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Brush Hog Size For A WD (45)

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Steven De.

09-17-2006 06:13:17

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Hello All,

Thinking of getting a brush hog for my WD(over built to approx. wd45 hp.).

What size might work best with the tractor? 4,5,or 6 foot?

Thanks in advance,
Steve

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old

09-17-2006 07:48:36

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Re: Brush Hog Size For A WD (45) in reply to Steven De., 09-17-2006 06:13:17

I had a 5 footer I pulled behind the WD45 I have and it just played with it. A 6 or 7 footer would be about right but as the other guys sya if your useing a 3 point set up you may need more weight up front of you will have the tractor standing up on the back wheels when you lift the hog. Now if its WD not a WD45, they do look the same but the WD is about 10HP smaller then a 6 footer would be max and a 5 footer would be even better

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Wayne in Tx

09-17-2006 07:01:10

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Re: Brush Hog Size For A WD (45) in reply to Steven De., 09-17-2006 06:13:17

I will assume that you will use a 3pt mower, in which case I would use a 6" mower. You will need front weight to counter balance the mower. The 6" will cut wider than the tire tracks and make for cleaner finish job. The WD45 will have adequate horse power for the mower, weight of the mower would be my area of concern.

I have a 8" pull type mower that I have used behind a WD45, Farmal M and a Ford 4000 SOS (same as a 871). All of them pulled the mower without a problem, my personal favorite was the Ford 4000 because, I could shift up&down on fly for tougher conditions. The WD45 with the hand clutch let me handle the tough stuff by stopping the forward motion without stopping the mower. The WD45 had a much "snappier" governor than either the Ford or the Farmal which was good for tough spots, not so good with the 3pt mower when starting it would take me several cycles before I would quit lifting the front wheels! The M was my lest favorite because you had to stop and downshift for the tough stuff but, it had plenty of power on the 8".

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Bill (Wis)

09-17-2006 06:42:52

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Re: Brush Hog Size For A WD (45) in reply to Steven De., 09-17-2006 06:13:17

Six foot will be OK. WD45 has plenty of power for that. Problem will come about if you buy a heavy duty hog. Front end will actually come off the ground in some situations if hog weighs much over 1000#. I have a six foot Land Pride RCR25-72. A good cutter but weighs about 1100#. If you have a loader on the tractor, just keep it on when mowing. Otherwise, just add some weight to the front end. I assume you have a three point hitch on your tractor. Allis factory three point is the best. Otherwise get a heavy duty one. Problem with after market three point hitches is that, on side slopes, the top link clevis that attaches to rockshaft will slide to the low side. A pair of pipe clamps or something like that will help.

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