Posted by Eldon (WA) on June 18, 2016 at 07:43:59 from (67.185.46.116):
In Reply to: Am I the stupid one?? posted by Eldon (WA) on June 17, 2016 at 23:17:04:
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He mowed this field less than a month ago, actually showed me the check duplicate was the second to the last check he wrote. I could still see his tire tracks and areas still had the shredded grass laying there and it wasn't nearly as thick as places I cut. I had a lot of time to think about why his rig did a poor job and this is what I came up with:
1. His tractor is a compact and he can't set the wheels out far enough for an 8' mower. The manual calls for 60" minimum between the rear tires. This means he has to run over the edge of the grass in order to get even 7' cut. This also splays out the grass so the skids tend to hold it down and it doesn't get cut clean....and you have rooster tails pop back up.
2. He uses the imatch quick hitch, this along with the short wheelbase is causing the mower to pivot up and down more dramatically than my tractor with a 20" longer wheelbase and no quick hitch.
3. The narrow tractor will rock back and forth in rough ground throwing the mower side to side...he probably had to slow down to keep from bouncing against the sides of the cab!
4. He has 13.6 x 28" rear tires, I have 15.5 x 38"....big difference in how they carry the weight and effect the ride.
Basically, he has the right mower, but the wrong tractor. I don't think an 8' Bush Hog was made to be pulled behind a compact utility tractor no matter how much you weight it down....
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