres you cut twice a year, "just fer purty"?

A pickup truck can haul a ton of driveway gravel 10 miles, once year, but don't go into the paving business with it!

Good point, but I use this consideration in deciding "light", "medium" or "heavy duty" within a brand rather than the brand or quality.

Another consideration is how much and how often.

Now my brother on the other hand buys "no name" mowers from a discount place and replaces them every few years when the decks rusts through and he has put a couple of new gear boxes on. He mostly mows a few acres of grass no more than four or five times a year where I mow brush, saplings 3"-4", tires, motorcycle ramps, T posts, ammo boxes and assorted objects someone has neglected to pick up as well as the occasional stump or mound of crushed rock. I mow quite a bit of land about every two weeks or so.

He is also a lot better at fixing stuff than I.

Mine works for me and his works for him.