See the Kioti?

[DirtHauler]

Went and did this mowing job this weekend, just had to take some pics, this ladie's grass was teller than me and I'm 5'8" /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[DirtHauler]

Here's another pic of her other field, wasn't as tall....

 

[DirtHauler]

Another view........

 

[DirtHauler]

DONE........

 

[Morgan1952]

If that grass gets much higher you wont be able to call it grass. It will be a small forest. I hope you didn't find any loose objects like other tractors that got lost. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Bob

 

[AutoUnionTypeC]

The third pic, very nice. Thanks for sharing DirtHauler.
Regards, Jamie

 

[DirtHauler]

Funny you should say that, no tractor but did find a set of steel spoke wheels on axle from an old flower cart, a water fauchet (thank god it was "dead"), a 2' ledge (butt pucker!) and a "swamp" /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Cabinholler]

DirtHauler

How many snakes did you chop up in that field with your rotary cutter? If that grown up field was here in Kentucky, I am sure I would have chopped up some copperhead snakes and some black snakes with my rotary cutter. That is one thing that I have got to watch out for on my farm when I am out working in my fields is copperhead snakes. There are also some rattle snakes that is in the county that my farm is in, but I haven't run into any rattle snakes yet on my farm (rattle snakes here in Kentucky are just in certain places, but copperhead snakes can be about any place on farms). Hope that I never see any of those big timber rattlers in my fields.

Cabinholler

 

[DirtHauler]

I didn't come across one snake in all this grass which explains the hundreds of mice running for their lives! The only snakes we get out here are garder, gopher, king and rattler. Think it was too cold for any of them to come out, it had rained Thur, Fri and Sat night. Had the company of a Red tailed hawk all day, it was like an "all you can eat" buffet for him with all them mice! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[RedDog]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The third pic, very nice. Thanks for sharing DirtHauler.
Regards, Jamie )</font>

I agree! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

I'm glad you had your slow moving vehicle sign on in the first picture so I could find your tractor. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

RedDog

 

[KiotiJohn]

Great job. Did you find that your mower was all you thought it would be? Could you have used anything a little larger, or is that the max you could go with grass that tall?

I know that was a lot of work for any smaller tractor, but the CK20 sure did a number on it. Probably need to talk her into letting you go over the whole thing again to really chop it all up finer!

Thanks for the pics. "Action" shots are the best.
John

 

[JayC]

Nice pics. I love action shots. How many acres was it that you cut?

 

[getut]

Last year after moving into our new house and getting my CK20, that is about the same height of the pasture grass when I cut it the first time. I have the 5' Kioti cutter and most of the time was able to maintain speed at about 3/4 pedal in low range on the hydro. When I got into some swampy areas, I would occasionally have to creep through and would have to back very slowly into some honeysuckle vines that were covering some apple trees.

I just cut it the first time this year and it was about 24" tall. I cut the 95% of the thing with full pedal in low range... only time I slowed down was when it got bumpy and that same swampy area that has something reeds growing in it that are hard to cut.

 

[DirtHauler]

KiotiJhon....Yes, the mower worked great. It's the Kioti 52" and as you know, the max for the CK20 is 60". I had to set it at about 4" because the grass was so tall and still wet from the rain, just to get it knocked down. About 75% of the job had to done in 2nd low @ about 2100 rpm, the "shorter" grass I could do in 3rd low @ about the same rpm. The only time it came close to stalling was when I hit a hidden mound of hard dirt but I always keep my hand on the 3 point lift lever and raised it a little till the rpm's picked back up. The owner has these lots mowed three to four times a season, I'll go back in 3 or 4 weeks and re-mow using the flail mower set @ 2" this will "chop" it up pretty good and probably a few mice too! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

JayC ...... It's 2 1/2 acres total. 2 one acre lots and a 1/2 acre lot that slops at a pretty good angle, I didn't do this one as it's a little "hairy" trying to go up and down a steep slope on very wet tall grass and soft ground, I'll attempt this later when it's dry /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I have the 5' Kioti cutter and most of the time was able to maintain speed at about 3/4 pedal in low range on the hydro. )</font>
Robert, is that the rotary or finish mower? I have the 4' rotary mower, and have always felt that I could easily use the 5' even in tough stuff.
DIRTHAULER I don't blame you for staying off that wet slope. You might not have been able to post afterward if you had done it!
Once again, thanks for posting as I think it helps others to see just what a small frame CUT can do.
John

 

[8Buzz8]

Nice pics DirtHauler, the CK20 certainly had the wood on that lot.
I bet she was also real glad to get her view back too!

Buzz.

 

[getut]

Actually both.. I have the 5' in both the finish mower and rotary cutter, but the rotary cutter was what I was talking about in that post.

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Actually both.. I have the 5' in both the finish mower and rotary cutter, but the rotary cutter was what I was talking about in that post. )</font>
Thanks Robert. I'm glad to have confirmation that the 5' operates well on the CK20. Most people I know who have them are getting the 4', but could go up. Nice to know.
John

 

[getut]

One caveat though... I think it operates well on my CK20 because it is hydro and I can vary the pedal to the load. Up to approximately 2 foot tall grass I can run wide open throttle and 100% pedal and it does fine. Much more than that or an unusually thick patch and I have to back off the pedal. NC does have pretty lush grass so when I say an unusually thick patch I do mean THICK.

If I'm in thicker stuff that forces me to slow down I usually do it this way... start at mid throttle and get going.. bring it up to full throttle at a small load (3000 RPM) and then increase speed until it pulls the RPM down to around 2500-2600 RPM then back off the pedal just enough to maintain that level of load. I consider that my maximum forward speed for the conditions. Most of the time, in reality I can't even maintain that level of speed because of bumps.

 

[DirtHauler]

Just went and looked at another mowing job I'll be doing this weekend, another 2+ acres of over grown grass. This one I'll use the flail on so the owner can maintain it with his lawn tractor.
The other job, also this weekend, involves moving 10 yrds. of duck compost 150' up a hill with a 12+% grade (why do hills look steeper looking down then up?), spreading it on a garden plot then tilling it in. Any one know how long it will take to move 10 yrds. with a 48" bucket?
I will try to take pics and post of this "adventure"! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

~~~~ Norm