Cut 10 acres with a pull behind?

[jacobsdaddy06]

Just curious has anybody done this? At 60 inch cut would be the same as a 5' hog, previous pasture land no real obstacles, just don't have the funds right now for a tractor purchase, were saving for down to build the house? Thanks

 

[namesray]

so long as the ground is mostly smooth, no humps and bumps that will catch the mower deck, you should be fine. (watch out for them as a lot of pastures i know of have some bad bumps.) i have actually mowed parts of my horse pastures with a riding lawn mower. you might need to go a little slower then if you had a 5 ft bush hog as mowing grass shorter will take a bit more time to minimize some bumps. too fast could start bouncing and scalping depending on how yourr pull behind is set up and how close you cut it.

 

[Soundguy]

i asusme you are pulling this with an atv or rider mower?

just keep in mind it will not last as long as a tractor and mower.. IE.. finish cutting 10ac with the rider and trial mower will be a real workout... and a bit slow.

do you already have the trail mower and rider? if not, what is your budget?

reason I ask, is you can sometimes find a running antique with mower in the 1500-2500$ range... if you are spending 800$ on a rider and 800-1000 on a pull behind.. then you could get an old ford and 5' mower... maybee even cheaper..

just kicking out ideas.

 

[tessiers]

Also the pull behinds are slow and do not give as good as a cut as tractor models. I mow a field every year because the guy says he gets a better cut than his trailed mower and he already owns it. He does do a few paths on his own. I have an old Ford N, available around here for a couple thousand with a bushhog, and it does a real good job and is useful for other tasks as well.

 

[jacobsdaddy06]

No don't Own the trail mower yet, have the atv though just trying to figure what's the best way to go with, thanks for all replies

 

[the6shooter]

Also think about renting a tractor and cutter, mow it with it and keep up with it, with the trail mower. a cheaper alt.
david

 

[Nissan197]

I mow 10 acres with a 5' rotary cutter and it takes forever. It was fun when I first started doing it, but after the 2nd time I was wishing for a larger cutter.

 

[tmeadows]

Renting a tractor and cutter would be your best bet.

 

[civesnedfield]

I just got a flyer from DR. They make a pull behind rough cut mower. Only problem is is 44" wide.

 

[Soundguy]

Renting a tractor and cutter would be your best bet.

problem with renting is it is inconvienient, either have to pay transport or transport yourself.. then you are pressed into a time frame to get it back due to renteal per day fee's adn if something comes up you either can't finish or must pay more to keep it.

after a few rentals.. he could buy a ford and 5' mower and be done with it.. probably for 2x what he's have in a trail mower.. he could get a good running tractor and mower that will cut whatever he needs.. and could sell it in a few years to upgrade, if needed, and not loose anything...