Do you guys think I'd be bogged down by this mower?

[budcampo]

Hi All! I have a Kubota 3830. I have a opportunity at a Kuhn VKD 190 flail mower, here is a link VKD 190 - Shredder with horizontal axis - KUHN North America.com
Their site says minimum 50 pto hp... My tractor is hydrostatic, with 30 pto hp... I know this is probably a stupid question, but it's brand new for $5500:drool:
My tread is 73", and the mower total width is 81", & 1100lbs. It's a 2.5 hour round trip, so I figured I'd ask here before giving it a test run...
I'm sure somebody is going to say I would need a 50 hp tractor but it's such a bad *** mower, is there anyway this would work ok?

 

[Grateful11]

Does the one you're looking at come with the:

"For clean row spacing
Cut the grass close to the trees with a mowing disc.
This mechanical device moves round the trees for
clean maintenance without damaging the tree trunks
or vine stocks.
With its work/hydraulic transport positioning system,
this tool is very comfortable to use."

That would be sweet.

Strange that it only has a 15hp spread between Minimum and Maximum HP.
I've seen a CaseIH 1250 Grinder/Mixer being powered by IH 140. Though it was being fed slowly by my late FIL.

 

[rbargeron]

Hi All! I have a Kubota 3830. I have a opportunity at a Kuhn VKD 190 flail mower.........is there anyway this would work ok?

The 3830 will turn it, but in dense or tall grass you'll need to move slow or cut half-width. The good part is the strength and durability of the mower - it should hold up well. Who knows, you may like the flail so much you'll buy a bigger tractor for it :thumbsup: