Fallon
Super Member
The easy solution to the lack of HP in 90% of situations is do partial passes or go slow. I'm a fan of going wide & going slow. Plenty of width to hang past the tires to get under stuff & a smoother ride.A caution on that statement. My tractor is a bit wider than 5'. With the WM shifted all the way right I can mow up against a fence but I'd be hard pressed to cut under a fence without running the rear wheels into the fence itself. That is why I wanted the 72H but I don't have the PTO HP to run it.
I really dont find mowing under fence an option though. Field fence goes all the way to the ground & smooth or barbed wire usually has the bottom strand quite a ways below the top of my mower. Also a lot if the fences I'm near arent in great shape. So I stay a bit away to avoid wrapping hidden broken bits up. I get within 6-12" of my own field fence in good shape generally though.