42" brush hog too small?

[Kenockee 8N]

Hi all. Happy Easter. I've been looking for a brush hog and one locally popped up. Its a one owner woods rcc42. Pretty sure it's too small for an N but I thought I'd ask.

 

[Ultradog MN]

Yeah, 42" is pretty narrow.
Probably made for a cat 1 three point too.
5' is perfect for an N or Jubilee as long as
you don't get a real heavy one.
I suggest you hold out for one.

 

[markct]

Cat 1 is what an N has, but I agree a bit small and tedious, a neighbor uses a 48" on his naa but doesn't have a lot to cut, works well tho

 

[Ultradog MN]

Thanks Mark.
That was a typo.
I meant to say it's probably a cat 0.

 

[Dune Country]

I pulled a 42" for years, it came with the N.
Got a 5' last year, boy what a difference

 

[John Deere D]

My brother in-law runs an 8-N beside me in the field,no live PTO, and 1 St gear is way to fast.

I hooked onto his 60" pto brush mower (cutting heavy gas/clover) with my TEA-20 and was disappointed as much as with the 8-N.

Hooked on to the same 60" PTO brush mower with a MF FE-35 X, 6 speed, live PTO tractor, 44 HP and never shall again use either the 8-N or my TEA-20 on the brush mower.

Please be very careful, as the PTO Mower shall drive your tractor forwards (if transmission is in gear)even with the clutch depressed.....install an overriding clutch for safety sake.

If your heart is set fast to run your 8-N then all the best.

 

[HFJ]

[b:5ffb050f2e]"as long as you don't get a real heavy one."[/b:5ffb050f2e]

amen. in other words, don't get one like i got. i'm no guru, but i'm fairly sure having the front wheels in the air is not an asset :idea:

i'm gonna assume modern hogs don't weigh anything close to what this old Howse weighs. i had reason to call Howse about this one a couple of years ago. they said their current 5 footer weighs a bit under 700 pounds, iirc. they didn't have info on what mine weighs, but i've gotta guess it's somewhere north of a half ton.

thankfully, my WD doesn't mind that weight, but the N sure does.