Mowing PT 1850 Hillside Mower

AltavistaLawn · Jul 16, 2005

Hello everyone.
I'm selling my JD 4115, and getting a PT 1850. I demoed one last week at their plant...very nice people and an impressive set up. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I was just wondering if anyone here has a 1850, and what issues they have had with it.

It seemed to have plenty of power (air cooled deutz 65hp diesel), and stuck to the slope like glue.

The steering will take some gettin gused to though! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

-Billy /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Bob999 · Jul 16, 2005

<font color="red"> (air cooled deutz 65hp diesel), </font>

Actually it is an oil cooled engine. There is an integral radiator that cools the oil. The radiator has a forced air flow from a fan mounted on the same shaft as the alternator.

blackwell · Jul 16, 2005

We bought an 1850 in 1998 and put over 4000 hrs on it mowing slopes, fencing with post driver, and using several other attachments. No major problems, however we do weekly maintiance on all our equipment. We purchased a new 1850 during PT open house and scraped out our old 1850. The new machine has many improvments over the older machine, better traction, smoother operation, wet brakes, more torque, and no wheel extensions.
We have never had a machine that will work on slopes like the 1850. I would hate to think of working on these slopes without it. Otherwise we would work a herd of goats! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

AltavistaLawn · Jul 17, 2005

Thanks Guys.
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pajoube · Jul 17, 2005

Welcome to this forum.
Keep us posted on your progress with getting your new machine. What projects do you have planned?
PJ

AltavistaLawn · Jul 18, 2005

If things go as planned, I'll pick it up either Wednesdsay or Thursday this week.

I might scrath up enough money for the power rake..not sure tho.

We have a big bushhogging job lined up...used to take two days with a tracked skid steer...all over a man made retention pond. Going to look at another bush hogging job today.
Bidding on a new install, where a power rake is needed.
Have a 20MSqFt Lawn to smooth over, and replant.

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pajoube · Jul 18, 2005

Keep us posted, thanks.
PJ

AltavistaLawn · Jul 27, 2005

Got it!
Here it is at the Walmart parking lot at Bluefield (my GF wanted to go shopping after I bought this. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

I had them take the duels off, so I could get it as ar forward as possible. The bucket is under the deck, with two chains dogged down.
Ready for the 3 hour ride home.

AltavistaLawn · Jul 27, 2005

Here it is this morning, I was in the shop by 6:30 this morning - already very hot.

I went through the tires, added slime, and pumped them up to 10psi. Power Trac had already slimed some of the tires, or at least in some I could see it....but a litle extra won't hurt.

I had one small snag. The seat kept hanging. I called Terry at 8:00am, he had me remove this black thingy with a valve in it which was sticking....it fixed it, But the problem reoccurred, so I performed this process several times.
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I then adjusted the wheels on the bush hog, and tried it out in my overgrown septic field area.

I left for the first site by 11:00

AltavistaLawn · Jul 27, 2005

I used it 4 hours pretty much non-stop..in 100degree heat. On some really steep hills...lots of crown vetch and horse weeds, really tough. It ran hot, but never over heated.

We've ran a Bobcat T190, in better conditions and it overheated!

I don't think its possible to turn this thing over unless you hit a big land mine! I was able to slide it side ways one time!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

The seat would act up occasionally..now it rotates over to one side or th eother and hangs...but the draft still works, so the "sun" valve isn't sticking. So I kept a 3/4" wrench with me and whe it done it, I unbolted the cycl. from the seat and rotated th eseat back and forth..until the cycl. started working again. It did it less and less.

Near the end of the day the seat was working much smoother and the draft needs to be "tightened up" so maybe its straightening out. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Over all, I'm really happy with this thing...as I told someone today, I never thought Bushogging could be fun!! But running it is fun.

I brought it back home, switched over to the bucket and took it to tomorrows location.
Cant wait!