Nuff Horses?
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Topic: Nuff Horses?
Posted By: AC WD45
Subject: Nuff Horses?
Date Posted: 02 May 2011 at 8:29pm
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Does a WD45 with a D17 kit have the power to run a 7 foot finish mower? the electric PTO on the POS LT1050 cub fried and I'm tired of the trouble. I have five acred to mow, thinking of puting a finish mower on the 45 and found a nice Caroni 7 footer for $750. ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
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Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 02 May 2011 at 8:38pm
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Well according to the Caroni website, a new 93" finish mower takes 45-60 PTO HP, since your's is probably mechanically identical or very near it, I would say you should be ok, since you could knock off a couple HP for shorter blades. You may not be able to mow tall stuff in road gear, but I would bet it would be a decent match. That is a rear mount, not sure if you were thinking front or rear, but it shouldn't change much. HTH ------------- Still in use: HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
Posted By: Dans 7080
Date Posted: 02 May 2011 at 8:38pm
| Id say it would for sure, depending on how often your mowing. We use a 6ft bushhog on a WD45 it works great unless the stuff is taller than the radiator. A 7ft finish mower should pull easier than a 6ft bushhog. |
Posted By: wfmurray
Date Posted: 02 May 2011 at 9:24pm
| Ihave a 5ft Caroni that i pull with my B and it does ok in stuff up to about a foot high .You have twice the h p so it should be fine keeping it cut regular. |
Posted By: Tedin NE-OH
Date Posted: 02 May 2011 at 9:27pm
| My little B runs a 5 ft finish mower, and you have more than twice the HP, seems like it ought to do it. |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 02 May 2011 at 10:35pm
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I am sure it will work,just how fast is the question.With no hi lo you will be using the hand clutch in the heavy stuff.I use a 6 foot woods finish mower with my D-17's.Seems to do real well unless it gets tall.I have had to use 1st low when it gets out of hand. ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: 427435
Date Posted: 02 May 2011 at 10:48pm
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If you're really finish mowing grass and not mowing tall grass or weeds, you'll be fine. I mow my grass with a 72" front deck mower that only has a 20 hp air-cooled Kohler on it. Of course the grass never gets over 4-5" tall.
------------- Mark B10 Allis, 917 Allis, 7116 Simplicity, 7790 Simplicity Diesel, GTH-L Simplicity Ignorance is curable-----stupidity is not. |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 12:44am
| I have mowed with a 6 ft Farm King on my CA unless the grass is over about 10" it works fine. I put the same mower on a WD45 and it still only mows about 10" grass befor it can't discharge fast enough and just clumps it up. |
Posted By: mtanut
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 5:04am
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Biggest thing with finish mowers is getting rid of the grass. The Woods finish mower with a rear discharge seems to work the best for getting rid of excess grass and not taking a lot of hp to run. Guy at work is running a 90" woods with his Ford 2000 and he runs the whole rig hard, and it takes it. Your 45 shouldn't have any issues. ------------- I have a 185 Allis, 6060 Allis, Model K gleaner, SMTA ferg 35, ferg 20 (paps first tractor, Allis B (wife's)John Deere 240 skid loader and a bunch of the usual farm stuff. |
Posted By: John (C-IL)
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 6:24am
| I have a 7 foot Landpride finishing mower that I run behind a D17IV. The tractor has all it wants to pull mowing a lawn. Mowing anything over 6 inches tall is out of the question unless you want to be inching ahead with the power director. Mowing weeds or brush should not be considered with a finishing mower. |
Posted By: WD in kansas
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 8:07am
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Weeds and brush are out of the question, yes, but that's not what a finish mower is designed for anyway. I mow my 5 acres with a 7' Kingkutter on my WD, and have for years. Works perfectly. ------------- 1950 WD, Duetz Allis 613 |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 2:13pm
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I run a 6' finishing mower with a D-12 III with lots to spare. I also run a 6' brush cutter with a D-15 II with no problem. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: WEL(IN&TN)
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 2:48pm
| I pull a 6 ft. finish mower with my D14 and have power to spare. If you are really "finish mowing" you should have no problem regarding horse power. |
Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 2:53pm
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I dont know what kind of finish mowers you guys are running, but dad has a 7ft Woods behind a 1720 Ford Jap diesel and I can mow in 9th (out of 12 gears) with it. ------------- Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity" 1968 D15D,1962 D19D Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start |
Posted By: wkpoor
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 6:44pm
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DonDittmar wrote: