IndyIan
Veteran Member
I went with less hp model, and with the HST I don't really regret it. You can't put more hp to the ground in low range, and in mid range I'm not sure I want to run the HST harder? I borrowed an old two furrow plow and had no problems pulling it in low range at full speed but the sod wouldn't always flip. In mid range it would flip the sod but it was all the HST had to start off without blowing the relief valve, and once I was going it was working it pretty hard. Would 8 more hp helped, or just abuse the HST more?
The only other time I've ran out of hp was running a buddies 5x4 hardcore round baler, worked pretty good until the bale got up to 4' and then it was running the engine too hard. So I made 4' bales. Again I don't know if a DK50SE would've been able to make a full bale but probably its still not enough to run that baler well.
I've never been able to go fast enough to make the engine work using my rotary cutter, the ground is always too rough. Maybe roto-tillers draw a lot of hp? But unless your tilling commercially, going slower is always an option.
With a gear tractor I can see that more hp is very useful as it saves you changing gears and running hard in high or mid range isn't an issue like an HST.
The only other time I've ran out of hp was running a buddies 5x4 hardcore round baler, worked pretty good until the bale got up to 4' and then it was running the engine too hard. So I made 4' bales. Again I don't know if a DK50SE would've been able to make a full bale but probably its still not enough to run that baler well.
I've never been able to go fast enough to make the engine work using my rotary cutter, the ground is always too rough. Maybe roto-tillers draw a lot of hp? But unless your tilling commercially, going slower is always an option.
With a gear tractor I can see that more hp is very useful as it saves you changing gears and running hard in high or mid range isn't an issue like an HST.
