WC - brush hog or sickle mower?
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Topic: WC - brush hog or sickle mower?
Posted By: Shane H. (Mi)
Subject: WC - brush hog or sickle mower?
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 12:54pm
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I'm to the point of needing to redo all the guards and teeth on my New Idea sickle mower. I've considered dumping it for a brush hog; but I'm not too sure what width the ole WC can truly handle 'comfortably'.
Penny for your thoughts?
Thanks,
-Shane'r
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Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 1:00pm
| No other implement is as rough on a tractor as a Brush hog. A sickle mower won't do as a brush hog , but a hog won't do what a sickle can. My .02 with change. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 1:39pm
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A five foot probly won't cover you tracks. A 6 foot might be fine as long as you aren't mowing 8foot tall canary grass or 3 inch scrub trees. It sure is nice to have the hand clutch in a WD or 45 when mowing.
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Skyhighballoon(MO)
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 2:06pm
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For sure put an aftermarket over-running PTO clutch on your WC so when you get in "trouble" you can simply push the foot clutch in and step on the brakes and the brush hogs inertial energy won't continue to drive the tractor forward. Mike
------------- 1981 Gleaner F2 Corn Plus w 13' flex 1968 Gleaner EIII w 10' & 330 1969 180 gas 1965 D17 S-IV gas 1963 D17 S-III gas 1956 WD45 gas NF PS 1956 All-Crop 66 Big Bin 303 wire baler, 716H, 712H mowers |
Posted By: AaronSEIA
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 3:05pm
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Curious as to how you are raising the bar on a sickle mower on a WC? Aftermarket hyd or hooked into the cult lift somehow?
AaronSEIA
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Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 3:42pm
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Aren't the two mowers intended to do very different jobs? I guess that my answer would be to own one of each! ------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |
Posted By: M Diesel
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 4:21pm
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There are brush hogs and field mowers. Pretty much the same except for blade style. A field mower is a good thing to have, and will do a nice job in most places. With a field mower up to a 7 foot will probably be okay unless you get the real thick stuff. Generally a 5 will feel too small. I run a 6 and 7 behind a Massey 44 and Farmall MD with no real issues. Even the Super C works in most places. Keep the blades sharp and they sail right along. Of course one of everything is the real answer!
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Posted By: R Aiken
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 4:40pm
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AaronSEIA wrote:Posted By: R Aiken
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 5:06pm
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Posted By: Shane H. (Mi)
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2010 at 4:20am
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I'm simply mowing pastures. The sickle mower is the way to go; I'd rather bust a pitman arm (wood) than to break my tractor. Thanks to all! -Shane'r |
Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2010 at 7:20am
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One of our customers has a "pasture" that grows hood-high weeds every year. No rocks or trees. We mow that with a brush hog. So I guess mowing pastures with a rotary unit (maybe a field mower) just to knock down what the critters won't eat makes sense. But I sure agree that snapping a pitman arm would be cheaper than breaking a WC! ------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |
Posted By: Hudsonator
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2010 at 9:58pm
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I had no trouble with a 6 ft pull-type bush hog and a 28hp WC. Tall grass or small shrubs - it ate right though them. Mowed over many an acre with that outfit. The over-running clutch is a must, otherwise you won't stop when you want to.------------- There isn't much a WC can't do. WD's just do it better. |