I have a Tea20 tractor and use a 4Foot Brush Hog/Slasher with a 1:1.93 gearbox ratio.
I used to use 3rd gear to do all my cutting and it works fine but found the tractor speed too slow and 4th gear at the same revs as a quick path to an early death.
I have flat paddocks and found that I can cut in 4th gear reasonably well at very low revs plus fuel consumption drops dramatically but the cut is not quite as good as what 3rd gear does as the cutter is not turning at the correct speed.
My question is has anyone tried the 1:2.83 gearbox ratio which should speed up the cutter and maintain the low revs and great fuel consumption?
Regards
Brad
I used to use 3rd gear to do all my cutting and it works fine but found the tractor speed too slow and 4th gear at the same revs as a quick path to an early death.
I have flat paddocks and found that I can cut in 4th gear reasonably well at very low revs plus fuel consumption drops dramatically but the cut is not quite as good as what 3rd gear does as the cutter is not turning at the correct speed.
My question is has anyone tried the 1:2.83 gearbox ratio which should speed up the cutter and maintain the low revs and great fuel consumption?
Regards
Brad