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Bill L

03-01-2002 19:13:23




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I'm looking to pick up a pull type brush cutter
I'd like to get a 6' to a 7' foot cutter.
But a man that has a super m thinks that it is to much of a cutter for the pto he uses a 5' brush cutter. This my first tractor a city boy in the country looking for any help.
I'm 33 just moved to a nice 80 in the country
with 20 acres of hay in south east Iowa. also looking for any info on the smta to watch for what works good and what does not.

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Dick C

03-02-2002 13:16:18




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 Re: Farmall smta in reply to Bill L, 03-01-2002 19:13:23  
Bill, You've got a great tractor. I'd recommend a 6' cutter in brush or heavy cutting or the 7' in normal conditions. The IH 2point fast hitch was an option available for the Smta's. Not many had it put on. After market 3point hitches are available also. I have for sale a 6' cutter in excellent cond. also a fast hitch as well as an after market 3pt. If you're still looking contact me. I'm in Ill. east of Burlington,Iowa

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Joe

03-02-2002 10:51:16




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 Re: Farmall smta in reply to Bill L, 03-01-2002 19:13:23  
I have an older 7' John Deere pull-type brush cutter, one blade, that I use on a 400 (basically a SMTA with different tin work). It works real good, and even our 300 runs it with finesse. The one thing that can get annoying on the independent PTO units is the reactor bands - they like to slip and are VERY hard to get adjusted exactly right.



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FDarmall Freddy

03-02-2002 09:54:38




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 Re: Farmall smta in reply to Bill L, 03-01-2002 19:13:23  
I don't think that a 3 point hitch was ever standard on a SMTA. Might be wrong. No one so far has said anything about wanting a mower wide enough to mow out the tire tracks that you are making with your SMTA. I wouldn't consider anything that isn't wide enough to do that. You will find you have power enough to do that.



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Tom W.l

03-02-2002 07:44:27




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 Re: Farmall smta in reply to Bill L, 03-01-2002 19:13:23  
I have a 7 ft pull behind brush cutter with 4 blades that I pull with an M. The M handles it great. If you have a super MTA, you should have live pto and 3 point. You would be better off getting a 3 point mower. They are much easier to get into the corners. The pull behinds tend to take a wide area to turn around. With the 3 point, you pick it up and turn on a dime. My M will cut in 3rd gear just fine.

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John in Md.

03-02-2002 04:46:39




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 Re: Farmall smta in reply to Bill L, 03-01-2002 19:13:23  
I've got a SMDTA and it pulls a Woods 121{10'}with no trouble.Just don't let things get ahead of you.If you plan to reclaim fields that have been neglected,pay somebody else to mow the first few times,and let them tear their stuff up.
If you're one of those guys who thinks that you can go out once a year and knock down a years growth,that's up over the top of your hood,stick with the 5 footer and buy stock in Case,you'll be buying lots of parts and badmouthing red tractors.O.K. I'm getting of the soap box.

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John S-B

03-01-2002 22:11:04




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 Re: Farmall smta in reply to Bill L, 03-01-2002 19:13:23  
I have a 5' Brush hog that I used on an H and a M. I got it 'cause the 6' mower seemed a little pricey at the time. I seriously regret doing that and if I get a little extra cash I'm going to sell the 5' and get a 6'. I think an H will handle a 6' fine, let alone an SMTA.



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Don H

03-01-2002 19:45:39




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 Re: Farmall smta in reply to Bill L, 03-01-2002 19:13:23  
If that Super MTA is in good shape it will easily handle a 6-7' cutter. Those are excellent tractors with lots of power and very durable. The torque amplifier was sometimes a problem if they were mistreated.



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Don

03-01-2002 19:45:08




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 Re: Farmall smta in reply to Bill L, 03-01-2002 19:13:23  
SMTA will run 6ft mower with no problem, maybe even the 7ft. Good tractor.



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