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mpriar

01-20-2006 12:25:16




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Guys, Which would be better to mow my yard with, using a five foot belly mower, An AC-b, or an AC-c. Been looking at the farmall cubs, but are darn expensive. Just thinking I could do just as good with orange. Thanks




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Steve Jelf, So KS

01-22-2006 07:46:38




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 Re: Mower in reply to mpriar, 01-20-2006 12:25:16  
I mow with a Wood L-59 five foot belly mower on a 1945 Model B, and I love it. It took some tinkering to adjust the mower to the best position, but it was well worth the effort. I still use the little Dixon ZTR around trees and other obstacles, but the B has cut my mowing time in half. The best part of the deal is that I got the mower for $125.



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Dave NE IA

01-22-2006 09:34:28




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 Re: Mower in reply to Steve Jelf, So KS, 01-22-2006 07:46:38  
Steve, I also have a C with a woods 59, But one Sunday afternoon I had to much time on my hands and welded a tounge on the front of a 42" simplicity, and another lead on the Dixion. I took a hinge assembly that had been purchased for a chisel plow and never installed for my hitch. I now can take the hitch that is adjustable by telescoping, plus the hitch is simply held on with a clevis type hookup to my C drawbar--attatched with a long handled pin that I can reach from the seat. Actually it works better than my explaining skills, but there is another long pin that goes to the hinge assembly I can reach from the seat--thus if I get in a tight spot I can pull the hinge pin from the drawbar and fold the trailing Simplicity behind the C. When I get away from the obstical I jack knife the C and reinsert the pin. I do the same with the Dixion on the other side behind the C. So now when I mow I take a eleven foot six inch path and as long as I go counter clockwise--(towards the Dixion) I can turn around in my own wheel tracks. Now you probably think your neighbors think you are strange, but my neighbors call the happy house when I fire up my bad boy. Tim the toolman Taylor has nothin on me. There is usualy cars stopping to observe and shake their heads as they slowly drive away. The only problem is I must slow the ground speed down when turning around as the Simplicity plays crack the whip. My total investment was about fifteen 6011 welding rods, the rest was laying around. I can unhook the whole business from the C by pulling two pins from the seat -thus that is all the exercise I get when mowing the lawn. Kind of odd no doubt but I tried hirring the young kids to mow and decided I am much farther ahead this way. I had intentions of towing two more push mowers behind the dixion, and the simplicity but my kids put a stop to my foolishness. They can't watch me all the time though, so we will just see. Dave NE IA

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Dave NE IA

01-21-2006 07:43:18




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 Re: Mower in reply to mpriar, 01-20-2006 12:25:16  
Mike suggested the CA. That without question is better for a sickle mower. If you have ever used a sickle mower or any mower for that matter live power is a extreem better deal. I'm not sure of your experiance and do not want to insult, but when you push the clutch down on a tractor without live power the mower rotation or sickle stops. That is easy but if you are in deep, or wet grass when you start up many times you have to back up--then get a so called running start, simply get the mower in action before hitting the standing grass other wise especialy with a sickle mower it can plug up. As a child and before anhydrous fertilizers, killed them off there were goffer piles that would plug the mower, sometimes every ten feet if it was wet. In you situation mowing near obsticals you can keep the mower running full speed and just inch your tractors ground speed forward. AC tractors prior to the CA WD did not have this feature. Dave NE IA

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Mike in Ohio

01-20-2006 18:39:57




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 Re: Mower in reply to mpriar, 01-20-2006 12:25:16  
I mow 5 acres with a B and a 6' land pride mower on a 3 pt hitch. If I had to do it over I would go with a belly mower, Mine is too heavy, the tractor picks it up just fine but as soon as I try to go forward the front end comes up. Plenty of power to run the mower though.Also don't rule out a CA, a little more power and much better hydraulics, and 4 speed trans gives better speed control for mowing. I think you'll like any of the three though. Good luck with decision. Mike

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01-20-2006 17:40:41




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 Re: Mower in reply to mpriar, 01-20-2006 12:25:16  
I would say the B because of the wide front end. If I remember right the C has a trike front end which at times would be better because of being able to turn faster but the B would probably not cut ruts as easy. Just my $0.02 worth



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