L3400 Mower

[brande]

I have a L3400 with a Bush Hog RDTH84 84in rear discharge mower.

While this is the combo recommended by my dealer, it just seems too big.

The L 3400 recommends no more than 770 lb mower, but the Bush Hog is 874 lb.

Drags me all over the place on uneven terrain and I have to spin the guts out of the motor to get a decent cut. Front weights or leaving the FEL on help some.Without any additional weight on the front, all I do is wheelies or have very little steering control.

My Bush Hog is a well constructed HD mower, just too big.

I want to replace this mower with a 72in.. I've got it narrowed down to a few models and I hope you guys can give me some feedback on some my choices.

Looking at...

Bush Hog
FTH 720
RDTH-72

King Kutter
FM-72
SFM-72
RFM-72
RSFM-72

Land Pride
AT2672
FDR1672
FDR2572

Woods
RM660
RD72
PRD7200

While these are not the only mowers available, these are the ones carried by most dealers in my area.

I was set on rear discharge when I got my tractor/mower, I'm not sure that side discharge is a bad thing. I do notice that side discharges seem to be a bit lighter than rear discharges.

My ground is also a bit rocky and it is not unusual to pull a softball to football size rock up into the mower now and again-I do need a mower that can take a bit of abuse.


The Land Pride AT series is a high lift mower claiming better performance on the uneven and sometimes damp ground I have. Anyone got one out there??

Any and all help greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks,
brande

Kubota L3400HST w/FEL
Bush Hog RDTH84
Land Pride Back Blade
Land Pride Box Blade
1982 HD Superglide
1973 Norton Commando
2 dogs and a wife that seem to be a bit smarter than me ;-)

 

[ronjhall]

Any of the mowers that have rear discharge would be great. I prefer the Landpride and Woods models.
All of the mowers you have listed will require that tractor be run at PTO speed to get the best cut.

 

[wushaw]

I had a Bushhog RDTH60 that I ran behind a B7500 and a little behind my L2800, the L2800 was very commanding over the mower and did a great job, I had no problems running it without the FEL either on either machine. The only thing with the Bushhog is you need to grease the guage wheels before and after mowing.

 

[RobJ]

if you have a lot to mow bigger is faster. 99% of the time the fm should be on the ground and you are dragging it. maybe you have some hills.

i also with with the others that best cut is at 540 pto engine speed. I keep mine up in that range.

 

[Marcussen]

I have a Woods 5 foot mower that works fine behind my L2800, i would not put anything bigger behind the L2800, but you have 5-6 more hp than me so maybe it will work.