Comparison Need horsepower help

[toddrdmd]

Appreciate all the help. Ok then. What would be a comfortable size brush hog to pull with the 26hp or the 29hp tractor and at what speed would it comforably cut.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Appreciate all the help. Ok then. What would be a comfortable size brush hog to pull with the 26hp or the 29hp tractor and at what speed would it comforably cut.

Speed depends on terrain. Here is some info on sizes that may be helpful. This site also has a bunch of interesting videos showing attaching and using tractor implements.

King Kutter Tractor Rotary Cutter, Field Mower, Bush Hog, Bushhog, Brush Cutter, Brush Hog

 

[KU Gator]

I have a 5' Bush Hog brand Squeeler model rotary cut mower. The manual recommends either 48" or 54", I don't remember which. I talked to the dealer and he said he would get me what I wanted, but it would easily handle a 60". I brought my tractor to the dealer and tried the 60" one on it before buying and it was ok. They make a lighter duty I think called a Razorback, but I was concerned about how it would hold up as it was clearly lighter built. The 48" one would have been the same width as the wheels which I would not have wanted and the 54" one's are hard to find although I think Land Pride makes one. The rotary cut mowers are pretty heavy and it sits way back, so I leave the FEL on when using it. It is also my defence against spider webs in the trees.

As John Thomas said, roughness of the ground and how heavy the grass and weeds are affect the speed you can mow at. We had and area that had not been mowed in at least a year and mowed it in low range but usually in mid range as fast as that range goes.

The MMM is very good and if you don't have brush to mow over or rocks to dodge or it is not really out of control, you can mow some pretty heavy grass with it. You can set it to 4" or even raise it higher than that.

 

[easygo]

I used a 60" MMM on a 21" HP B7510 and never had problems. I even used to cut some grass that was really meant for a brush hog. I just cut it slow. I would say if you are going to till large area regularly or brush hog 6-7 acres regularly the extra HP will allow you to use a size larger implement. But if you don't have the need to do that kind of work you will never notice the difference. You will lose traction long before you run out of HP on any loader or pulling (heavy things) task. I sold the B7510 and bought a B7800 mainly because I wanted a loader that can handle larger VOLUME. For the new B tractors however the buckets seem to be interchangeable. So. If you want you can have a 50" and a 60" bucket and use them as the need comes up. Just a thought.

 

[toddrdmd]

Thanx for all the advice folks. So everyone with 26 hp tractors, do you have any trouble pulling a 5 foot brushhog? anyone pulling a 6'

 

[easygo]

I would say a 5' brush hog is about as big as you would want on that tractor. If I remember correctly it was recommended here that you want about 4 (pto) HP for each foot of the implement width.

 

[Verticaltrx]

Thanx for all the advice folks. So everyone with 26 hp tractors, do you have any trouble pulling a 5 foot brushhog? anyone pulling a 6'

Personally I wouldn't go any larger than a 4' bush hog on a B2620. It may be 26 Engine HP, but its only 19hp on the PTO as I recall. For any serious cutting my B3200 is barely big enough for my 5' bush hog, we use a 40 PTO hp tractor on a 6' bush hog.

 

[Will_C]

I have a 2620 and use a woods 54" Woods cutter. I think I could go with a 60" unit as far as power goes (in my application-field grasses) but the limit, to me at least, is the weight of the unit. Even though my cutter is a lighter duty unit, you know it is back there!! The 2920 is the same tractor as mine; if I was serious about needing more tractor, I would have went straight to 3030 or a 3200.

Will