Brush hogging

[dp045]

I have a John Deere 4520 with a 6' Woods BB72 mower on the back. I've been mowing fields for more than 20 years and have Never had this problem. Whenever I mow a field, that mower leaves clumps of cut grass. I had a 6' Bush Hog that I used and readily liked until the slip clutch didn't slip once and it got completely destroyed. That never left clumps like this Woods does. I'm mowing in the same gear, doing everything The same but getting clumps. Should I remove that plate in the back to let the cut stuff out? This really bugs me. Any ideas?

Thanks for the input everybody. I think the rear of the mower is higher than the front but I'll double check it to be sure. The consensus seems to be to remove that rear plate so that's what I'll do and see what happens. I'll let you know the results. Thanks again.

 

[TmbrWlkr]

If you are not mowing tall grass, and your tractor has the HP; you can set the mower “reverse tilt” - higher in the front. That gives you a double cut with the blades - that and opening up the back should give you a nice cut. You just might have to reset the tilt do do tall stuff though.