michaelbisset
New member
I have 5 acres of grass to cut. I presently have a Muratori 120cm (4ft) flail mower which is good for long grass but the finish is not that close and cutting takes a long time. I want to get a cut similar to playing field quality and have been looking at buying a rear discharge finishing mower with mulching kit.
My tractor is a John Deere 4400 which has a 35hp engine with 29hp at the PTO.
My question relates to whether my tractor is powerful enough to run a 6ft wide mower such as the Sitrex SM180? It says on the manufacturers website that 20-40hp should be adequate.
Website: SITREX SPA - AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY - ITALY
Brochure: http://redigo.gonet.it/core/fileupload.get.php?fileName=../projects/r2sitrex/uploadedfiles/38_FU_53_FU_410_FU_FinishingMowersSM.pdf
What are other peoples experience with similar finishing mowers? Are the manufacturers over optomistic with their recommendations or is my 29hp OK?
My final question relates to the finish. How good a cut can I expect from this type of mower?
Many thanks for your help.
Mike
My tractor is a John Deere 4400 which has a 35hp engine with 29hp at the PTO.
My question relates to whether my tractor is powerful enough to run a 6ft wide mower such as the Sitrex SM180? It says on the manufacturers website that 20-40hp should be adequate.
Website: SITREX SPA - AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY - ITALY
Brochure: http://redigo.gonet.it/core/fileupload.get.php?fileName=../projects/r2sitrex/uploadedfiles/38_FU_53_FU_410_FU_FinishingMowersSM.pdf
What are other peoples experience with similar finishing mowers? Are the manufacturers over optomistic with their recommendations or is my 29hp OK?
My final question relates to the finish. How good a cut can I expect from this type of mower?
Many thanks for your help.
Mike