finish mower

[crawdad185]

Do you folks think that a ford 641 could handle a 6 ft. finish mower? Everybody around here says to stick with a 5 ft. mower. I've got an area of grass that's too small for a rotary mower, but too much for my riding mower. I thought I might pick up this 6 ft. finish mower to do it all? What do you think?

 

[old]

If all your doing is a large lawn and not grass that is 2 foot tall 6 footer should work just fine. But if you let the grass get real tall and thick it might be to much for it

 

[Ultradog MN]

I ran a 6' behind a 2n for several years and it was a great combo as long as I didn't let the grass get too high.
You definately don't want a 5'

 

[MarkB_MI]

>Everybody around here says to stick with a 5 ft. mower.

Would this be your neighbors with 8Ns?

Your 641 will handle a six footer easily. A six foot flail in tall grass would probably set you back into first gear, but you'll have no problem running a typical finish mower.

 

[RAYWILSON]

I run a Land Pride 2572 (6 foot) finish mower behind my 8N all the time. It's a finish mower - not a Bush Hog - so no worries!

But I cheat. I have a Sherman Combo transmission, which allows me to run that 8N at wide open throttle, yet maintain ~540RPM PTO speed.



Notice the mower 'covers' the width of the rear wheels. Makes it easy to mow up against the pond, trees, etc.

Ray

 

[crawdad185]

Thank you for all your comments. The area is not really part of the lawn, but an open, uncultivated field next to the house. Kids play football and such on it. Most of it stays pretty low, but there is a fairly large area in the back that if you let it go for 2 or 3 weeks, it'll get up waist high. I guess I could start off high and keep lowering it until I get it down to a manageable level when it gets like that.

 

[old]

Or cut it so only half the mower is in the tall stuff an the other half where you made the first pass etc.

 

[Dean]

Sounds like a job for a rough cut mower but, yes a 641 will handle a 6' finish mower in most conditions.

Dean

 

[RickB]

I run a 90" with 40 PTO HP with no effort.

 

[Kurt-NEPA]

I run a 6ft Wood finish mower behind my 660 all summer. Its a great combination. I've tackled brush up to 2ft high with it. Its about all the tractor can handle. I just finished mowing by 2 acre field that was about 10 inches high - no problem. Simple, normal 4-5 inch lawn mowing is a breeze.

 

[NoNewParts]

sure, 6' will be fine.
With tractor rear finish mowers you just have to get that 'hey, it's a tractor' feeling out of your head.
Pretend it's a push mower, or a little riding mower.
when it's time to 'mow the grass'..it's time.
If you live in a lush growing area and let it go too long
your 'big tractor' will snort just like a pushmower.

which reminds me...finally got some rain..when it dries, I gotta get out there. my side yard wild grass/clover mix gets like a shag carpet....quick. I currently mow with a Super H, and it will be a gruntin.