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TO-30: Bushhogging without live hydraulics

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Jill

09-02-2002 07:08:52




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I want to cut my fields for horse pasture. Is this the tractor for me? I just bought a TO-30 and my only experience with tractors was the 8N I used to own 10 years ago, but I am frustrated that you cannot lift the hydraulics unless the PTO is engaged and am wondering if perhaps using a rotary-type cutter with this tractor is a bad idea. I bought a King Bee 6' cutter (bushhog copy) and when it hits thick grass, the blades would slow down (sometimes until the engine quits) and the hydraulics would drop the deck until it was bottoming out and ploughing. Then, when I raised the deck it would return to a higher rpm, but then the deck was in the air and I would have traveled about 20 feet without cutting anything but the air. My mechanic has suggested putting chains on the hydraulic arms to keep the rotary cutter from going all the way down to the ground, which I will try today, but since I just bought this thing I'd like to know if I should take it back to the place where I bought it and get something with live hydraulics to cut grass.

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Dave

09-07-2002 19:20:09




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 Re: TO-30: Bushhogging without live hydraulics in reply to Jill , 09-02-2002 07:08:52  
A TO-35 is probably more what you would want.



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TractorMike

09-06-2002 21:47:32




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 Re: TO-30: Bushhogging without live hydraulics in reply to Jill , 09-02-2002 07:08:52  
Yor can go to the ford board and ask Zane about his Live Thing. It fits the ford N's and the ferguson TO-20 and TO-30. Hope this helps, TractorMike



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Phil (VA)

09-04-2002 10:33:04




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 Re: TO-30: Bushhogging without live hydraulics in reply to Jill , 09-02-2002 07:08:52  
Jill, you have gotten some good advice. At the risk of being redundant I'd like to add my 2 cents. I think the bush hog should be 5 feet in order to cover the tracks of the tractor. Six feet is a little large for these tractors and 4 feet does not cover the tracks. It is true your Fergie doesn't have the position control of your old 8N, but it should have slightly more power, owing to its overhead valve engine, so that is one advantage that may help to offset the lack of position control. You do need an ORC as others mentioned. The chain hook up works ($23). The Zane Thang also works ($80) and is more versatile like for when you want to use a back blade, etc.

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TOKruys

09-03-2002 03:49:46




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 Re: TO-30: Bushhogging without live hydraulics in reply to Jill , 09-02-2002 07:08:52  
With my TO-20 I run a 5' Rotary Cutter. I use an Overriding Clutch and adjust the Top Link so the front of the deck will not 'plow'. When the hydraulics lower all of the way the cutter should stay level if the top link is set right. I have the wheel and link set so that the deck is 1-2" off of the ground when parked on a hard, flat surface.

My little Fergie does pretty good in 2nd gear. If it does bog down, I stop and pop it in neutral. After letting the clutch out so the cutter gets going with the tractor stopped, then I start off in 1st gear until I'm out of the thick spot...

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Ken

09-02-2002 15:47:23




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 Re: TO-30: Bushhogging without live hydraulics in reply to Jill , 09-02-2002 07:08:52  
Jill-
I also recommend a Zane Thang when bushhogging, and an overrunning coupler is necessary. I put the ZT on my '53 TO30 last summer, and it was definitley the cat's meow. Worked fine after that, and I have had no trouble at all.
Ken



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Mike Wiliams

09-02-2002 10:58:09




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 Re: TO-30: Bushhogging without live hydraulics in reply to Jill , 09-02-2002 07:08:52  
I also have a TO30, and experienced the same problems as you are presently having, only my cutter is a 5 foot one. I purchased an item called a 'Zanethang', which promised to keep the implement where you set it. I put it on in about thirty minutes, and I have nothing but great things to say about it. It does exactly as it advertises and keeps the implement where you set it. The web site is www.zanethang.com. It is well worth the money. I also agree that before you start doing any mowing-get an overrunning coupler or the momentum of the cutter will push you and you can't stop the tractor. Again, I highly recommend the Zane Thang and an overrunning coupler. Hope this helps.

Mike Williams

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Alton

09-02-2002 07:30:23




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 Re: TO-30: Bushhogging without live hydraulics in reply to Jill , 09-02-2002 07:08:52  
Live hydraulics are always better, but if you keep the TO30 should put a overrunning cluthc on the pto for safety



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