cghbuilder86
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I have a Ford 601 with a pretty worn down engine. It was sold to me from a dealer a couple years ago with a new New Holland 5' bush hog. It has never handled it quite right. From what I have read if this tractor had an engine that was working right it wouldnt have any problem. My question is if it is struggling too much with the 5', instead of buying a new tractor right now how much easier for it would it be it I find a cheap used 4' bush hog? I have tried taking less width of cut but it doesn't seem to help a lot. It seems a 4' with lighter weight construction and smaller blades would help. Plus a 4' is rated to need a considerable amount of hp less than a 5'. What do yall think? worth trying a 4' or just start looking to buy another tractor?