bushhog

[riverhunter]

I currently have a b7800 and looking at going a little bigger for bushhoging. I am looking at l3800 hst rated at 30.3 at pto, and putting a 5ft med duty bushhog on it. The dealer tells me it want handle that very well and would need to go standard duty and that i could go to l3940 and get 6ft med duty bushhog. i am lost cause it has 33 hp at pto, I know the l3940 is a lot more tractor and lot more $ too. was trying to stay close to 5ft range so my other attachments would work. Sorry for long post just dont understand.

 

[whistlepig]

What are you mowing? Sounds like you are mowing some pretty thick stuff.

 

[Sammy3700]

Hope this works. I just joined. The L3800 will work great with a 5' bushhog. I have a L3700 which is the same tractor except the new sheet metal. I use a 5' hardee bushhog, 6' finish mower 6&7' box blade and a 20 blade disk.

 

[BeezFun]

I assume you've tried the 5' bush hog with your B7800? I have a 5' on my B2710, which is a few horsepower less than yours but otherwise the same tractor, and I've never encountered anything I couldn't go through. What are you mowing?

 

[riverhunter]

We just aquired a 70 ac farm. about 40 ac or more planted in beans being leased out, the rest in woods and maybe 15 ac or so brairs and and some sapplings in 1 to 2 in. range. Cant spell to good. I know I probably need bigger tractor but the farm is 12 miles from our house, and dont really have the means to haul bigger tractor. Not looking to clean up in short time just something to work with slowly and to keep it up after i get back in shape.

 

[whistlepig]

I have a B7800 and it won't do 2" saplings. Before my B7800 I had a MF135 diesel with 38 PTO HP. It was unstoppable with a 5' brush hog. You may want to consider hiring the brush hogging out the first time for the rough stuff. My B7800 handles a 5" brush hog on my ten acres of pasture. But these are finished fields that I mow 3-4 times a year. No saplings, brush, or heavy stuff.

 

[riverhunter]

You are probably right Whistlepig, but I still cant figure out why dealer said l3800 would not handle 5ft med duty with 30.3 hp at pto but l3940 would handle 6ft med duty with 33.0 at pto. Anyway thankyall for the replies.

 

[whistlepig]

For the rough stuff I think the Massey 135 with 38 PTO HP would grunt a bit with a six foot mower. I used a 5' cutter with it. I wouldn't beat up my new tractor for a one time deal on the rough stuff. I would pay someone and let them beat their tractor up. After the pastures are roughed out then you can cruise around your tractor. I think a L3400 would handle a 6' cutter nicely on finished pastures.

 

[riverhunter]

You right on that Whistlepig wouldnt want to put new tractor and bushhog in that.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I to would pay for that first bush hogging. I currently have a B2320 with a 4' med duty/weight bush hog and I have no trouble with it cutting 1" stuff.
Your B7800 is a big brother to my B2320.
Does have some issues with some of the bigger rocks but it's mostly noise.

 

[LD1]

but I still cant figure out why dealer said l3800 would not handle 5ft med duty with 30.3 hp at pto but l3940 would handle 6ft med duty with 33.0 at pto. Anyway thankyall for the replies.

Simple. You Dealer was trying to up-sell you on a tractor that cost ~$10k more:confused2:

But I assume when he says "will not handle" That he means the shear weight. And going up/down hills, and making turns.

If you get a BH that is TOO heavy, the tail like to wag the dog.

That said, your dealer is absolutly wrong. That L3800 will handle a 5' med-duty cutter ALL day long. The last thing you want to buy is a light duty cutter.

I have a L3400 (same tractor, little less HP) And I run a 6' BH that weighs over 1000lbs. Heavy duty. But the FEL MUST stay on. But it handles it just mine:thumbsup:

 

[MarkV]

You are probably right Whistlepig, but I still cant figure out why dealer said l3800 would not handle 5ft med duty with 30.3 hp at pto but l3940 would handle 6ft med duty with 33.0 at pto. Anyway thankyall for the replies.

Well that makes two of us that can't understand what the dealer is saying. With 30 PTO hp I would be temped to run a 6' mower. The general rule of thumb is 5 PTO hp per foot of mower. And if the L3800 can't run a 5' mower why would less than 3 hp increase on the L3940 let you jump to a 6' mower. Me thinks someone would like the bigger commission from the more expensive tractor.

MarkV

 

[riverhunter]

Thanks LD1 thats what I was thinking also.

 

[riverhunter]

Sorry hit send to quick. The dealer said that it would bog down the motor easily on L3800.

 

[LD1]

You dealer is blowing smoke up your arse. Dont buy into it. He is just trying to come up with a reason for you to move up, spend more $$$ and put more $$$ in his pocket.

For starters, he is saying a 5' medium duty will bog it down but a 5' light duty would be ok:confused2: 5 foot is 5 foot. It takes the same power to operate. The med-duty will just hold up better when you get into things like saplings and an occasional boulder.

And saying that the 3940 will handle a 6' med duty better than the 3800 will handle a 5' med duty is obsurd. Look at the #'s. The 3800 w/5' is going to give you 6.06HP per ft of cutter. The 3940 w/6' will only give you 5.5hp/ft. If anything, the 3940 will bog down more:confused2:

You should fire your salesman and find a new one. If I were you I'd walk straight back into that dealer, approach a DIFFERENT salesman, and as him...

"I want to buy a L3800. Are you going to sell it to me or are you going to try to push me into a L3940 with a load of BS like (insert last guys name here)"

 

[riverhunter]

Thanks again LD1 I am going to a different dealer Monday. I just wasnt sure about the bushhog. I got a 5ft tiller on my 7800 and it walks with it so the dealer had me a little confused. Again thanks to all for the replies it helped me a bunch.

 

[LD1]

Thanks again LD1 I am going to a different dealer Monday. I just wasnt sure about the bushhog. I got a 5ft tiller on my 7800 and it walks with it so the dealer had me a little confused. Again thanks to all for the replies it helped me a bunch.

No problem at all. Let us know what the new dealer says:thumbsup:

 

[jakell2010]

I have a B2920, and run 5' er,,,it's a bit of weight off the back, but I can cut 1'-1"+ stuff no problems, I always have the loader on , and have brackets to add 200 lbs of lead weights to the bucket if needed, oh yeah, all 4 tires are loaded also

 

[riverhunter]

Well went to another dealer today and they said it would have no problem with med duty 5ft bushhog. So looks like I will have new rig in shop as soon as they get one in. Has anybody had any major issues with the L3800? I wasnt to fond of the pto lever mounted on side with cable attached to it, dealer said that kubota had really cut down on the features so as to keep price down.

 

[Motractr]

I have a b7800 with FEL and a 5' bush hog. It is no problem; however when I put that bush hog on the L2800, the 2800 is a much smoother ride.