width of mower

[James Gatto]

what is the widest cutter of any kind I can safely use to mow my field with Massey Fergeson 35 deluxe. I currently have a basic 5 foot wide brush hog from tractor supply

 

[Jim.ME]

what is the widest cutter of any kind I can safely use to mow my field with Massey Fergeson 35 deluxe. I currently have a basic 5 foot wide brush hog from tractor supply

Welcome to the forums.

The answer depends on the terrain conditions and what is being mowed/cut, not just cutter width. I am going to say a 6 feet rotary cutter would be about max for a MF 35 in most conditions. It would likely require gearing down and/or taking less than a full width cut depending on those conditions at times. Your current 5-foot cutter will likely allow you to keep ground speed up while taking a full cut.

 

[James Gatto]

Welcome to the forums.

The answer depends on the terrain conditions and what is being mowed/cut, not just cutter width. I am going to say a 6 feet rotary cutter would be about max for a MF 35 in most conditions. It would likely require gearing down and/or taking less than a full width cut depending on those conditions at times. Your current 5-foot cutter will likely allow you to keep ground speed up while taking a full cut.

thanks a lot, I’m new to all this. just to get it mowed I would let the local farmers have all the hay on the field, but they said there’s a lot of weeds growing and they couldn’t justify it with the cost of fuel which I do understand. I mowed the whole thing went with my 5 foot rotary cutter and it just takes forever, that’s why I was asking.

 

[Jim.ME]

thanks a lot, I’m new to all this. just to get it mowed I would let the local farmers have all the hay on the field, but they said there’s a lot of weeds growing and they couldn’t justify it with the cost of fuel which I do understand. I mowed the whole thing went with my 5 foot rotary cutter and it just takes forever, that’s why I was asking.

if there is much material to be cut, going to a wider cutter will require more power than your 5-foot cutter and reduce ground speed, which means cutting will take longer.

What gear are you cutting in now? Are you running the engine at PTO rated speed?