Bush Hog Size for BX1800 Kubota - noob question.

[Randy_Leo]

FWIW, with the input from everyone here and some that I found on the Howse implements site it looks like a 36" to 42" bush hog is the right size for the little BX. I'll brobably go with the 42".

Now, to find one that doesn't break me...

 

[Soundguy]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I can't imagine a 5 foot hog on a smaller tractor )</font>

Wow.. I always felt my 5' mower on my Ex-Nh 1920 was 'underkill'.. as in I needed a 6' mower. Never did bog the tractor down whether it was 3' thick grass.. or 7' weeds.

Guess terain might make a difference as well as tractor weight. That tractor sounds like it may have a lighter frame than mine did.

Soundguy

 

[KenVT]

just began using a 5ft rotary cutter behind my DX40, I don't believe the tractor knows it is there, I have not used it in tall grass yet, mostly shumaks and berry bushes, but, am currently thinking about getting a 6ft, Any body's opinion on this?
Is it worth the Jump?
Will the Tractor then begin to bog down?
Would the Wife Kill me? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Ken

 

[HammerFour]

The 5 hp per foot rule is a pretty good one for average use, so for a 40 hp at the pto you will do just fine with a 6 footer. My FIL runs a 6 foot on a NH TC 30 so he has a bit less than 30 pto hp obviously, but he does fine with it. He just has to slow down a bit in real tall or thick stuff, or take smaller bites.

The advantage ( sometimes ) of having to big a mower is that if you aren't cutting very thick grass or brush, you will be cutting more width on each pass.

I'm almost scared to admit I use a 5 foot woods rotary cutter and a 6 foot King Kutter finish mower on a Kubota L2350 which has 25 total hp, they work fine for my use as I never let the pastures get that tall before I cut them, and I don't have any brush left to mow at all. I am at the point where I mow the pastures with the finish mower and the rotary cutter gather dust and chicken droppings ( on the fresh coat of paint I put on it last year but that's a different story ).

 

[RLeo]

Well, that was then, this is now. I've bought a JD2040 with FEL and box blade...and, I'm in the market for a 6' bushhog for the Deere. I may keep an eye out for a small mower for the BX but for now, it looks like I'll do it all with the green machine.

Thanks for all the guidance and advice!

 

[Dooze]

I've used a 42" KK with my BX1800 for 3 years now and have been very happy with the performance. I mow some pretty uneven terain with a creek running through it. I did have to lower the pins on the KK because the lift arms are low on the BX but other than the slight modification it works well.

 

[1aberg1]

I have a bx 1800 and a 5' land pride brush hog, it handles it well in all situations and cuts up to 11/2 inch wood with out problem

 

[RalphVa]

I use a 4 foot bushhog on my 18.5 hp JD that's about the same weight as your BX. Works fine. I let my turnbuckles go a little slack and bent the 3ph bar the lower arms come off of. Be sure and keep the turnbuckles tight.

Ralph

 

[creekbend]

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