disc mower advice

[tjk2]

Hi everyone im new to the forum and I am in need of some advice. I have a kubota mx5000 (about 50hp) with a New Holland 477 mower conditioner that I cut about 15 acres of hay with. It works but takes forever because I have to go 1st low the whole time or else it will plug. I am planning on getting another 15-20 acres this year. Does anyone know how big of a disc mower my tractor would handle? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[DT86]

I'd say less than 6'.

 

[tjk2]

Is that with rollers?

 

[hoffmtim]

My father in law ran a D17 Series IV Allis Chalmers and a 6' disc mower all day long. I believe the D17 was about 53 PTO (belt) hp. The only issue he had was the weight of the disc mower would make the front end light.

 

[tjk2]

I've got some weights for my tractor.

 

[dbaer78]

I help a friend who cuts hay with a 5040 Allis and a 6.5 ft drum mower. That tractor is 40 pto hp and about the same weight as yours. It handles it well and I've been told that drum mowers eat more power than a true disc mower. I think a 6 ft disc mower would work pretty well.

 

[tjk2]

Do you think i could run a 9 foot or would that be to big?

 

[DT86]

Do you think i could run a 9 foot or would that be to big?

A 9' disc mower is way too heavy during transport. It will also rip the guts out of your tractor. I've got a M9540 and a trailed 9' disc mower is all it wants.

 

[foreman Etexas]

I used a vicon 7'11(cm2400) with my kubota 5040(46pto) no problem.

 

[tjk2]

Ok thanks for the info.

 

[Bigfoot62]

Here's a link to the Kuhn website. You will find tractor requirements and mower specs. I did a quick look, and your tractor would probably just barely meet min HP for a GMD600. (8') Probably better the 500. (6 1/2') But, it's not just HP that you have to consider. Your tractor also has to be big and heavy enough to handle the weight of the mower. (if it's 3 point hitch) I run a GMD600 on my NH TN70A with no problem. But, that's a larger, heavier tractor with more HP than yours. I've never tried it on a smaller tractor.

A disc mower should cut a lot faster than your sickle bar haybine. When I'm cutting, my ground speed is usually around 5 mph.

 

[sweettractors]

Hi everyone im new to the forum and I am in need of some advice. I have a kubota mx5000 (about 50hp) with a New Holland 477 mower conditioner that I cut about 15 acres of hay with. It works but takes forever because I have to go 1st low the whole time or else it will plug. I am planning on getting another 15-20 acres this year. Does anyone know how big of a disc mower my tractor would handle? Thanks in advance for any help.

5 head is big enough. We have good new and used in stock. Check them out here Sweet Farm Equipment Ken Sweet

 

[Tx Jim]

I've used a Kubota M4900(45 pto hp) to pull both a NH 617(9 ft cut) and a Vermeer 7030(9 ft cut) BUT both were mounted on a caddy which is the only way I would own a 3pt disc mower. Straight 3pt disc mowers are a PIA to attach to tractor and IMHO put undue strain on RH wheel of tractor while in transport especially in a custom hay baling operation. Plus I think a caddy mounted mower follows the contour of the ground better. The M4900 would handle the disc mower but needed a little more HP so I bought a M70409(65 pto hp)

 

[DT86]

You people must be content going a lot slower than we do.

 

[foreman Etexas]

You people must be content going a lot slower than we do.

I run 5/6mph the fields get rough for anything faster

 

[Tx Jim]

I run 5/6mph the fields get rough for anything faster

Yep gophers(moles) & fire ants make hay fields way to rough to go any faster.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Yep gophers(moles) & fire ants make hay fields way to rough to go any faster.

Wild hogs get ours several times a year and those dang gophers

 

[Tx Jim]

Luckily no feral hogs in the fields I've been haying but they're not many miles away.

 

[HayDR]

You might want to look at a 190 Drum mower (6'3") for $3650. or a Fort 2050(6'9") Disc mower $5,850

 

[easygame366]

great info, and nice advice at all