In my experience a top link cylinder is a must have for any tractor. It allows you to change the angle of engagement at any time while mowing, raking, scraping... anything you do with the rear attachments.`would having a hyd top link help in this set up? so that it could be adjusted on the fly?
That's a Sidewinder mower. Great mower.This is what I was referring to, I no longer have one but my neighbor does. Good if what you are cutting is thick, if you are looking to have it down like a lawn then a finish mower will follow the ground contours if it has casters on all four corners like the Landpride 2572 I sold to another neighbor before I realized the Mott SHD72 was NOT going to give the cut I thought it would.
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That is an interesting setup you have. What type of fail mower are you using and how many GPM is required? I would like to have something like that to use on grown up fence rows. Additionally, I don't like to run the tractor over the 6-foot-high brush ground that have no idea what I am running over.Greetings everyone
Long time tractor owner with a question that has bugged me for a long time on and I‘ve never found a good answer or a resolution.
I have two mowers for my tractor. I have a 6’ rotary cutter and a 6’ articulating flail mower with hammers.
When I setup either one of these mowers, I do so on a level concrete pad, set the height, put a stop on the 3 point lever control and set up the top pin on the hitch. What I find very frustrating mowing with either one of these setups in this rugged hilly country is that I am constantly working the 3pt height to keep the implement from digging in or riding too high and keeping a fairly consistent cut height. Always feels like I need a third hand to operate this and it forces me to mow at a snails pace. On flat ground, its not a problem, but I have hardly anything flat.
What am I missing or is just the nature of mowing with a 3pt hitch attachment?
I have draft control, but my understand of draft control it is for ground engaging equipment to keep them from digging in too deep. I‘m curious to learn more here, but everything I read on this site indicates draft control is for plows and equipment that wants to basically bury itself in the ground.Does your tractor have draft control? One can put enough lift pressure to keep top link tight but not enough to lift the implement, a must with rotary cutters to prevent the scalping, etc.
Interesting idea,I have draft control, but my understand of draft control it is for ground engaging equipment to keep them from digging in too deep. I‘m curious to learn more here, but everything I read on this site indicates draft control is for plows and equipment that wants to basically bury itself in the ground.
Any tips for how to set this up and how it would work with a rotary cutter?